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VIRUS OUTBREAK US military takes action Stuttgart High School shut down as Germany reels under record number of new coronavirus cases

BY KARIN ZEITVOGEL, JOHN VANDIVER AND JENNIFER SVAN Stars and Stripes U.S. military communities in Germany took quick action as the country’s national public health agency said there had been more new infections in one day than at any time since the start of the pandemic. Stuttgart shuttered its high school and tested hundreds of service members and their families. Soldiers were banned from barhopping in US layoffs Baumholder, and officials at Grafenwoehr tightened remain elevated restrictions on soldiers, ci- Page 8 vilians and family members after the nearby town of Weiden went on red alert against the coronavirus. The Robert Koch Institute, Germany’s public health agency, said 6,638 new cases of the virus had been report- ed from Wednesday to Thursday, the biggest daily increase since March 28, when case numbers rose by 6,294.

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A woman wearing a face mask walks past a sign saying “Mask duty –- Cover your mouth and nose!” in the city center of Munich, Germany, on Thursday.

PETER KNEFFEL, DPA/AP Army to encourage urgency in searching for missing soldiers

BY ALEX HORTON ing from the ranks, a duty status amine how that process works. ing years of emphasis on deploy- make sure it’s something that is The Washington Post known as absent without leave, In the forthcoming policy on ments and training, according taken seriously.” Army officials have previously AWOL soldiers, the Army “will to an Army official with knowl- Commanders have discretion The Army is planning to intro- said, and they currently do not consider them missing and take edge of the changes. That in turn over how fast and deep searches duce a policy that would provide proactively search for deserters. immediate action to find them,” could help leaders detect prob- for missing soldiers can go, such more urgency in finding missing Experts have said Army cul- according to a memo signed Tues- lems within the ranks, the official as calling family members or in- soldiers, top leaders said, follow- ture breeds belief that missing day by Army Secretary Ryan Mc- said. terviewing fellow soldiers about ing a row of high-profile disap- soldiers are malingerers or cow- Carthy, Army Chief of Staff Gen. “We do not always know why potential problems, the official pearances at Fort Hood that left ards, which makes finding them a James McConville, and Sgt. Maj. people have not showed up to for- said. The changes are meant to families frustrated over the depth low priority. But recent high-pro- of the Army Michael Grinston. mation,” the official said, declin- encourage leaders to be more and speed of search efforts. file disappearances and deaths The policy is meant to align ing to provide a name to discuss proactive. Commanders have not priori- of soldiers at Fort Hood in Texas with broader efforts by the Army sensitive personnel issues. tized searching for soldiers miss- have led Army officials to reex- to refocus care of soldiers follow- “Until we know why, we have to SEE MISSING ON PAGE 4 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EUROPE GAS PRICES EXCHANGE RATES

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BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS Stars and Stripes YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The Navy’s top civil- ian leader on Thursday toured a guided-missile destroyer under- going maintenance during his first-ever visit to the service’s largest overseas base. Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite met USS Milius sail- ors with a congenial, “Hi, I’m Ken,” aboard the ship that has been in dry dock since early May. As the Navy pushes to grow its fleet, maintaining existing war- ships and extending their service lives are a continuing priority. Braithwaite told Milius sailors that while he understood their desire to be at sea, spending time training ashore and working on the ship are crucial to success. “I know you’re in the ‘yards now, but what you’re doing here will make you better prepared,” Braithwaite told crews in the de- stroyer’s bridge during his tour. Congress in 2018 made law the Navy’s goal of a 355-ship fleet, now due by 2035. Last week, De- fense Secretary Mark Esper an- nounced a new modernization CAITLIN DOORNBOS/Stars and Stripes plan — dubbed “Battle Force Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite speaks with Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Radai, a fire controlman, aboard the guided-missile destroyer 2045” — that boosted that goal to USS Milius at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, on Thursday. a mixture of 500 manned and un- manned ships within 25 years. and shipbuilding plans published “We work our ships out here growing. The Pentagon’s China vantage in this complex global The Navy had 296 ships in ser- Oct. 7. in 7th Fleet like nowhere else,” report released Sept. 1 deter- security environment.” vice as of Oct. 6, according to the In his speech, Esper called ship- Niemeyer said Thursday. “This mined that Beijing aims to have “For more than 75 years, the Naval Vessel Register. yard capacity and maintenance maintenance period is a critical a “world-class” military on par United States has maintained While shipbuilding will be a delays the Navy’s Achilles’ heel time for us to reset so that we are with the United States by 2049. a continuous forward presence top priority, Esper said during his necessary to overcome to “main- ready to get back in operation.” The Defense Department con- throughout the Pacific,” he said. speech Oct. 6, quick and efficient tain a high level of readiness. Niemeyer said the “vision of siders China a strategic com- “Today, we continue our efforts ship maintenance will also play a “We will continue our efforts to this deeper-level maintenance petitor, leading Esper to call in this region as we work with role. revitalize and expand the Navy’s period” is to ensure the ship can the Indo-Pacific the military’s our partners and allies to ensure “We cannot build and sustain four shipyards while promoting remain in service for years to “priority theater.” Tensions over peace and stability for a free and our proposed fleet without the partnerships with private ship- come. Beijing’s militarization of islands open Indo-Pacific.” ability to service and repair a yards across the country without “It’s our job to make sure that and reefs in the South China Sea Yokosuka was Braithwaite’s greater number of vessels in a pulling from the shipbuilding ac- the ship can exceed its expected have frayed relations between the first stop on his brief trip this more timely fashion,” the defense count,” he said, according to the service life, and it’s our charge to two countries. The Navy regu- week to the Indo-Pacific. After secretary said, according to a transcript. make the ship younger,” he said. larly challenges Chinese claims meeting with sailors Thursday transcript of his speech. On Thursday, the Milius’ com- “We are stewards of the Ameri- through freedom-of-navigation morning, he said he planned to While new ships are under con- manding officer, Cmdr. Rob can taxpayer and American peo- exercises. meet with Japanese Defense struction, the targeted fleet size Niemeyer, said he spoke with ple who have entrusted this ship Braithwaithe declined on Minister Nobuo Kishi in Tokyo “cannot be reached if existing Braithwaithe about the “deep- to us.” Thursday to further address the before visiting leaders in Sin- ships are not maintained to their dive on maintenance and pres- The pressure to grow the Navy’s Navy’s expanded fleet goals, gapore, Palau and Guam in the full service-lives,” according to a ervation” on the 24-year-old fleet intensifies as China recently but in a statement after his tour coming days. Congressional Research Service destroyer at the U.S. Naval Ship became the world’s largest navy emphasized the importance of [email protected] report on Navy force structure Repair Facility in Yokosuka. with more than 350 ships and “maintaining a competitive ad- Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos USS Barry sails through Taiwan Strait after McCain’s China transit

BY SETH ROBSON continue to fly, sail and oper- “China owns undeniable sover- “Unlawful maritime claims in China, Taiwan and Vietnam” in Stars and Stripes ate anywhere international law eignty of the islands in the South the South China Sea pose a seri- waters near the Paracels, Mom- allows.” China Sea and nearby waters,” ous threat to the freedom of the msen said. A Navy destroyer passed On Oct. 9, another destroyer, the report said. seas, including the freedoms of International law does not per- through the Taiwan Strait on the USS John S. McCain, “as- The destroyer USS Mustin navigation and overflight, of un- mit continental states, like China, Wednesday, nearly a week after serted navigational rights and steamed near the islands twice impeded trade and commerce, to establish baselines — coastal the Chinese military challenged freedoms” in the South China this year, on May 28 and again on and of economic opportunity for lines from which sea territory another U.S. destroyer’s presence Sea near the Paracel Islands, a Aug. 27. South China Sea littoral nations,” limits are measured — around in the nearby South China Sea. 7th Fleet spokeswoman, Cmdr. China, Taiwan and Vietnam she added. entire dispersed island groups, The USS Barry cruised Reann Mommsen, said in an each claim sovereignty over the The U.S. challenges exces- she added. through the strait in accordance email Thursday. islands, and China has set up sive maritime claims around the “China has attempted to claim with international law, according The McCain was warned by the military airfields and outposts on world regardless of the identity of more internal waters, territorial to a statement from U.S. Pacific Chinese military and told to leave, them that have raised concerns the claimant, Mommsen said. sea, exclusive economic zone and Fleet. It was the 12th such transit Col. Zhang Nandong, a spokesman among surrounding nations and Under international law, all ves- by a U.S. warship this year. The for the People’s Liberation Army in the United States. sels, including warships, enjoy the continental shelf than it is en- last was made Aug. 30 by anoth- Southern Theater Command, told The McCain’s patrol “upheld right of innocent passage through titled to under international law,” er guided-missile destroyer, the the country’s state-run Global the rights, freedoms, and law- territorial seas. Mommsen said. “By conducting USS Halsey. Times the same day. ful uses of the sea recognized in “By engaging in innocent pas- this operation, the United States “The [Barry’s] transit through Such operations seriously in- international law by challenging sage without giving prior noti- demonstrated that these waters the Taiwan Strait demonstrates fringe China’s sovereignty and the unlawful restrictions on inno- fication to or asking permission are beyond what China can law- the U.S. commitment to a free national interests, and damage cent passage imposed by China, from any of the claimants, the fully claim as its territorial sea.” and open Indo-Pacific,” the state- regional peace and stability, he Taiwan, and Vietnam,” Mom- United States challenged the un- [email protected] ment said. “The U.S. Navy will told the newspaper. msen said. lawful restrictions imposed by Twitter: @SethRobson1 PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 MILITARY Army’s best warrior winners announced

BY IMMANUEL JOHNSON component. Intellectual skills were Stars and Stripes tested in part in a virtual interview with senior enlisted soldiers from GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — A across the Army. sergeant based in Fort Jackson, S.C. “Even under this year’s extraordi- and a sergeant 1st class out of Fort nary circumstances, you’ve proven Carson, Colo. have been named the you have what it takes to compete and winners of two separate categories of win,” the Army cited Sgt. Maj. of the the Army’s best warrior competition, Army Michael A. Grinston, who over- which was held remotely this year to saw the remote protect contes- competition, as tants against the telling the two coronavirus. winners at the Sgt. James awards ceremo- Akinola, who ny in Arlington, represented the Va., on Tuesday. Moncrief Army Health Clinic, Taking the U.S. Army Medi- competition re- cal Command at mote allowed it to Fort Jackson was adhere to Centers named best sol- for Disease Con- dier after three Akinola Berger trol and Preven- weeks of competition that included tion as well as knowledge and physical assessments. Army guidelines to mitigate the virus, He “began the process as an E4 but and showed that soldiers have “the re- unsurprisingly was promoted dur- silience, the lethality, and the strategy ing the process,” the Army said on that we have to deploy, fight, and win Facebook. decisively against any adversary any- Sgt. 1st Class Alexander Berger, of time, anywhere,” Sgt. 1st Class Mat- the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces thew Wood, the competition’s NCO in Group, U.S. Army Special Operations charge, said in a statement. Command out of Fort Carson, won Twenty-two soldiers from 11 Army JACOB CONNOR/U.S. Army best noncommissioned officer. commands took part in the competi- Physical strength was tested using tion, which is in its 18th year. Sgt. 1st Class Alexander Berger, assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), the Army combat fitness test, a 12- [email protected] competes in the 2020 best warrior competition. Berger was named best NCO in the mile march and a marksmanship Twitter: Manny_Stripes competition, which was held remotely this year because of the coronavirus. Army rotational brigade arriving in S. Korea despite virus

BY KIM GAMEL which began deploying to the di- tion and readiness efforts,” the ing frustration over the deadlock arrival, undergo a two-week Stars and Stripes vided peninsula shortly before Eighth Army said in a press in U.S.-led talks aimed at per- quarantine, then pass a second the pandemic began to take hold. release. suading it to abandon its nuclear test before being allowed to exit SEOUL, South Korea — Sol- Tracked armored vehicles It added that the introduction weapons program. the quarantine. diers, tanks and other equipment rolled off ships in the southern of units from off the peninsula South Korea has been lauded The rotational system was in- from the new U.S. rotational bri- port of Busan on Thursday and allows more soldiers to get expe- for its efforts to keep the over- troduced in 2015 when the Army gade began arriving in South were to be carried to their final rience operating in South Korea all number of coronavirus cases deactivated the permanently sta- Korea on Thursday despite coro- destination via the South Korean and “expands and enhances” the and deaths relatively low. How- tioned unit that had served near navirus concerns, with all arriv- rail system. “ironclad” U.S.-South Korean al- ever, USFK has seen a surge in the border with North Korea for als required to undergo testing Each unit brings its own equip- liance, which was forged in the confirmed cases among service five decades. and a two-week quarantine. ment, including M1 Abrams 1950-53 Korean War. members traveling to the South Some 28,500 American service The Fort Stewart, Ga.-based 1st tanks and M2 Bradley Infantry The transition began amid from the United States. members are stationed in South Armored Brigade Combat Team, Fighting Vehicles, which goes fears that tensions with North The command has implement- Korea as protection against a 3rd Infantry Division, is the ninth home with it at the end of the Korea may rise after the commu- ed a strict testing and quarantine possible invasion from the North. rotational brigade to serve with nine-month rotation. nist state showed off a huge new process for all arrivals similar to The rival nations remain techni- U.S. Forces Korea since the sys- “The logistical process allows intercontinental ballistic weapon that of the South Korean govern- cally at war since their Cold War- tem began in 2015. for proper maintenance and ser- that appeared to be a warning to ment to prevent the virus from era conflict ended in an armistice The Raider Brigade replaces vice of the old equipment and whoever wins the November U.S. spreading locally. instead of a peace treaty. the 2nd Armored Brigade Com- aligns our deployed forces with election. All USFK personnel must be [email protected] bat Team, 1st Infantry Division, current Army-wide moderniza- The North has expressed grow- tested for the coronavirus upon Twitter: @kimgamel Missing: Policy changes meant to make leaders more proactive in cases FROM FRONT PAGE A soldier who doesn’t report for duty in their allegations that she was sexually assume the worst of soldiers if they face One soldier missing from Fort Hood, 30 days is automatically designated a de- harassed. challenges, including alcohol or mental Army Pvt. Gregory Wedel-Morales, was serter, the Army said, even if commanders Those cases follow a years-long effort health problems and even pregnancy, lead- declared a deserter a month after he went don’t have evidence of where the soldier is, by families to transform the way the Army ing to many to wave off missing soldiers as missing in August 2019. His remains were or if the soldier is experiencing physical or looks for missing soldiers. problems they no longer need to handle. found in a shallow grave outside the base mental duress. Another soldier then takes Army Pfc. Dakota Stump went missing But she was cautiously optimistic over months later, with investigators suspecting their place in the unit. from Fort Hood in October 2016, leading the rule change. foul play. Concerns similar to Wedel’s were raised officials to declare him AWOL. Army offi- “Shifting the focus to emphasize peo- His mother, Kimberly Wedel, blasted the by the family of Spc. Vanessa Guillen, an- cials suspected he shirked duty when his ple as individuals are important, and the Army for what she described as a callous other soldier who went missing in April. cellphone pinged in Indiana, but he was Army needs them to accomplish the mis- indifference to finding her son. She said Investigators found that another soldier found dead in a car wreck at the installa- sion, said Williams, now the director of the in an interview Wednesday that she wel- killed her on Fort Hood property and dis- tion three months later. His mother, Pa- military, veterans and society program at comed the policy change. posed of her remains outside the instal- trice Wise, advocated for laws to improve the Center for a New American Security, a “I’m glad they’re taking it more serious- lation with an alleged accomplice. The sharing information with families launch Washington think tank. ly, and not writing off soldiers,” Wedel said. soldier who killed her took his own life as investigations before declaring soldiers “Sometime it takes the embarrassment “Mix that in with knowing their soldiers officers closed in. AWOL. of being held up to a microscope in the better, I can’t begin to guess how many The Guillen family said officials did not Kayla Williams, a former Army non- public eye to drive necessary change,” she lives they may save.” take her disappearance seriously amid commissioned officer, said leaders often said. Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 MILITARY Ex-Fort Bliss nurse facing Over 5,600 families displaced by charges of sexual abuse fighting in southern Afghanistan Associated Press trying to regain areas lost to the territory lost over the weekend, BY ROSE L. THAYER Taliban over the weekend, while but operations were still ongoing LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan Stars and Stripes local officials were scrambling in other parts of the province. — Renewed fighting between to provide food and shelter to the Several internally displaced AUSTIN, Texas — A civilian the Taliban and Afghan govern- growing number of civilians flee- persons who had fled to Lash- nurse who used to work at Fort ment forces in southern Helmand ing from nearby districts to the kar Gah, however, told The As- Bliss has been charged with abu- province has forced more than provincial capital, Lashkar Gah. sociated Press that the Taliban sive sexual contact for inappro- 5,600 families to flee their homes, Ajab Gul, 25, and his fam- were in control of most of their priately touching someone at the officials said Thursday, the latest ily have been in the city for four districts — Marjah, Nad Ali and base hospital, according to fed- flareup that could undermine U.S. efforts to broker peace in the days. Nawa. They said the fighting and eral court documents. “The Taliban have taken over airstrikes by Afghan forces had Thomas Robert Williams, 43, Thomas Robert Williams war-torn country. The fighting comes as Afghan our village and both sides in the forced them to leave their homes was arrested by FBI on Friday battle are using light and heavy and property. in El Paso, according to court for the base hospital. His employ- government representatives and the Taliban are holding peace weapons, so how could we stay Most internally displaced per- documents. ment ended in 2017. talks in Qatar, where the Taliban there?” he said. sons were staying with relatives During a federal court hearing “Immediately after the allega- have for years maintained a polit- Afghanistan’s refugee depart- in Lashkar Gah, said Ibrahimi. Wednesday in El Paso, Williams’ tions were reported, Mr. Williams ical office. The negotiations, en- ment estimates an average fam- His refugee department was pro- bond was set at $30,000. Should was removed from all patient care visaged under a U.S. deal signed ily has seven members, meaning viding food and shelter to those he be released, U.S. Magistrate duties and proper procedures with the insurgents in February, nearly 40,000 people have likely with nowhere to stay, but he said Judge Robert F. Castañeda or- were followed to investigate and are meant to end Afghanistan’s been displaced, said Mohammad more people were coming to the dered he cannot work as a nurse protect the victim,” Payen said in grueling 19-year war and are Ramen Ibrahimi, the depart- city each day. during the pendency of the case. a statement. seen as the country’s best chance ment’s provincial director. Zwak, the governor’s spokes- While most documents in the Williams is from El Paso and at peace. The Taliban control roughly man, said discussions were un- case remain sealed, a criminal has been arrested by police three The Trump administration 80% of Helmand province, and derway between the central indictment stated Williams is times between 2009 and 2019 for has pledged to pull out American over the past year have waged sev- government, charity organiza- charged with one count of abu- drunken driving, according to on- forces from Afghanistan, but U.S. eral attacks on Lashkar Gah, only tions and local businessmen to sive sexual contact from actions line jail records. He served three officials have stressed that the to be repulsed by Afghan security help those in need. that occurred on or around Oct. days in jail for his most recent Taliban have still not met require- forces, whose control is largely In Kabul, Afghan President 23, 2016, at Fort Bliss, an Army charge in May 2019. ments to reduce violence against restricted to district centers. Ashraf Ghani and other govern- base in El Paso. If anyone would like to provide the Afghans, a key element of the Last week, the Taliban launched ment officials attended the funeral Williams worked as a nurse at information to the FBI, they are U.S. withdrawal plan. coordinated attacks in different for nine Afghan service members William Beaumont Army Medical asked to call 800-225-5324. In Helmand, Omar Zwak, the parts of Helmand province, Zwak who died Tuesday night when two Center at the time of the incident, [email protected] provincial governor’s spokesman, said. He claimed that government Afghan army helicopters collided said Ambi Payen, spokeswoman Twitter: @Rose_Lori said Afghan security forces were forces had retaken much of the in Helmand. PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 MILITARY Military: Germany tightens limits as cases soar

FROM FRONT PAGE bers Thursday after an employee After a meeting with German at a local watering hole that is state leaders that lasted until late popular with Americans went to Wednesday evening, Chancel- work after testing positive for the lor Angela Merkel warned that virus. the caseload could increase even Visits to all establishments in more rapidly if everyone did not Baumholder “whose primary do their part to bring the virus business is the sale and consump- under control. tion of alcohol” were banned until “We’re in a serious phase of the further notice, an order signed by pandemic,” she told a news con- U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland- ference. “I’m convinced that what Pfalz commander Col. Vance we do, and don’t do, in the coming Klosinski said. days and weeks will be decisive Four of the taboo bars were in how Germany pulls through.” named: the Ibiza, the Rockbar, The authorities face greater the Mythos Pub and Blue. challenges than during the first It was an employee of the Rock wave of the pandemic in the Bar who went to work after con- spring because with the north- tracting the virus, Wochenspie- ern hemisphere winter looming, gel, a local newspaper, reported fewer events can be held outside, on its website Tuesday. Merkel said, announcing a raft of “Because the contact informa- measures to curb the spread of tion gathering (at the bar) was full the virus. of holes and did not meet corona- Mask-wearing rules were tight- virus mitigation regulations, all ened, bars were ordered to close guests who have visited the bar early or, in some places, to shut since Oct. 2 are asked to urgently altogether, and in places with contact the Idar-Oberstein health high infection rates, limits were department,” the paper said. placed on the number of people who can gather together. Health Minister Jens Spahn Restrictions were the toughest said people’s behavior now would be decisive in whether they have in cities and counties where there RICK SCAVETTA/U.S. Army have been more than 50 new a traditional Christmas. Germa- cases per 100,000 residents in the Pfc. Turner Donavon, of the 52nd Signal Battalion, takes customer forms from people waiting in line to ny is renowned for its Christmas last seven days, including Stutt- be tested for the coronavirus on Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, on Wednesday. Stuttgart High markets, where people sip mulled gart, the county that includes School closed Thursday after numerous students tested positive for the coronavirus. wine and eat traditional foods. Spangdahlem Air Base, and Wei- The moves by the U.S. military den, where the number of cases was aware that Weiden has been of alcohol has been banned at 19 Stuttgart High School, which is underscored a similar call from rose from 17 to 440 overnight, the designated a risk area and were places, and the number of people attended by about 800 students, Merkel for young people especial- onetz.de news website reported. putting in place even tougher re- who can get together for a private was shut down until the end of Oc- ly to abstain from holding parties An order for visitors to the Ba- strictions on socializing and going gathering has been limited. tober after an unspecified num- to prevent a further increase in varian town, which is popular to bars, for instance, than those The Army’s health clinic on ber of students tested positive for cases. with troops based at Grafenwoehr imposed by the Germans. Patch Barracks, home to U.S. Eu- the virus. Instruction will move “We must … do without a few Training Area, to wear masks in In Stuttgart, which is home to ropean Command, saw a surge online, principal Rick Renninger parties now in order to have a the pedestrian zone was imposed about 28,000 Americans with ties in people seeking coronavirus said in a message to parents. good life tomorrow or the day immediately, onetz reported. to the military, masks have to be tests Thursday as part of a con- In the quiet town of Baum- after,” she said. Military officials at Grafen- worn outdoors in the city center, in tact tracing effort connected to holder, which is in a low-risk area Stripes reporter Immanuel Johnson woehr said they were making sure some areas by children as young an outbreak at the military high for the virus, bars and pubs were contributed to this report. that everyone in their community as 6, the sale and consumption school. made off-limits to service mem- [email protected] Navy to build $450M museum to replace old facility in DC

BY MICHAEL E. RUANE tory and heritage.” historic yard on M Street SE. The The Washington Post “To raise funds for the new mu- museum will be “an advanced, seum, the Navy plans to partner campus design,” the Navy said. The Navy announced Tuesday with a registered 501(c) (3) orga- The renderings show a design that it plans to build a new $450 nization that seeks to preserve, with a central, light-filled atrium. million flagship museum, replac- commemorate, and share the his- “Naval History and Heritage ing the out-of-date facility that tory of the U.S. Navy,” the service Command’s mission of preserv- has been at the Washington Navy said. ing and presenting an accurate Yard for more than 50 years. The Naval History and Heri- history of the U.S. Navy to the The new facility would replace tage Command at the Navy Yard American public is essential to the existing National Museum of will coordinate the building of the honoring those who have served the U.S. Navy, which has been new museum. Groundbreaking is and are serving the Navy today,” in Building 76, a cavernous old planned for 2023, with comple- said retired Rear Adm. Samu- Naval History and Heritage Command former gun factory at the Navy tion around 2025. el Cox, director of the history A rendering of the planned National Museum of the U.S. Navy. Yard. Once completed, the Navy’s command. But because it is on an active museum will join the new Na- The current museum, which from Spanish conquistador Her- the World War II hero Fleet Adm. installation with tight security, tional Museum of the U.S. Army, has a collection that dates back to nan Cortes’s conquest of Mexico Chester W. Nimitz. public access has been difficult. in Fort Belvoir, Va., which just 1800, was established in 1961 and and the sloop Kearsarge’s stern- It also has a large Navy Corsair It is currently closed because of announced that it will open on opened to the public in 1963. post with a shell embedded from fighter suspended from the ceil- the coronavirus pandemic. Veterans Day, and the National The yard itself dates back to its 1864 fight with the Confeder- ing and a dented bell from the “The ideal site for the new ... Museum of the Marine Corps, in 1799. The first artifact collected ate raider Alabama off the French USS Merrimack — renamed the museum is in the vicinity of the Triangle, Va., which opened in was a French gun, cast in 1793 coast. CSS Virginia by the Confederates ... Washington Navy Yard, but the 2006. at Lyon, and captured during the The collection includes an array — famous for its 1862 duel with final location is not yet finalized,” In making its announcement, Quasi-War with France, from of exquisite ship models from dif- the Monitor. the Navy said in a statement. The the Navy displayed renderings 1798-1801, the museum says on ferent periods of naval history, as And it has an enlarged photo of new site “will give the public un- of a sleek new building that ap- its website. well as the deep-sea submersible the attack on Pearl Harbor taken fettered access to U.S. Navy his- peared to be on or adjacent to the The museum also has a gun Trieste and the khaki uniform of from a Japanese plane. Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK 2 new virus Italy might face patients on US bases in new lockdown if Japan found Stars and Stripes

TOKYO — The U.S. military in Japan reported two new corona- virus not curbed virus patients as of 6 p.m. Thurs- day, one for the Navy and another BY NANCY MONTGOMERY for the Marines. Both individuals are new arriv- AND NORMAN LLAMAS ‘ The virus must be Stars and Stripes als to Japan and are in quaran- stopped. In 15 days’ tine, one at Yokosuka Naval Base VICENZA, Italy — Italy re- time, I would not south of Tokyo and the other at ported a record 7,332 new coro- Marine Corps Air Station Iwaku- navirus cases Wednesday, as like to find myself ni in western Japan, according to officials scrambled to contain the posts on the installations’ Face- virus and scientists said a new discussing 10,000 book pages. lockdown might be needed. to 12,000 cases a The U.S. military in Japan typi- The sharp increase in cases, up cally does not specify whether its from 5,898 a day earlier, exceed- day. ’ coronavirus patients are service ed the nation’s previously highest Andrea Crisanti members, Defense Department tally of 6,557 on March 21, during Padua University virologist and civilian employees, contractors the first wave of the virus, which coronavirus expert or family members. hit Italy particularly hard. All new arrivals and travelers Some of that may be explained returning from abroad must go by testing surges, health officials February. The country began re- immediately into 14 days’ quar- said, but the percentage of posi- opening in May. antine and test free of the virus LUCA BRUNO/AP tive tests also rose from 5.4% on There have been at least before leaving isolation, accord- Tuesday to 8.4%. 372,700 confirmed cases of coro- A boy winces Thursday as he has a nasal swab inserted to test for ing to regulations imposed by the The country could face a sec- navirus in Italy, according to the COVID-19 at a drive-thr u at the San Paolo hospital, in Milan, Italy . Japanese government and U.S. ond nationwide lockdown at Italian Department of Civil Pro- Coronavirus infections are surging again in the region of northern Forces Japan. Christmas to “lower the transmis- tection. As of Thursday morning, Italy where the pandemic first took hold in Europe. The patient at MCAS Iwakuni sion of the virus and boost contact 36,289 people had died. tested positive sometime since tracing,” Andrea Crisanti, Padua American military officials “Contact sports are only allow- six people from outside their im- Wednesday after arriving at the University virologist and corona- have followed Italian measures able if played by a professional mediate circle in their homes at air station via a “military-coor- virus expert, told Italy’s Rai News or imposed stricter rules since club or an amateur association any one time. dinated” flight, according to the 24 channel on Wednesday. the beginning of the pandemic. or club recognized by the Italian “A sense of great responsibility announcement. “I think a lockdown at Christ- As case numbers rose last Olympic Committee,” according on the part of everyone, to avoid “The likelihood of further mas is in the scheme of things,” week, Italy required masks to be to the website. spread of the virus remains low said Crisanti. “As cases increase, the increase of infections as much worn outdoors as well as indoors Military ceremonies, such as due to strict adherence to restric- the capacity for contact tracing as possible, must continue to pre- across the nation. On Wednesday, for retirement and promotion, tion of movement procedures,” it and taking swabs decreases and vail,” said Massimiliano Fedriga, a new decree extended measures are still allowed, but receptions said. we enter a vicious cycle that in- president of the Friuli Venezia aimed at stemming the spread of that follow them must be limited At Yokosuka, the new patient creases the transmission of the Giulia region, which includes the virus. to 30 attendees, all of whom must tested positive sometime since virus.” wear masks and follow physical Aviano. “On the other hand, we School field trips and infor- Oct. 9, according to the naval “The virus must be stopped,” he mal games of contact sports are distancing rules, which in Italy obviously have to keep an eco- base. The individual remains in added. “In 15 days’ time, I would banned under the new rules, Avi- means they have to stay at least nomic working system in place. quarantine. Three other people not like to find myself discussing ano Air Base officials said on the one meter apart. That cannot be discarded.” were cleared to exit quarantine, 10,000 to 12,000 cases a day.” base’s website. Baseball, football, Indoor and outdoor public gath- Italy was the first country rugby, numerous forms of martial erings have been banned and the [email protected] bringing the total number of ac- Twitter: @montgomerynance tive cases on base to four. in Europe to be hit hard by the arts and cheerleading are among authorities have recommended [email protected] virus and began locking down in the sports that are prohibited. that people don’t have more than Twitter: @normanllamas [email protected] 2 service members test positive after arriving to S. Korea

Stars and Stripes Forces Korea, most among troops arrivals to undergo a strict con- the exit test, USFK said, adding with COVID-19,” according to the flying to the divided peninsula tainment process that begins as that both have been transferred SEOUL, South Korea — Two press release. more American service members for new assignments or returning soon as they land. All must take to a specially outfitted barracks About 28,500 U.S. service mem- tested positive for the coronavi- from trips abroad. a coronavirus test upon arrival, used for coronavirus patients at bers are stationed in South Korea, rus after arriving in South Korea The two service members trav- undergo a two-week quarantine, Camp Humphreys. which remains technically at war eled on government-chartered then pass another coronavirus “Despite the recent confirmed from the United States, the mili- with the North after their 1950-53 flights that landed at Osan Air test before being allowed to exit cases, USFK remains at a high tary said Thursday. conflict ended in an armistice in- The announcement raised to Base on Oct. 2 and Oct. 12, USFK the quarantine. level of readiness with less than stead of a peace treaty. 227 the total number of corona- said in a press release. One tested positive on the initial 1% of its active duty service mem- virus cases affiliated with U.S. The command requires all test; the other tested positive on bers currently confirmed positive [email protected] PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP US layoffs remain elevated as 898K seek jobless aid

Associated Press said Wednesday, adding that he has since tested negative again. WASHINGTON — The num- The president, speaking at a ber of Americans seeking un- campaign rally Wednesday night employment benefits rose last in Iowa, was cavalier about Bar- week to 898,000, a historically ron’s infection, saying, “He had it high number and evidence that for such a short period of time, I layoffs remain a hindrance to don’t even think he knew that he the economy’s recovery from the had it.” pandemic recession that erupted seven months ago. Illinois Thursday’s report from the Labor Department shows that the SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ job market remains fragile, and it public health director urged resi- coincides with other recent data dents Wednesday to celebrate the that have signaled a slowdown holidays with limited activities in hiring. The economy is still and greater precautions because roughly 10.7 million jobs short of of the persistence of COVID-19. recovering all the 22 million jobs Dr. Ngoze Ezike said people that were lost when the pandemic who are sick should not attend struck in early spring. celebrations at all. Her caution- The job search website Indeed ary note came as Gov. J.B. Pritzk- said its job postings were un- er announced that the percentage changed last week, remaining of COVID-19 tests coming back /AP about 17% below last year’s levels. positive has risen all across the AL DIAZ, MIAMI HERALD Many employers still aren’t con- state. The statewide positivity Rachel Moore honors her mother, Patsy Gilreath Moore, by writing her name on a tombstone as Leroy fident enough in their businesses rate is now 4.2%. Lee offers comfort at Simonhoff Park in Miami on Wednesday. Five hundred coroplast tombstones have or in their view of the economy to Officials announced 2,862 new been erected to represent people who have died from the coronavirus. The public has an opportunity to ramp up hiring. Job postings had cases of the highly contagious write the name of a lost loved one on them. rebounded steadily over the sum- illness Wednesday and 49 addi- mer, but the gains have slowed in tional deaths. COVID-19 has now Meanwhile, 56 residents of Mis- a federal judge denied a sweeping in Harrisburg. the past two months. claimed 9,074 lives among 327,605 souri veterans homes have died of request for an injunction on be- Health officials reported 1,276 The recession has dispropor- confirmed cases in Illinois. COVID-19 since Sept. 1, includ- half of school leaders and children more people have tested positive tionately hurt in-person service Ezike suggested that holiday ing 25 at one facility in southeast from 10 New Mexico counties, for the virus, including 255 in industries, especially restaurants, celebrations be planned careful- Missouri. mostly Republican strongholds. Philadelphia, bringing the state- hotels, travel companies and en- ly, from modes of travel to dinner- A spokesman for the Missouri In a 167-page decision, U.S. wide total to nearly 176,000 since tertainment venues. The damage table seating arrangements. Veterans Commission told the District Judge James Browning the beginning of the pandemic. to those industries has left mil- “COVID-19 has changed the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Wednes- wrote that plaintiffs likely can’t The state reported 27 new deaths, lions of people unemployed, likely way we work, live, and play, and day that the deadliest outbreak sue the governor and that the reg- raising the toll to 8,411. The aver- for an extended period until they will now change how we plan to was in Cape Girardeau, where 20 ulations ordered by the state are age daily number of deaths has are either finally recalled to their celebrate the holidays,” Ezike residents died in September and likely to be upheld. been relatively stable for months previous jobs or switch to new said. “While the safest way to cel- five more have died in October, On Sept. 8, the state gave most after peaking in May. careers. ebrate is with members of your through Monday. school districts the option to re- The government’s report household and connecting with Another veterans home, in the open, as long as they were locat- Texas Thursday said the number of peo- others virtually, we know, for southwestern Missouri town of ed in counties with low rates of ple who are continuing to receive many, the holidays are all about Mt. Vernon, has been the site of COVID-19 infections. AUSTIN — While bars in much unemployment benefits dropped family and friends.” 13 resident deaths, 12 others died Parents in counties forced to of Texas were allowed to reopen 1.2 million to 10 million. The de- She said air travel could mean in St. James and six more died in remain closed were livid, includ- Wednesday, county judges in cline signals that many of the sitting close to others in airports Warrensburg. ing the mother of a 13-year-old most of the state’s most populous unemployed are being recalled to while driving means stopping girl with special needs in Hobbs. counties are keeping taps closed. their old jobs. for gas and rest, so people should Nevada Gov. Greg Abbott delegated But it also reflects the fact that consider options carefully and Pennsylvania to the county leaders the option potentially even more people wear masks. U.S. diplomats and security of- of allowing taprooms to reopen have used up their regular state ficials privately warned the state Pennsylvania is “at the start of Wednesday with occupancy lim- benefits — which usually expire Missouri of Nevada not to use Chinese- the fall resurgence” of COVID-19, ited to 50% capacity. after six months — and have made coronavirus test kits donat- the state’s health secretary said Taverns in most of the coun- transitioned to extended benefit JEFFERSON CITY — New ed by the United Arab Emirates Wednesday, but does not plan to ties in the eastern half of the state programs that last an additional numbers posted on the Missouri over concerns about patient pri- reimpose a stay-at-home order and some in the western half may three months. The extended aid coronavirus dashboard Wednes- vacy, test accuracy and Chinese or shut down businesses again in reopen. programs were established by day after a four-day shutdown government involvement, docu- response. Nevertheless, with coronavirus the financial aid package that show that the state has averaged ments obtained by The Associ- Wednesday marked the ninth case number escalating, county Congress enacted in the spring. 1,861 cases a day over the past ated Press show. consecutive day that Pennsylva- judges in most of the state’s most week. The documents illustrate how nia’s daily case count surpassed populous counties — including District of Columbia The total number of cases the U.S. government actively 1,000, and the average daily Democrat-led Dallas, Harris, statewide jumped Wednesday to — if quietly — tried to keep the number of new confirmed cases Bexar and El Paso, Nueces, Webb WASHINGTON — Melania 148,679, up from 135,651 on Oct. state out of a project involving the is up by more than 50% over the and the Lower Rio Grande coun- Trump said Wednesday that her 7. T he number of deaths jumped Chinese firm BGI Group, which past two weeks, according to The ties — have joined the leaders and the president’s teenage son, over that span by 184 to 2,420, is the world’s largest genetic se- COVID Tracking Project. of most West Texas counties in Barron, tested positive for the according to the Missouri De- quencing company and which has Though some of the increased opting out of allowing drinking coronavirus not long after his partment of Health and Senior expanded its reach during the caseload is due to expanded test- establishments to reopen, accord- parents, but had no symptoms. Services. coronavirus pandemic. ing, the state’s hospitalization ing to the Texas Alcoholic Bever- She made the revelation in a The dashboard has been shut- U.S. intelligence agencies have and test positivity rates are also age Commission website. lengthy note chronicling her per- down since showing a massive warned that foreign powers like rising. That indicates increased Republican-led Tarrant County sonal experience with COVID-19, spike in cases that officials blamed China could exploit samples to viral spread, Dr. Rachel Levine is the only major Texas popula- including being hit with a “roller on a “database extract error.” On discover the medical history, ill- said. tion center to allow taps to flow. coaster” of symptoms that she Saturday, the dashboard showed nesses or genetic traits of test tak- Pennsylvania is more prepared The county, with the state’s third- treated naturally with vitamins a one-day increase of 5,066 new ers, though they have not offered to handle the influx than it was in biggest population, has the state’s and healthy food. cases — nearly 3,000 more than any public evidence. the spring — with a contact trac- third-most coronavirus cases re- Mrs. Trump said she is now the previous one-day high. A day ing program in place, increased ported since the outbreak started negative and hopes to resume her later, the state announced that New Mexico supplies of personal protective in early March. It has reported duties soon. the new number was faulty and equipment, and a sufficient num- more than 2,000 new cases this After she and President Donald blamed the process of migrating SANTA FE — New Mexico ber of hospital beds at the ready week, 454 of them Wednesday. Trump tested positive earlier this data into the new system. health and school officials can — and state officials do not intend Texas health officials reported month, the White House said Bar- The agency said in a tweet continue to restrict in-person to impose another statewide stay- 4,564 new cases Wednesday, with ron, 14, had tested negative. Bar- that it had fixed the error and learning for the vast majority of at-home order or broad-based 262 previously unreported cases ron later tested positive for the expressed thanks for the public young children based on county- business shutdown “at this time,” bringing the daily increase to virus but had no symptoms, she being patient. wide coronavirus outbreaks after Levine said at a news conference 4,826. Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 NATION Senate panel sets date for Barrett vote

Associated Press a conservative majority on the court for years to come. The shift WASHINGTON — The Senate would cement a 6-3 conservative Judiciary Committee set Oct. 22 majority on the court and would for its vote to advance Judge Amy be the most pronounced ideologi- Coney Barrett for the Supreme cal change in 30 years, from the Court on Thursday as Democrats liberal icon to the conservative threw pointed objections but were appeals court judge. unable to stop the Republicans’ The committee’s session Thurs- drive to confirm President Don- day was without Barrett after two ald Trump’s pick before the Nov. long days of public testimony in 3 election. which she stressed that she would The panel’s action clears a key be her own judge and sought to hurdle to recommend Barrett’s create distance between herself nomination to the full Senate for and past positions critical of abor- a final vote by month’s end. tion, the Affordable Care Act and “A sham,” said Sen. Amy Klobu- other issues. char, D-Minn. “Power grab,” de- Facing almost 20 hours of ques- cried Sen. Richard Blumenthal, tions from senators, the 48-year- D-Conn. “Not normal,” said Sen. old judge was careful not to take Dick Durbin, D-Ill. on the president who nominated “You don’t convene a Supreme her. She skipped past Democrats’ Court confirmation hearing, in pressing questions about ensuring the middle of a pandemic, when the date of next month’s election the Senate’s on recess, when vot- or preventing voter intimidation, ing has already started in the both set in federal law, and the SHAWN THEW, POOL/AP presidential election in a major- peaceful transfer of presidential ity of states,” declared Sen. Chris power. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Coon, D-Del. She also refused to express her Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Thursday, on Capitol Hill in Washington. But Republicans countered that view on whether the president Trump is well within bounds as can pardon himself. “It’s not one “No one has elicited from me One of the more dramatic mo- exists; no one doubts that.” president to fill the court vacancy, that I can offer a view,” she said any commitment in a case,” she ments came late Wednesday Barrett said she would “not and the GOP-held Senate has the in response to a question Wednes- said. when Barrett told California Sen. comment on what any justice said votes to push Trump’s nominee to day from Democratic Sen. Pat- Nominees typically resist of- Kamala Harris, the Democratic in an opinion.” confirmation. rick Leahy of Vermont. fering any more information than vice presidential nominee, that Asked whether “climate change Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, When it came to major issues they have to, especially when the she wouldn’t say whether racial is happening,” Barrett said she said he understands Democrats’ that are likely to come before president’s party controls the discrimination in voting still ex- “disappointment, but I think their the court, including abortion and Senate, as it does now. But Bar- ists nor express a view on climate wouldn’t engage because it is “a loss is the American people’s health care, Barrett repeatedly rett wouldn’t engage on topics change. very contentious matter of public gain.” promised to keep an open mind that seemed easy to swat away, Harris asked if she agreed with debate.” Barrett did, however, say Barrett’s confirmation to take and said neither Trump nor any- including that only Congress can Chief Justice John Roberts, who she believes the novel coronavi- the seat of the late Justice Ruth one else in the White House had change the date that the election wrote in a 2013 voting rights case rus is infectious and that smoking Bader Ginsburg is on track to lock tried to influence her views. takes place. that “voting discrimination still causes cancer. Takeaways from last day of high court confirmation hearing

BY MATTHEW DALY political jab at Trump’s tan and a He said when he nominated her pro-life and embraces her faith tution that focuses on the text and Associated Press reference to the president’s oft- that he wanted the full nine jus- without apology, and she is going Founding Fathers’ intentions in stated wish to overturn the law. tices in place before any possible to the court. This is history being resolving legal disputes. WASHINGTON — Health care Barrett told senators she is not election decisions. made, folks.” “It would be away from one again played a starring role in “hostile” to the law and promised Barrett also said she can’t ex- Barrett has declined to say how balance and toward another in Supreme Court nominee Amy to consider all arguments. press a view on climate change she would rule on a challenge terms of how judges think about Coney Barrett’s confirmation  No one is above the law because it is a “very contentious to the Roe v. Wade decision that the text,” said Barrett, who like hearing before the Senate Judi- On another issue where matter of public policy.” Under established abortion rights, but ciary Committee as Democrats Trump’s views and tweets are questioning from Sen. Kamala she has made clear she opposes Scalia is an originalist. sought to highlight an issue they well-known, Barrett declined Harris, D-Calif., the party’s vice abortion rights and signed a 2006 Coons noted that Barrett, who want voters to consider on Elec- to say whether a president can presidential nominee, Barrett letter objecting to “abortion on claims Scalia as her mentor, tion Day. pardon himself. But she said she called climate change “politi- demand.” would replace Justice Ruth Bader During Wednesday’s hearing, agrees no one is above the law. cally controversial,” adding that  Shifting the Supreme Court Ginsburg, who was not an origi- Barrett maintained her view that Under questioning from Sen. discussion of the issue is “incon- balance nalist and was the court’s liberal it would be inappropriate to com- Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Barrett sistent with the judicial role as I Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., asked leader. Barrett’s confirmation ment on the national health care said the question of a self-pardon have explained.” Barrett whether she would ac- would shift the court’s previous law or other cases that may come has never come before the court.  Breakthrough for conserva- knowledge that her confirmation 5-4 conservative majority to 6-3. before her as a justice. She also “That question may or may not tive women would mean a shift to the right  Sounds of silence declined to say whether a presi- arise, but it is one that calls for a Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on the Supreme Court that would The hearing paused twice dent can pardon himself. legal analysis of what the scope opened Wednesday’s hearing by have “profound” implications. Wednesday because of audio Republicans appeared unde- of the pardon power is,” Barrett proclaiming Barrett’s expected Coons referred to an inter- terred and likely successful in said. She said offering an opin- confirmation a historic victory view that Barrett gave where she problems in the Dirksen Senate their effort to have Barrett con- ion now “would be op ening on for conservative women. Like spoke of a balance shift if Mer- Office Building. The sound in firmed before the election, just an open question ... it’s not one in “conservatives of color,” conser- rick Garland, a federal appeals the hearing room cut out a little three weeks away. which I can offer a view.” vative women, he said, are often court judge nominated in 2016 by before 2 p.m. and was off for 40 Takeaways from Day 3 of the  No preview of judicial views “marginalized” in public life. President Barack Obama, were minutes. It cut out again after the hearing: For the second straight day, “This hearing, to me, is an op- elevated to the high court. Obama hearing resumed, this time for  Filling a seat in time for Barrett repeatedly declined to portunity to not punch through picked Garland after Justice An- about 15 minutes. ‘Obamacare’ case give her personal views, or to a glass ceiling but a reinforced tonin Scalia’s death, but Repub- The problem happened the Democrats noted that Trump preview how she might rule, on concrete barrier around con- licans in the Senate refused to first time just after Sen. Richard has made clear he wishes to undo issues that could become before servative women,” Graham told give Garland a hearing, citing Blumenthal, D-Conn., asked Bar- the Affordable Care Act, saying the court. Like other Supreme Barrett. “You are going to shatter the presidential election that was rett whether she had gotten some Trump and Senate Republicans Court nominees, Barrett said she that barrier.” months away that year. rest after a long day of question- are rushing to confirm Barrett so was prohibited from expressing Graham said he has “never Barrett told Coons she was re- she can be seated in time to hear those opinions by the “canons of been more proud of a nominee” ferring in the interview to Gar- ing Tuesday. “I did have a glass of a case next month challenging judicial conduct.” than he is of Barrett, a federal ap- land’s judicial approach, not his wine. I’ll tell you, I needed that at that ‘Obamacare’ law. Barrett said she could not give peals court judge from Indiana. more liberal views. Unlike the the end of the day,” she said. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said an opinion on whether she would “This is the first time in Ameri- conservative Scalia, Garland was On that point, “You have a right there’s an “orange cloud” hang- withdraw from any election-re- can history that we’ve nominated not an originalist, which refers to to remain silent,” Blumenthal told ing over Barrett’s nomination — a lated litigation involving Trump. a woman who is unashamedly a way of interpreting the Consti- Barrett. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 NATION Dueling town halls for Trump, Biden after debate nixed Associated Press Trump used his economic ad- dress Wednesday to play up his WASHINGTON — President administration’s commitment to Donald Trump and challenger lowering taxes and deregulation Joe Biden planned to compete of industry, and he didn’t hide his for TV audiences in dueling town frustration with signs that some halls instead of meeting face-to- in the business community are face for their second debate as tilting to Biden. originally planned. “I know I’m speaking to some The two were to take questions Democrats, and some of you are in different cities on different friends of mine,” Trump said in a networks Thursday night: Trump virtual address to the Economic on NBC from Miami, Biden on Clubs of New York, Florida, Wash- ABC from Philadelphia. Trump ington, D.C., Chicago, Pittsburgh backed out of plans for the presi- and Sheboygan, Wis . Should dential faceoff originally sched- Biden be elected, he continued, uled for the evening after debate “you will see things happen that organizers shifted the format to a will not make you happy. I don’t virtual event following Trump’s understand your thinking.” coronavirus diagnosis. The former vice president has As the pace of the campaign collected more than $50 million PROFILES IN HISTORY/AP speeds up in its final weeks, the in campaign contributions from This image released by Profiles in History shows a Santa Claus and Rudolph reindeer puppet used in the two candidates were first taking donors in the securities and in- filming of the 1964 Christmas special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” care of other electoral necessities vestment sectors, according to Thursday: Trump ha d a midday the private nonpartisan Center rally in battleground North Caro- for Responsive Politics. During lina, and Biden was raising cam- his decades in the Senate rep- paign cash at a virtual event. resenting Delaware, a center Rudolph, Santa stop-motion Trump has also been trying for the credit card and banking to shore up support from con- industries, Biden built relation- stituencies that not so long ago ships and a voting record in the figures to be sold at auction he thought he had in the bag: big business sector that has raised business and voters in the red suspicion on the left but provides state of Iowa. Wall Street with a measure of BY ANDREW DALTON children and grandchildren. The show, produced by the com- In a Wednesday morning ad- ease at the prospect of a Biden Associated Press “I always said I would die with pany that would become Rankin/ dress to business leaders, he the dolls,” he told The Associated Bass Animated Entertainment, administration. LOS ANGELES — Rudolph expressed puzzlement that they After being sidelined by the Press. “I’m just putting the fam- first aired Dec. 6, 1964, on NBC would even consider support- and his still-shiny nose are get- ily first.” in the United States. It’s been a coronavirus, Trump resumed a ing Biden, arguing that his own ting a new home, and it’s bound The figures were made by Jap- TV staple ever since with its tale, breakneck schedule this week, leadership was a better bet for a to be a lot nicer than the Island of anese puppet maker Ichiro Ko- based on the 1939 song, of a year with aides saying he is expected to strong economy. Later, the presi- Misfit Toys. muro and used for the filming of when Christmas was almost can- travel and host campaign rallies dent held his third campaign The soaring reindeer and Santa the show at Tadaito Mochinaga’s celed, the misfit reindeer who every day through Nov. 3. Trump Claus figures who starred in the MOM Productions in Tokyo. saved it, an elf with dreams of rally in three nights, this time in has appeared hale in his public perennially beloved stop-motion They’re made of wood, wire, being a dentist and an island full Iowa, a state he won handily in appearances since reemerging animation Christmas special cloth and leather. Rudolph’s nose, of cast-away toys. 2016 but where Biden is making from quarantine, though at mo- “Rudolph the Red Nosed Rein- after some minimal maintenance The figures would make their a late push. ments during his economic ad- deer” are going up for auction. through the years, still lights up. way to the New York offices of Trump claimed to be leading in dress on Wednesday his voice Auction house Profiles in His- The realistic bristles of Santa’s Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass. the most recent Iowa poll he saw. was raspy. tory announced Thursday that a beard are made from yak hair. Rankin later gave them to his “For me to only be up six, I’m a While mostly laying low on 6-inch-tall Rudolph and 11-inch- Lutrario, who bought them secretary, who gave them to her little bit concerned,” he asserted. Wednesday, Biden has stepped up tall Santa used to animate the about 15 years ago after seeing nephew, who owned them until Multiple polls have shown a much campaign travel in the past week, 1964 TV special are being sold them appraised on “Antiques Lutrario bought them in 2005. closer race. with visits to Arizona, Nevada, together in the auction that starts Roadshow” on PBS, said that The figures, among several Biden, for his part, held a vir- Florida and Pennsylvania. The Nov. 13, and are expected to fetch even after well over five decades, used to make the special, are the tual fundraiser from Wilmington, former vice president isn’t intro- between $150,000 and $250,000. you can manipulate them as the first encountered by the auction- Del. , and used his appearance to ducing new themes in his pitch Collector Peter Lutrario of original animators did. eers at Profiles in History, which say that Trump was trying to that he’s a steady alternative to Staten Island, N.Y. , thought they “They’re still malleable,” he specializes in selling rare and rush through Amy Coney Bar- Trump. Biden and his aides be- might be the only items he would said, “and it’s very detailed. Not coveted Hollywood memorabilia. rett, his nominee for the Supreme lieve the president’s scattershot never sell, but when he recently only can you move the arms, the The company said in a state- Court, to help his efforts to repeal campaign messaging since his turned 65, he thought about hav- legs, the head, you can move the ment that the “rarity of these the Obama health care law, call- COVID-19 diagnosis proves the ing something to leave for his fingers, the thumbs.” puppets cannot be overstated.” ing that “an abuse of power.” core of Biden’s case. Harris suspends travel after staffer tests positive for coronavirus

BY BILL BARROW The campaign said Biden had no flight crew member tested posi- But O’Malley Dillon said Har- masked in private as well. Biden Associated Press exposure, though he and Harris tive following a recent campaign ris would suspend travel for sev- and Harris have each had mul- spent several hours campaigning trip. eral days “out of an abundance of tiple negative tests since then. WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe together in Arizona on Oct. 8. Campaign manager Jen caution.” Harris has had two tests since Biden’s presidential campaign Harris had been scheduled to O’Malley Dillon said “neither of Harris and Biden spent several Oct. 8, most recently Wednesday, said Thursday that vice presi- travel Thursday to North Caroli- these individuals had any con- hours together that day through O’Malley Dillon said. Biden’s dential nominee Kamala Harris na for events encouraging voters tact with Vice President Biden, multiple campaign stops, private last announced negative test was will suspend in-person events to cast early ballots. with Sen. Harris or any other meetings and a joint appearance Tuesday. until Monday after two people The campaign told reporters staff member since testing posi- in front of reporters at an airport. Biden was scheduled to attend associated with the campaign Thursday morning that Harris’ tive or in the 48-hour period prior They were masked at all times in an ABC News town hall Thursday tested positive for coronavirus. communications director and a to their positive test results.” public, and aides said they were night. Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 NATION Postal Service to reverse service changes

Associated Press changes, which included reduced retail cation or ensuring they can pay their bills vated attack on the efficiency of the Postal hours, removal of collection boxes and mail on time,” Bullock said in a statement. Service” before the November election. HELENA, Mont. — The U.S. Postal Ser- sorting machines, closure or consolidation A spokesperson for the U.S. Postal Ser- Judge Stanley Bastian in Yakima, Wash., vice agreed Wednesday to reverse changes that slowed mail service nationwide, set- of mail processing facilities, restriction of vice did not immediately respond to an issued the nationwide preliminary injunc- tling a lawsuit filed by Montana Gov. Steve late or extra trips for timely mail delivery, email seeking comment. tion sought by 14 states that brought for- Bullock during a pandemic that is expected and banning or restricting overtime. Many more voters are expected to vote ward a separate suit against the Trump to force many more people to vote by mail. The agreement also requires the Postal by mail this November to limit the spread administration and the U.S. Postal Service. The lawsuit filed against Postmaster Service to prioritize election mail. of the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority The 14 states, led by Democratic attorneys General Louis DeJoy and the U.S. Postal The settlement agreement was reached of Montana counties are holding elections general, expressed concern that delays Service on Sept. 9 argued changes imple- a day ahead of a hearing in the U.S. Dis- by mail, after a directive by Bullock per- might result in voters not receiving ballots mented in June harmed access to mail trict Court in Great Falls. It applies to all mitted them to do so to limit the spread of or registration forms in time. services in Montana, resulting in delayed states. the coronavirus. Bullock is running for a Following a national uproar last month, delivery of medical prescriptions, pay- “Montanans never gave up this fight seat in the U.S. Senate. DeJoy, a major donor to President Donald ments, and job applications, and impeding and as a result, we are ensuring stability The agreement comes after a federal Trump and the GOP, announced he was the ability of Montana residents to vote by through and beyond the election by im- judge temporarily blocked the controver- suspending some of the changes, including mail. mediately restoring the mail services folks sial Postal Service changes on Sept. 17, the removal of mail collection boxes, but The postal service agreed to reverse all rely on, whether it’s receiving vital medi- calling the changes “a politically moti- other changes remained in place. Cells at zoo lead to cloning of endangered horse Earth sees

Associated Press record heat SAN DIEGO — Little Kurt looks like any other baby horse as in month of he frolics playfully in his pen. He isn’t afraid to kick or head-butt an intruder who gets in his way and, September when he’s hungry, dashes over to his mother for milk. Associated Press But 2-month-old Kurt differs Earth sweltered to a record hot from every other baby horse of September last month, with U.S. his kind in one distinct way: He’s climate officials saying there’s a clone. nearly a two-to-one chance that The rare, endangered Przewal- ski’s horse was created from cells 2020 will end up as the globe’s taken from a stallion that had sat hottest year on record. frozen at the San Diego Zoo for 40 Boosted by human-caused years before they were fused with climate change, global tempera- an egg from a domestic horse. tures averaged 60.75 degrees last With the egg’s nucleus removed, month, edging out 2015 and 2016 ensuring Kurt would be basically for the hottest September in 141 all Przewalski’s horse, they were years of recordkeeping, the Na- implanted in the mare who would tional Oceanic and Atmospheric become his mom on Aug. 6. Administration said Wednesday. The result, officials say, was That’s 1.75 degrees above the the world’s first cloned Przewal- 20th century average. ski’s horse. This record was driven by high Scientists have cloned nearly heat in Europe, Northern Asia, two dozen kinds of mammals, in- CHRISTINE SIMMONS, SAN DIEGO ZOO GLOBAL/AP Russia and much of the South- cluding dogs, cats, pigs, cows and ern Hemisphere, said NOAA cli- polo ponies. In 2018, researchers K urt, a tiny horse who is a clone, is seen in September. matologist Ahira Sanchez-Lugo. in China created monkeys for the California and Oregon had their first time using the cloning tech- most likely another year. hottest Septembers on record. niques that produced Dolly the Eventually he’ll be integrated Earth has had 44 straight Sep- sheep. into the zoo’s Przewalski’s horse tembers where it has been warm- The zoo sees Kurt’s birth as population, where it’s hoped er than the 20th century average a milestone in efforts to restore someday he’ll become a father and 429 straight months without the population of the horse also himself. a cooler than normal month, ac- known as the Asiatic Wild Horse Przewalski’s horses take their cording to NOAA. The hottest or Mongolian Wild Horse. The official name from Russian ex- seven Septembers on record have small, stocky animals (they stand plorer Nikolai Przewalski, who been the last seven. only about 4 to 5 feet tall at the found a skull and hide of one That means “that no millennial withers) are believed extinct in and shared it with a Russian or even parts of Gen-X has lived museum. the wild and number only about through a cooler than normal 2,000 in zoos and wildlife habitats. At one time they ranged September,” said North Carolina Their limited gene pool puts them throughout Europe and Asia, state climatologist Kathie Dello, at a reproductive disadvantage. according to the Smithsonian’s herself a millennial. “This colt is expected to be one National Zoo and Biology Con- What’s happening is a combi- of the most genetically important servation Institute. Encroaching nation of global warming from individuals of his species,” Bob KEN BOHN, SAN DIEGO ZOO GLOBAL/AP human population and livestock Wiese, chief life sciences officer eventually pushed them out of the burning of coal, oil and natu- at San Diego Zoo Global, which Scientists inspect cell cultures at San Diego Zoo Global’s Frozen Europe and east to parts of Asia ral gas and natural variability, operates the zoo, said in a state- Zoo facility. like the Gobi Desert. Outside of Sanchez-Lugo said. But the big- ment. “We are hopeful that he zoos, they exist today only in re- gest factor is the human-caused will bring back genetic variation Kurt was named for Kurt Be- director of genetics at San Diego introduction sites in Mongolia, warming, she and Dello said. important for the future of the nirschke, who played a key role in Zoo Global. China, and Kazakhstan. The globe set this record Przewalski’s horse population.” founding the Frozen Zoo with its The zoo worked in collabora- According to the Smithson- despite a La Nina, which is a Although only 2 months old, extensive research program and tion with the California conserva- ian, they are the only true wild cooling of parts of the central Kurt’s birth was made possible in cell cultures. tion group Revive & Restore and horses left in the world. The insti- Pacific that changes weather pat- 1980 when cells were taken from “A central tenet of the Frozen the Texas-based company Via- tute maintains wild horse herds terns and usually slightly lowers a 5-year-old stallion and put in Zoo, when it was established by Gen Equine in creating Kurt. in North America and Australia temperatures. deep freeze at San Diego’s Fro- Dr. Benirschke, was that it would He was born at a veterinary don’t count because they are the “A La Nina is no match for how zen Zoo facility. His father died be used for purposes not possible facility in Texas where he’ll con- ancestors of escaped domesticat- much we’re warming the planet,” in 1998. at the time,” said Oliver Ryder, tinue to live with his mother for ed horses. Dello said. PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 WORLD To ease tension, Kyrgyzstan’s president quits

Associated Press week have reopened. In an effort to stem the unrest, MOSCOW — Kyrgyzstan Pres- Jeenbekov on Wednesday en- ident Sooronbai Jeenbekov an- dorsed the appointment of Sadyr nounced his resignation Thursday Zhaparov, a former lawmaker in a bid to end the turmoil that has who was freed from jail by dem- engulfed the Central Asian nation onstrators last week, as the coun- after a disputed parliamentary try’s new prime minister and election. Zhaparov’s new Cabinet. Jeenbekov, who has faced calls Zhaparov promised his sup- to step down from protesters porters to push for Jeenbekov’s and political opponents, said in a resignation and held talks with WASON WANICHAKORN/AP statement released by his office the president that holding onto power wasn’t Police push back a pro-democracy protester as they gather in the business district in Bangkok, Thailand, hours after on Thursday . “worth the integrity of our coun- Jeenbekov try and harmony in society.” signed off on “For me, peace in Kyrgyzstan, his appoint- the country’s integrity, the unity ment. After of our people and the calm in the the talks, Thailand declares emergency society are above all else,” Jeen- Jeenbekov bekov said. said he Kyrgyzstan, a country of 6.5 would stay in after unprecedented protest million people located on the bor- the job until der with China, was plunged into the political Associated Press Despite a new ban against and a pillar of Thai identity. King chaos following an Oct. 4 vote that Jeenbekov situation in large public gatherings, as many Maha Vajiralongkorn and other election officials say was swept Kyrgyzstan stabilizes. BANGKOK — Thailand’s gov- as 1,000 people answered pro- key members of the royal family by pro-government parties. The But hundreds of Zhaparov’s ernment declared a strict new test leaders’ calls to rally again are protected by a lese majeste opposition said the election was supporters rallied in the capital state of emergency for the capital in another area of the city later law that has regularly been used tainted by vote-buying and other Wednesday, demanding the presi- on Thursday, a day after a stu- Thursday. to silence critics who risk up to 15 irregularities. dent’s resignation and threatening dent-led protest against the coun- The text of the emergency years in prison if deemed to have Protesters then took over gov- to storm his residence. Zhaparov try’s traditional establishment ernment buildings, looting some declaration said it was needed insulted the institution. promised on Wednesday he would saw an extraordinary moment in offices, and the Central Election because “certain groups of per- The protest — held on the an- meet with the president again on which demonstrators heckled a Commission nullified the elec- petrators intended to instigate niversary of a 1973 student-led Thursday to convince him to step royal motorcade. tion. Opposition then announced an untoward incident and move- uprising against a military dicta- down. After the pre-dawn declara- plans to oust Jeenbekov and form ment in the Bangkok area by torship — was complicated by the Jeenbekov said in his statement tion, riot police moved in to clear a new government. way of various methods and via presence of royalist counter pro- that the situation in Bishkek “re- out demonstrators who after a Jeenbekov kept a low profile in day of rallies and confrontation different channels, including testers who had gathered both to the first few days after the vote, mains tense” despite the fact that causing obstruction to the royal show support for the government the new Cabinet was appointed had gathered outside Prime Min- using the infighting among pro- ister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s office motorcade.” and to greet the royal family as the day before, and that he doesn’t test leaders to dig in. He intro- to push their demands, which The protest Wednesday in they traveled to and from a reli- want to escalate these tensions. duced a state of emergency in the include the former general’s step- Bangkok’s historic district, not far gious ceremony in the area. capital, Bishkek, which was en- “On one side, there are the ping down, constitutional changes from glittering temples and royal That led to a moment captured dorsed Tuesday by parliament. protesters, on the other — law and reform of the monarchy. palaces, was the third major gath- in photos and video that circu- Authorities deployed troops to enforcement. Military personnel Several top leaders of the pro- ering by student-led activists who lated widely on social media in Bishkek over the weekend and and law enforcement services are test movement were taken into have been pushing the boundar- which what appeared to be pro- introduced the curfew. The move obligated to use weapons to pro- custody, with one later declaring ies of what is considered accept- testers gestured and shouted just eased tensions in the city, where tect the State Residence. In this on his Facebook page that he had able — and legal — language by feet from the royal motorcade. residents feared looting that ac- case, blood will be shed, it is in- been denied access to a lawyer publicly questioning the role of Such actions are unprecedented companied previous uprisings evitable,“ Jeenbekov’s statement and was being forced onto a heli- Thailand’s monarchy in the na- in Thailand, where those waiting and began forming vigilante said. “I don’t want to go down in copter and taken to a city in the tion’s power structure. for a royal motorcade regularly groups to protect property. Stores history as a president who shot at country’s north. Police said they Thailand’s royal family has sit on the ground or prostrate and banks that were closed last his own citizens and shed blood.” had made 22 arrests. long been considered sacrosanct themselves. Turkey says Greece failed to fulfill promises, vows response

Associated Press search vessel. ing Greek officials of engaging in a series drills in the Aegean Sea on Turkey’s main Those tensions had flared up over the of “provocations” despite efforts to revive national holiday. ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President summer, prompting a military buildup, the so-called exploratory talks between During his speech, Erdogan also rebuffed Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday ac- bellicose rhetoric and fears of a confronta- the neighbors that were aimed at resolving cused Greece and Cyprus of failing to ful- international criticism over Turkey’s move tion between the two NATO members and disputes and were last held in 2016. to open the beachfront of Cyprus’ fenced- fill “promises” made during negotiations historic regional rivals. Heiko Maas, the foreign minister of within the European Union and NATO and off suburb of Varosha in divided Cyprus’ “Our Oruc Reis has returned to its duty Germany, which has been mediating be- breakaway Turkish Cypriot north. said his country would continue to give in the Mediterranean,” Erdogan told leg- tween Athens and Ankara in a bid to ease “The fenced-off Varosha region belongs them “the response they deserve.” islators of his ruling party in a speech the tensions, criticized Turkey on Tuesday to the Turks of northern Cyprus. This Erdogan’s comments came days after in parliament. “We will continue to give for taking “unilateral steps” in the eastern Ankara redeployed its search vessel, Oruc the response they deserve on the field, to Mediterranean which he said were under- should be known as such,” he said. Reis, for a new energy exploration mission Greece and the Greek Cypriot adminis- cutting efforts to deescalate tensions. The Varosha remained off-limits and in Turk- in disputed waters in the eastern Mediter- tration who have not kept their promises U.S. State Department issued a statement ish military control after its Greek Cypriot ranean, reigniting tensions with Greece during talks within the EU and NATO deploring Turkey’s move. residents fled before advancing troops in and Cyprus over sea boundaries and ex- platforms.” Ankara says the Oruc Reis was rede- 1974 when Turkey invaded and sliced the ploration rights. Turkish media reports He didn’t spell out what the promises ployed following provocative acts by Ath- island along ethnic lines after a coup by said two navy frigates are shadowing the were but Turkish officials have been accus- ens, including a decision to hold military supporters of union with Greece. Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD Deaths of Syrian mercenaries put light on conflict

BY KAREEM FAHIM, emboldened Azerbaijan, situating ISABELLE KHURSHUDYAN Turkey at the center of the con- AND ZAKARIA ZAKARIA flict and giving Ankara standing, The Washington Post it hopes, to weigh in on any peace settlement. ISTANBUL — Families gath- The civilian death toll has risen ered around a refrigerated truck as cities and towns in and around at a Syrian-Turkish border post, Nagorno-Karabakh, an ethnic waiting earlier this month for the Armenian enclave in Azerbai- drivers to dispense their awful jani territory, are pummeled with cargo: the bodies of 52 Syrian growing frequency by weapons men, killed in a war 600 miles acquired from a diverse cast of away. suppliers, including Turkey, Rus- The dead were mercenaries, sia and Israel. U.N. High Com- /AP recruited by Turkish-backed mi- missioner for Human Rights ISMAIL COSKUN, IHA litias in Syria to fight on behalf of Michelle Bachelet, in a statement Azerbaijan against Armenia, rela- Azerbaijani soldiers and firefighters search for survivors after rocket fire the night before by Armenian Friday, cited reports that at least tives said. They were deployed as forces in a residential area in Ganja, Azerbaijan’s second-largest city, near the border with Armenia. 53 civilians had been killed since shock troops, to claw back scraps fighting erupted last month, in- of territory in the contested Nago- Oct. 5 statement saying that the has brought over Syrian fighters Syrians traveling with Najjar’s cluding children. rno-Karabakh enclave. “disproportionate nature of such allied with Assad. company who had international Journalists in Azerbaijani “They went to break the bor- attacks” constitutes an “unac- Turkish officials have por- phone lines. The cousin spoke ders,” said a cousin of Mahmoud territory on the edge of Nago- ceptable threat to the stability of trayed their country’s sprawl- on the condition of anonymity to Najjar, 38, a Syrian fighter whose rno-Karabakh have reported on the region.” ing foreign engagements — in avoid angering the mercenaries’ body in the cold truck was marked rocket and artillery attacks on at On Friday, Russia’s Foreign northern Iraq, Syria, Libya and recruiters in Syria. with the number 12. least three towns. Azerbaijan’s Ministry hosted cease-fire talks Azerbaijan — as part of Turkey’s Najjar, who once worked in The deaths of Syrian fighters assault on Stepanakert, the capi- between Azerbaijan and Arme- zealous promotion of its security a textile factory in Aleppo, had have raised alarms about how tal of Nagorno-Karabakh, has nia, aimed at winning at least a and energy interests. Erdogan’s more recently been employed this decades-old conflict could included the use of cluster muni- brief respite from the fighting critics, however, say there is also as a security guard for the local now rapidly worsen as it draws in tions manufactured by Israel, ac- and allowing the warring parties an attempt to distract from his court in Marea, in northern outside powers like Turkey and cording to a report last week by to exchange prisoners and the government’s domestic vulner- Syria. With two children and its rival Russia and potentially researchers at Amnesty Interna- bodies of the dead. A truce began abilities, including a plummeting struggling to make ends meet, he destabilizes neighbors like Iran tional, who examined footage of on Saturday, but a day later, Ar- economy, and shore up domestic noticed when other young Syrian and Georgia. the munitions. menia and Azerbaijan were ac- support among his nationalist men, recruited by Turkey to fight Turkey has denied sending Syr- The group, responding to cusing each other of violating it allies. in Libya, came home flush with ian fighters to aid Azerbaijan, its claims early in the fighting that amid reports of fresh attacks. Russia has walked a fine dip- cash. When Najjar’s 18-year-old longtime ally. But relatives of two Armenia had directed rocket fire Ibrahim Kalin, an adviser to lomatic line between Azerbaijan nephew offered him the oppor- fighters — Najjar and his nephew at the Azerbaijani city of Ganja, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip and Armenia, selling arms to both tunity to fight in Azerbaijan for — said in interviews that monthly said it had confirmed Armenia’s Erdogan, voiced doubts that a for years. Armenia, which spends $2,000 a month, he jumped at the salaries were promised by the use of a Russian rocket artillery pause in the fighting would be a about a quarter as much as Azer- chance, his cousin said. Turkish-supported militias and system but was unable to deter- prelude to an armistice. “Yes to a baijan on defense, also stands to “Money is the only reason,” that the fighters flew to Azerbai- mine what had been targeted. cease-fire, but a cease-fire must benefit from Russia’s protection the cousin said. “Who wants to go jan from southern Turkey. Azerbaijan said Sunday that a be sustainable,” he said in an in- under the Collective Security to Azerbaijan? Who even knows In recent months, Turkey subsequent attack on Ganja had terview with the Al Jazeera news Treaty Organization, a Russian- where Azerbaijan is?” has sought to project its mili- killed nine civilians. Armenia’s channel. “The only way to make it led military alliance among six Najjar, his nephew and dozens sustainable is to talk about Arme- former Soviet states that does not tary might across much of its Defense Ministry called the of their comrades seemed unpre- nia’s occupation of [Azerbaijani] include Azerbaijan. neighborhood with new vigor. claim “absolutely false” and ac- pared for what was to come. lands.” President Vladimir Putin’s gov- Turkey’s enthusiastic backing of cused Azerbaijani forces of shell- They flew out of southern Tur- The conflict in Nagorno-Kara- ernment has given mixed signals the Azerbaijani war effort — and ing Nagorno-Karabakh. key, the cousin said. On their first bakh has smoldered since the late about whether it will intervene, provision of military assistance, The United States, along with day in Azerbaijan, they were 1980s, when Armenia and Azer- saying that Russia would fulfill including armed drones — has France and Russia, released an given uniforms with light green baijan were both republics of the its treaty obligations to defend Soviet Union. The enclave’s eth- Armenia proper but that its ob- shades of camouflage. nic Armenian population sought ligations did not extend to fight- The next day, they were sent to to unite with Armenia and de- ing in the Nagorno-Karabakh the front. “The area was heavily clared independence from Azer- territory. fortified by Armenians,” the cous- baijan. War broke out after the Moscow’s strongest words so in said. The Syrian mercenaries Soviet Union collapsed, killing up far have been to condemn Azer- were largely on their own in an to 30,000 people before a cease- baijan’s use of Syrian mercenar- unfamiliar place, surrounded by fire was declared in 1994. ies. Russia’s foreign intelligence languages, history and grievanc- The conflict has erupted sever- chief, Sergei Naryshkin, warned es they did not understand. They al times since, including in 2016 last week that the region could were accompanied by three Azer- and in July. The latest fighting, become a launchpad for Islamist baijani guides. which began Sept. 27, represents militants to enter Russia. They spent nine hours walking the worst flare-up in decades. A Turkish official denied that up a mountain, the cousin said. The deployment of Syrian mer- Syrian fighters had been recruit- Najjar was sent to clear a building cenaries has repeated a pattern ed by Turkey or traveled from its but was killed by a sniper’s bullet from Libya, where Turkey and territory. that tore off the top of his head, Russia are fighting on opposite The Syrian mercenaries, according to the cousin, who pro- sides of the civil war. Most of the recruited from various Turk- vided a picture of Najjar’s body Syrian fighters in Libya have ish-backed militias, have given to The Washington Post on the been hired by Turkey, which detailed accounts from the front condition that it not be published. sponsors militias inside Syria op- lines that portray a grinding Najjar’s nephew was killed the posed to the government of Syr- battle. same day. AZERBAIJAN’S DEFENSE MINISTRY/AP ian President Bashar Assad. A Mahmoud Najjar’s cousin The bodies sat overnight where Azerbaijani solders walk in a formation on a road during a military Kremlin-backed security firm said he and his family received they fell because it was too dan- conflict in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh on Oct. 9. operating in Libya, for its part, updates on the fighting from gerous to retrieve them. PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 WORLD 7 nations join US, ink pact on behavior norms in space

The Washington Post NASA announced Tuesday that seven nations have joined the Probe makes 1st Venus United States in signing the Arte- mis Accords, a series of bilateral agreements that would establish fly-by on way to Mercury rules for the peaceful use of outer space and govern behavior on the Associated Press lion mission as one of its most challenging yet. Mercury’s surface of the moon. BERLIN — A spacecraft extreme temperatures, the The rules would allow private bound for Mercury swung companies to extract lunar re- intense gravity pull of the sun by Venus on Thursday, using sources, create safety zones to and blistering solar radiation Earth’s neighbor to adjust its prevent conflict and ensure that make for hellish conditions. course on the way to the solar countries act transparently about BepiColombo will make one system’s smallest and inner- their plans in space and share more fly-by of Venus and six most planet. their scientific discoveries. of Mercury itself to slow down In an interview ahead of the Launched almost two years before its arrival in 2025. Once announcement, NASA adminis- ago, the European-Japanese there, the spacecraft will split trator Jim Bridenstine said the probe BepiColombo took a in two, releasing a European accords are “intended to create black-and-white snapshot of orbiter nicknamed Bepi that norms of behavior that all coun- Venus from a distance of 10,560 will swoop into Mercury’s tries can agree to so that we can miles , with some of its own in- inner orbit while Mio, built by keep peace and prosperity mov- struments in the frame. the Japan Aerospace Explora- ing forward in space and avoid The fly-by is the second of tion Agency, gathers data from any kind of confusion or ambigu- nine so-called planetary grav- a greater distance. ity that can result in conflict.” ity assists that the spacecraft Both probes are designed to He said the accords, first an- needs for its seven-year trip cope with temperatures vary- nounced in May, would build on to Mercury. The first, around ing from 806 degrees Fahr- the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, Earth, took place in April. enheit on the side facing the which bans the use of nuclear The European Space Agen- sun, and -292 F in Mercury’s weapons in space and prohibits cy has described the ($1.5 bil- shadow . nations from laying sovereign ROSCOSMOS SPACE AGENCY/AP claim to the moon or other celes- The Soyuz-2.1a rocket booster with Soyuz MS-17 space ship tial bodies. United Arab Emirates and Italy. Dmitry Rogozin, the head of carrying a new crew to the International Space Station blasts off “There is nothing in the Arte- Signing the accords would also the Russian space agency Ros- at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, on mis Accords that isn’t enshrined be a requirement for any nation cosmos, previously compared the Wednesday. The trio of space travelers used a fast-track maneuver in the Outer Space Treaty,” wishing to partner with the U.S. accords to an invasion that would for the first time, reaching the orbiting outpost in just three hours. Bridenstine said. “It’s a forcing function to get nations to comply in its Artemis program to return lead to another “Iraq or Afghani- with the Outer Space Treaty.” astronauts to the surface of the stan.” He said Monday that Rus- The nations that signed are moon. But not all nations have sia was not likely to participate in the United Kingdom, Australia, reacted favorably to the agree- NASA’s moon mission, which he Canada, Japan, Luxembourg, the ments, or the lunar plan. said was “too U.S.-centric.”

Sweden seeks to up defense budget , cites Russia

Associated Press can start with assaults on impor- gross domestic product. tant civilian and military targets, It wasn’t clear when a vote STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s left- sabotage and “liquidation of key on the plan could be held in the leaning government on Thursday people.“ The whole territory “will Swedish parliament. proposed a 40% increase for its be affected by intensive combat Hultquist said that if approved, defense budget from 2021-2025 activities with major consequenc- Sweden will have a third army with the defense minister say- es locally and regionally,” it said. brigade, equipped with artillery ing the move came because the Sweden’s Social Democrat- and several local defense battal- region’s security policy situation Green Party minority govern- ions. In addition, the number of “has deteriorated over time” as “a ment said it has the backing of conscripts will increase. consequence of Russia’s actions.” the two smaller opposition groups In December 2017, Sweden “It is the largest increase in — the Center Party and the Lib- decided to establish the nation’s defense capability in 70 years,” erals. The defense bill included first new military regiment since Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist increased expenditures of $3.1 World War II — a unit of 350 sol- told a news conference. “An billion , or up to 40% compared to diers based on the strategically armed attack on Sweden can’t be the previous deal. important Baltic Sea island of ruled out.” The defense expenditures of Gotland. The permanent unit The government’s proposal Sweden, which isn’t a NATO was deployed during 2018 to the said that if an attack happens, it member, is currently 1.1% of island’s main town, Visby. Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Woman who lied about cancer must repay $27K

PROVIDENCE — A RI Rhode Island woman who received nearly $27,000 in donations to pay for medical treatment after falsely telling family and friends she had can- cer has avoided prison but must repay the money, prosecutors said Tuesday. Alicia Pierini, 39, of Woon- socket, went so far as to shave her head and eyebrows to make it appear as if she was sick, accord- ing to a statement from the office of state Attorney General Peter Neronha. Pierini pleaded no contest last week to obtaining money under false pretenses. She received a 10-year suspended sentence and was ordered to pay restitution. Almost $11,000 came from family and friends in the form of direct contributions, and about $16,000 came from an online crowdfunding campaign, author- ities said . Bail doubled for woman in abandoned-baby case

NEW HAVEN — A CT Connecticut woman charged with abandoning an 8- month-old girl in a trash bin cried during a court hearing Tuesday, as authorities continued to inves- tigate who was responsible for burns to the baby’s hands. The girl was found alive in a bin outside a New Haven apartment RICHARD TSONG-TAATARII, (MINNEAPOLIS) STAR TRIBUNE/AP complex on Monday and taken to Yale New Haven Children’s Hos- pital, where she was reported in Not skipping the fun stuff stable condition. Police arrested Andiana Velez, At Hidden Falls Regional Park in St. Paul, Minn., Carrie Sorenson showed her son Will, 3, the joys of skipping stones or simply dropping 24, of Hamden, and said they be- them in the Mississippi River on Monday . With warm days vanishing, “you have to be outside as much as possible,” Sorenson said. lieved she was the girl’s babysit- ter. Velez was charged with risk of Camp Hill is about 20 miles THE CENSUS said in a tweet that officers re- of injury to a child, second-degree northwest of Auburn. sponded to a disturbance call assault and reckless endanger- The amount of money authorities say was lost in a around 5 p.m. Sunday, after the ment. The assault charge, author- Attempt to smoke out fraud scheme in which retired Arizona Department of game ended. A victim and wit- ities said, was filed because Velez nesses told officers that a person, stabbed the baby’s 21-year-old animal destroyed church Public Safety trooper Frederick Arias, 54, is involved. $9M FBI officials in Phoenix said Tuesday that a reward of upset over the result of the Chiefs’ mother, whose condition was not 40-32 loss to the Raiders, pointed GREEN MOUNTAIN up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading disclosed. a gun. — A rural church in east- to Arias’ arrest. They said that between December 2015 and October of 2017, Velez was detained on $250,000 IA “A physical fight then ensued central Iowa has been destroyed Arias allegedly told investors that The Joseph Project was a safe and secure invest- bail, which was increased to as one of the witnesses attempted in a fire sparked by an attempt to ment with guaranteed profits. But Arias allegedly withdrew funds to pay personal $500,000 by a state judge during to disarm the suspect,” police smoke out a wild animal that had expenses and wired funds overseas. Arias is said to have ties to Canada, Norway, Tuesday’s arraignment . said. “The suspect then fled the gotten inside, firefighters said. Australia, the Czech Republic and the Dominican Republic. scene.” Fire crews were called to the Student elected mayor Police recovered the gun on the Chapel United Methodist Church scene and notified detectives. of town near college near Green Mountain around and has set monthly visitation offenses. 3:30 p.m. Monday, Des Moines records in June, July and August The woman told investigators CAMP HILL — The station WHO-TV reported. Inves- of this year. The result has been she was driving around 10:30 Historic hotel moved AL new mayor of an Ala- tigators said someone tried to get congested roadways, overflowing p.m. on Sept. 3 when she saw through streets of city bama town faces a couple of un- rid of an animal that had gotten parking lots, trampled vegetation, blue lights flashing behind her usual challenges: namely, going inside the church using a smoke and long lines. and pulled over. She told police WEST PALM BEACH to class and doing his homework. bomb, which started the fire. Of- Those interested in help- a male approached from an un- — A historic hotel and Auburn University student FL ficials did not indicate what kind ing can register for a work- marked car and threw what is boarding house had to be parked Messiah Williams-Cole defeated of animal had gotten inside. shop or find more information suspected to be ammonia in her overnight on a South Florida an incumbent to be elected mayor It took seven fire crews and at: https://parkplanning.nps. face. The man tried to “forcibly street during a move because of of Camp Hill, Ala., last week. Be- several hours to fully extinguish gov/grsmves-survey. remove” her from the car, but the delays with its relocation. sides operating the town of about the blaze, fire officials said. The woman fought back and the man Traffic had to be blocked off 950 people, he’s getting ready to church was first established in went back to his car and left, the overnight Sunday on a street in graduate next May with a degree Police: Man posed as 1867, the station reported. release said. West Palm Beach, and some light in interdisciplinary studies. officer, attacked woman The 21-year-old led Mayor posts were temporarily removed Ezell Woodyard-Smith by a mar- Smokies seeks public’s COLUMBIA — A man Police: Man upset about to accommodate the relocation gin of 259-156 in last Tuesday’s help with congestion KY impersonating an offi- game result pointed gun of the almost-century-old The runoff election. The mayor-elect cer attempted to forcibly remove Edgewater. The 4,900-square- told news outlets he’s excited GATLINBURG — The a woman from her car after sig- KANSAS CITY — A foot hotel was moved about 1.5 more than anything and also a TN Great Smoky Moun- naling for her to pull over, Ken- KS Kansas City Chiefs miles to a historic district of West little overwhelmed to win the tains National Park is turning tucky State Police said. fan who was upset about the Palm Beach after a new owner of position. to the public for ideas on how to State police arrested George team’s loss to the Las Vegas Raid- the property decided its former Williams-Cole is a Camp Hill reduce congestion at some of its Barton, 47, on Sunday, more than ers pointed a gun at a victim in location would be the site of a new native, and he says he’ll work out most popular spots. a month after the incident near a neighborhood about 10 miles parking lot. The Edgewater will a detailed scheduled to allow him The park on the Tennessee- Columbia. He is charged with as- away from Arrowhead Stadium, be used as a bed-and-breakfast to both complete his classwork North Carolina border saw a re- sault, impersonating an officer, authorities say. inn in its new location. and serve as mayor . The town cord 12.5 million visitors in 2019 terroristic threatening and other Police in Kansas City, Kan., From wire reports Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 17

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Radha Blank boldly marks her late arrival as an auteur with her heavily autobiographical film debut, ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’ Q&A, Page 20 Review, Page 21

Video games— 19 Movies — 20-22 Travel — 23-29 TV — 34-35 Crossword — 38 PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 WEEKEND: GADGETS & TECH GADGET WATCH One battery to power them all

BY GREGG ELLMAN An integrated fast charging Tribune News Service Apple Lightning cable means you’ll always have the cable It’s amazing how much por- with you, assuming you have the table power is needed today, and battery. The side of the battery Mophie is an industry leader has a thin magnetic compart- when it comes to putting more ment door, which snaps open to than enough into the Powersta- reveal the cable. When charging tion line of pocket-sized devices. is complete, put the cable back in Inside the Mophie powersta- for safekeeping. tion PD ($59.95) is 6,700mAh The third changing option is a of rechargeable power, for up to built-in standard USB-A 23 hours of the extended life of port. With your cable, a smartphone, tablet or virtually any por- any USB-A or USB-C table gadget can be device. The fast-charg- charged. ing Powerstation PD is Both the built with an 18-watt Powersta- USB-C PD fast tion PD and charge. This Plus XL produces have four /AP a charge NG HAN GUAN LEDs on the and re- side to show Visitors walk past a 5G sign at the China Beijing International High Tech Expo Sept. 17 in Beijing, charges up China. 5G is a network upgrade that promises faster speeds, less lag and more device connectivity. to 2.5 times the charging faster. status and how much Priority and charg- power is left in the bat- ing are a great feature, tery before it needs an permitting the power- AC charge. Wireless with speed, risk station PD portable Last month, Mophie battery to charge announced a global while a de- partnership with TUMI for a co-branded product vice is also FOCAL/TNS connected lineup, featuring fi ve premium Benefi ts, side effects of 5G network upgrade still uncertain for charg- Focal Sphear technology products designed to ing. Power Wireless Earbuds keep travelers’ devices powered BY MAE ANDERSON AND TALI ARBEL greatest label on their networks, and this time is is sent fi rst throughout their journeys. Associated Press no different. AT&T has already applied the name to the device and then the bat- Online: zagg.com 5G on a service that’s not really 5G. tery is recharged. much-hyped network upgrade called Once the network is ready, you’ll need a 5G- With dual USB ports, two de- Focal Sphear Wireless earbuds “5G” means different things to different enabled phone to connect to it. Android versions vices can be charged simultane- are exactly as advertised with people. have been out for a while, and on Tuesday Apple ously; the USB-C port provides strong sound quality and com- A To industry proponents, it’s the next launched its fi rst 5G iPhone. But you can keep up to 18 watts of power, while the fort. huge innovation in wireless internet. To the U.S. using 4G phones. They just won’t connect to 5G USB-A outputs 12 watts. They are designed with a pair government, it’s the backbone technology of a speeds where those are available. Mophie’s Powerstation Plus of equalizer modes: neutral, stay- future that America will wrestle with China to XL wireless ($59.95) is built for ing true to the original artistic control. To many average people, it’s simply a What can 5G do? more than a full day of charg- work, and loudness for adapting mystery. There’s a considerable amount of hype over the ing. Inside is the 8,000mAh to noisy environments or listen- What, exactly, is 5G wireless — and will you promise of 5G. Industry groups say it will pro- rechargeable battery, which ing to low volumes. even notice when it comes online? mote smart cities by connecting sensor networks according to Mophie produces The sound comes from an What is 5G? that could manage traffi c and quickly identify up to 42 extra hours for iPhone Electrodynamic sandwich streetlight outages. 5G could connect self-driving Xs, up to 11 extra hours for iPad diaphragm on the outside of the 5G is a new technical standard for wireless cars and fuel new applications in virtual and aug- mini 5 and up to seven extra earbud. The earbuds themselves networks — the fi fth, naturally — that promises mented reality. Its high-speed connections could hours for iPad Pro. are small and include three pairs faster speeds; less lag, or “latency,” when con- enable better remote surgery and other telemedi- There are several ways to get of ear-tip size options, each made necting to the network; and the ability to connect cine, help companies automate their factories and the power out of the battery, of silicone and memory foam to many devices to the internet without bogging offer businesses dedicated high-speed internet and the Powerstation Plus XL ensure a perfect fi t. it down. 5G networks will ideally be better able has three options for charging Comfort comes from the to handle more users, lots of sensors and heavy lanes. “5G speeds, and ever-faster home broadband, multiple devices at once. All spherical lightweight design, traffi c. this is built into a 2.83-by-5.89- which encourages long listening Before we can all use it, wireless companies will mean that existing applications will get richer, and also that new applications will emerge by-0.75-inch, ½-pound battery with no discomfort. A light- and phone makers have to upgrade. Phones need with a high-gloss top surface and weight in-line three-button re- new chips and radio antennas to work with the — new Flickrs, YouTubes or Snapchats. We don’t know what yet,” Benedict Evans, a partner at metallic perimeter. mote controls volume, modes and new network. More and more smartphones Silicon Valley venture capital fi rm Andreessen music selections along with an Wireless companies have been getting ready. and earbuds are Qi-enabled, Horowitz, wrote in a 2019 blog post. eight-hour rechargeable battery. They’ve been revamping their network equip- allowing wireless charging. With The most immediate impact on consumers is An Omnidirectional microphone ment, buying up chunks of radio spectrum for this battery, all that’s needed for far smaller. There will be faster download speeds works great for hands-free calls. carrying 5G signals, and installing new 5G anten- charging is to place the device for movies and other video. Thelander says your Online: focal.com, $124.27, in nas on cellphone towers, utility poles and street- on the battery’s charging surface black, blue, olive and purple lights. Wireless providers will invest $275 billion phone’s internet will work better in crowded loca- and push the start button. in 5G-related networks in the U.S., according to tions such as stadiums. CTIA, an industry trade group. What are the security concerns? When will it be available? The 5G network is one front in rising tensions A true U.S. mobile rollout began in 2019, but between the U.S. and China. The U.S. government signifi cantly faster networks are still sparse. It is rooting out Chinese telecom technology in com- will take a few years to go national, and even then munications networks due to security concerns, more rural areas of the country will not be cov- and has pressed other countries to ban Huawei, ered in the “millimeter wave” frequencies that a Chinese telecom company, from 5G network promise the highest data speeds and capacities, buildouts. said Michael Thelander, CEO of wireless consul- U.S. offi cials have suspected for years that the tancy Signals Research Group. Chinese government could use Huawei network Beware of confusion, though. Wireless carriers equipment to help it spy. Huawei has rejected have a history of rushing to slap the latest-and- such accusations.

ZAGG/TNS ON THE COVER: Radha Blank wrote, directed and stars in the movie “The Forty-Year-Old Version.” Mophie’s Powerstation Plus XL wireless is built for more than a full Netflix day of charging. It can also charge multiple devices at once. Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 WEEKEND: VIDEO GAMES

Beautiful and whimsical Challenging puzzler Creaks will charm fantasy fans

BY CHRISTOPHER BYRD vault over or push back and forth (as long as the Special to The Washington Post dresser remains in the light). A number of puzzles throughout the game require you to fi gure out here is a world behind your bedroom how to use a light to turn an adversary into a sta- walls waiting to be discovered — a place tionary object that can be jumped over or pushed of strange sights and dangers. That’s the onto panel switches. Tpremise of Creaks, a lusciously animated After the introductory puzzles, things take a game that takes one of the great primordial fears stranger turn when the man spies, through a hole of childhood and runs with it. in the fl oor, a rather regal-looking anthropomor- Created by The Czech studio Amanita Design, phic bird lounging on a couch in a frock coat read- who built their reputation on point-and-click ing. As the fashionably dressed fowl luxuriates in games such as the beguiling Samorost 3, Creaks his book, a gigantic paw with sharp claws reaches is a platformer fi lled to the from outside the building and swipes away the brim with intricate puzzles. wall behind the feathered creature, exposing the It opens with a young room to air. Although his couch is dangling over man dressed in a collared the newly formed precipice, the bird is blithe to shirt and sleeveless sweater the danger until a split second before it teeters seated at his desk and over the edge, causing him to hop off. Pondering absorbed in reading. He is the situation with expressive gestures, the feath- distracted from his studies ered creature strikes on an idea and disappears when the overhead light in down a nearby ladder. his studio begins to fl icker. Eventually the young man comes to realize that After adjusting it, the light the bird has decided to look for a book that can burns out, the room briefl y help bring the monster to heel. Thus, he comes shakes and a window shade to ally himself with others he meets in the world falls down. Then, on the far side of the room op- who band together to try to take on the monster. posite the desk, a section of wallpaper unravels to As the man journeys deeper into the structure, reveal a small door low to the ground. the puzzles grow more involved as he comes into Understandably curious, the bookish gent contact with other kinds of adversaries, which opens the door and peers into the dark narrow include one-eyed purple creatures that walk on space behind it before he stands back up, fetches long, stalky legs and spikey-haired shadowy crea- a fl ashlight from his closet and crawls through tures that imitate the protagonist’s movements. the space. A short distance later, he sees a ladder As with the mechanical dogs, he must fi gure out that plunges down into the unknown. Before he how to position them onto panel switches or other- can decide what to do, another tremor shakes the wise get them out of his way. area. Losing his balance, the man falls forward Sprinkled between the puzzles are a number of and grabs the ladder. On his descent, he passes by interactive paintings that operate like old-fash- stalactites before emerging into an enormously ioned, key-turned music boxes. cavernous area in the center of which stands a I didn’t relish trying to speed through Creaks byzantine structure that looks like a jumble of in- because I found a number of the puzzles fairly terconnected towers designed by a mad architect. challenging. Trying to tackle one after another Hopping off the ladder onto the structure’s without a break made me feel like my brain was upper fl oors, the man fi nds himself in an area melting. By the second half of the game, I had that looks like a sprawling multi-leveled closet. consulted a fair amount of YouTube. Watching Propped on or near the walls behind him are a someone else speed through the solutions cer- variety of knickknacks: bicycle wheels, crockery, tainly did not dampen my appreciation, though. clothes hung up on lines, etc. Moving further Oddly, it enhanced it as I was able to bask in down, he runs into the fi rst of the game’s many me- Creaks’ imaginative atmosphere without fretting chanical dogs that will chase and violently pounce over my slow progression. on him if caught, resulting in a quick restart. Creaks is a charming game that should appeal to anyone who nurses an appreciation for anima- Amanita Design photos The fi rst set of puzzles you’ll encounter will have you manipulating overhead lights to move tion and the fantastical. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, players slowly descend the canines around. The dogs will try to avoid Platforms: iOS, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture having beams of light fall on them because it Nintendo Switch monsters in the puzzle-adventure game Creaks. turns them into dressers, which the man can Online: amanita-design.net/games/creaks.html PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 WEEKEND: MOVIES Radha Blank wrote, directed and stars in ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version,’ about a down-on-her-luck Harlem playwright who fi nds inspiration by reinventing herself as a rapper at 40

BY JAKE COYLE Is your protagonist you? 15 years ago.” And I go, Associated Press It’s me, but a heightened version. “Nope! V-E-R-S-I-O-N.” But She is who I wish I could be all the also trying to stay in the spirit f Radha Blank had a tagline for time. She tells it like it is. What we of Judd Apatow, Black protago- her fi lm, “The Forty-Year-Old have in common is how we use rejec- nists are quirky and awkward Version,” it would be: “You don’t tion to fuel an idea. My character, the and can’t fi gure things out and Iage out of your passion.” idea of her becoming a rapper is a are having identity crises at 40. I Blank wrote, directed and stars joke until she starts rhyming. And for would hope one day my fi lms can in her debut fi lm, a heavily auto- me, when I fi rst decided I wanted to be in the canon of his storytelling. I biographical tale, shot in black- shoot this in black and white. Every- lived in L.A. for about three years, and-white and on 35mm, about a one was like, why would you do that? and even though I look like I might middle-aged playwright in Harlem It’s a matter of trusting your impulses. have blended into the cool arts scene, struggling to fulfi ll her career’s ear- How does it feel to be making I always felt like Larry David. There lier promise. Faced with unappeal- your fi lmmaking debut at this stage are people who look like me who have ing options, like a Harriet Tubman in your life? those odd moments where there are INVISION/AP musical put on by white producers, “Auteurs” are reserved for older clashes of culture right in she turns to an old passion, hip-hop, fi lmmakers. And groundbreaking, front of them. and begins performing as Radha- fresh fi lms seems to be associated MUSprime. The fi lm made its lauded premiere with young fi lmmakers. I’m some- at the Sundance Film Festival where where in the middle. I’ve been telling Blank won a directing prize and Net- and crafting stories for over 20 years. fl ix acquired it. When it came time to make the fi lm, Blank, who has written for the I knew exactly what it is I wanted Spike Lee series “She’s Gotta Have to say. For people who know me and It” and “Empire,” fi rst began the know my work, it was just a matter project as a web series that would of time before I got here. It’s kind of have culminated in a mix tape. The this idea that we never stop learning death of her mother derailed the se- about who you are. You can have ries, and Blank realized “The Forty- revelations about yourself and what Year-Old Version” needed a bigger you should be doing at any age. canvas. Lena Waithe (“Master of And that includes rapping for None,” “Queen & Slim”) came aboard you. But you bring a different as a producer. perspective to hip-hop. In an interview , Blank — a proud It’s all of the bravado of hip- New Yorker who, like her character, hop, but it’s from a person struggled to get her plays mounted whose body is changing. before rapping under a pseudonym There’s some hot fl ashes in — talked about her delayed but inevi- there. AARP is sending me table arrival. (expletive) in the mail. Associated Press: What com- I know a lot of people pelled you to start writing this? who feel that way; I just Blank: I was fi red from a fi lm job. don’t see it refl ected This is, like, before I was writing for in mainstream culture. TV. I got a job. Someone had seen a Especially with hip- play of mine and they hired me to hop. I love this culture. adapt a book. And I got fi red off the I am the same age job. And I was kind of devastated as hip-hop culture. and felt a little powerless and just Some of the culture decided, you know what? (Expletive) is over-sexualized and it. I’m going to make a web series so over-saturated and so that I’m in charge. No one can fi re loud. That’s part of why I me. About two weeks before we were wanted to fi lm it in black going to shoot the fi rst two episodes, and white. Black and white my mom passed away and it pretty cools it down. much devastated my life. Like, we How would you describe were, like, Dorothy and Sophia your fi lm’s connection with domestically, as a viewer of “The Judd Apatow’s “The 40-Year- Golden Girls.” We shared the same Old Virgin”? birthday and she’s the person who Honestly, I’m just, like, appropriat- nurtured all these storytelling seeds ing his (expletive). People appropri- in me. I was probably going to quit ate Black culture all the time. I’m anything creative because my biggest like, “Hey, Judd. I’m comin’ for you!” champion and friend was now gone. I think he will have a great sense of I was going to go back to school and humor about it, but I’m totally ap- become a social worker. I’m glad I propriating his (expletive). I love it didn’t. I probably saved children by when I say “Forty-Year-Old Version” not becoming a social worker. and they go, “That movie came out Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 WEEKEND: MOVIE REVIEWS Blank’s debut terrific in ‘Forty-Year-Old Version’

BY LINDSEY BAHR At its heart, “The Forty-Year- Associated Press Old Version” is a wry commen- tary about who gets to make art recociousness can be a and which voices we celebrate, curse if adulthood suc- although you don’t exactly need cesses don’t live up to a study to tell you that Black Pyour assumed potential. women are some of the least And placement on one of those represented voices in fi lmmak- 30-Under-30 lists is just a cruel ing. This is exactly why Blank public reminder of what (proba- chose the title she did. It’s not an bly) should’ve been — especially accident that “The Forty-Year- if you are nearing the end of your Old Version” sounds like another third decade without much to show for it. This is the situation famous movie title. She meant in which a New York playwright to appropriate Judd Apatow’s fi nds herself in “The Forty-Year- “The 40-Year-Old-Virgin,” made Old Version,” a quick-witted and by a fi lmmaker who loves a long lively debut from writer, director, comedy about a protagonist (usu- producer and star Radha Blank. ally a white man) just “fi guring It won her a directing award at it out.” It’s not meant to be mean the Sundance Film Festival and to Apatow or his fi lm and the is now streaming on Netfl ix. specifi c connections end there, Blank plays a semi-fi ctional- but the Apatowian genre is one ized version of herself in this that not many others get to make. beautifully, classically New She even decided that hers would York fi lm, which is shot in crisp be as long as his, which may have black and white. The 30-Under- been her only mistake, but it’s a 30 playwriting award sits in funny gesture nonetheless. her small Harlem apartment We don’t generally bring out taunting her as she goes through Netflix any fanfare for artists who make the motions of her life teaching their fi rst fi lm or play or album drama to rowdy high schoolers Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha fi nds in their 40s or beyond, as though and toiling away at projects that inspiration by reinventing herself as a rapper in “The Forty-Year-Old Version.” it’s any less impressive. In some she knows won’t get made. She’s ways, it’s probably harder. “The getting anxious and desperate to make it, so she pressures her audiences. is fi lled with funny and cringey Forty-Year-Old Version” makes make a mark, and the somewhat agent and friend Archie (Peter Her confl ict over whether to moments as she attempts to fi nd a compelling case for another set recent death of her artist mother Y. Kim) to look for other options. make an inauthentic play the herself and her voice. Blank is an of lists: The 40-Over-40. They has made getting motivated even It lands her an audience with way Whitman would want (more excellent, empathetic and hilari- deserve it just as much, if not more diffi cult. respected producer J. Whit- white people, more about gentri- ous lead, and she’s surrounded more. The play that she’s working on man (Reed Birney), who has the fi cation, more Black stereotypes) herself with an ace supporting is about a Black couple living in money and the connections but or to use her voice elsewhere cast, including Kim, Birney and “The Forty-Year-Old Version” is rated R for pervasive language, sexual con- a gentrifi ed Harlem. The local also only seems to produce Black (she tries rapping about her life) Oswin Benjamin as a big-hearted tent, some drug use and brief nudity. Black theater company won’t “poverty porn” plays for white propels the fi lm. The journey music producer. Running time: 129 minutes. ‘Charm City Kings’ an appealing drama about Baltimore’s dirt-bike scene

BY JUSTIN CHANG ensemble cast won a prize at this year’s Los Angeles Times Sundance Film Festival.) Your attention is more than engaged by Mill’s watchful Like any self-respecting teenager, calm, Parris’ moving angst and especially Mouse (Jahi Di’Allo Winston), the pro- Winston’s shrewd mix of vulnerability, tagonist of the West Baltimore-set indie pluck and charisma, even when the script drama “Charm City Kings,” likes to shifts gears as loudly and unsubtly as express a healthy disdain for the popular the motorbikes. The riders’ stunts, their culture of yesteryear. Not for something cop-dodging sharp turns and ridiculously as relatively recent as “The Wire,” one vertical wheelies, are the movie’s raison of the greatest shows ever made about d’etre, shot with propulsive energy by his home city, which Mouse salutes by Katelin Arizmendi and sharply edited wearing a T-shirt covered with names like together by Luis Carballar. Avon and Stringer. He’s less enthusiastic Those sequences, and Mouse’s own about Tupac, who grew up in Baltimore story, were loosely inspired by “12 and “died like a million years ago,” he O’Clock Boys,” Lotfy Nathan’s 2013 scoffs, when pressed about why he’s never documentary about Baltimore’s dirt-bike been a fan. scene. And “Charm City Kings” fi ttingly At one point, his pal Lamont (Donielle feels like an absorbing but muddled weave Tremaine Hansley) makes scornful refer- of authenticity and artifi ce. Its concern for ence to “The Karate Kid,” pointing out the plight of young, susceptible Black men that his latest father fi gure — and he has like Mouse is at fi rst deftly understated, more than one — is giving off serious Mr. until the story begins to tilt into gang-war- Miyagi vibes. It’s an amusing exchange, in fare convolutions and some unsettling if part because the characters are knock- HBO MAX/AP strategically deployed violence. ing gently on the fourth wall, invoking You become aware that so many of an earlier movie in order to explain and Mouse (Jahi Di’Allo Winston) wants to join the Midnight Clique, an infamous group of the supporting characters — an Asian rationalize their own narrative deriva- Baltimore dirt-bike riders, in the coming-of-age drama “Charm City Kings.” American couple who own a convenience tions. Recycling is fi ne so long as you store (Hyonkyung Kate O’Leary and acknowledge what you’re doing, or so the sensitive kid, loves animals and has a died tragically sometime earlier. Really, Arnold Kim), a likable love interest (Chan- logic goes. part-time job at a veterinary hospital. But the entire neighborhood seems to have a dler DuPont) and even Sweartagawd, And “Charm City Kings,” directed he also looks longingly at the dirt-bike rid- stake in Mouse’s decision, whether it’s a who’s basically comic relief until he isn’t by Puerto Rico-born fi lmmaker Angel ers who tear up the streets every Sunday, concerned cop (Will Catlett) who wants — seem to have little narrative function Manuel Soto (“La Granja”) from a script their wild stunts and fl ashy armor draw- to keep him on the straight and narrow, or inner life apart from Mouse. They’re by Sherman Payne, is eager to signal its ing wary cops and adoring crowds alike. or Blax (rapper Meek Mill), an ex-con there to take him down, prop him up and self-awareness, perhaps because it traffi cs Mouse, who hangs out with his buddies mechanic whose garage becomes both a teach him lessons about life. “Charm City fairly openly, though not always predict- Lamont and Sweartagawd (Kezii Curtis), refuge from danger and a possible gate- Kings” clearly knows what it’s doing; ably, in cliche. The story, which was dreams of joining the riders’ ranks. But way into it. unfortunately, what it’s doing is often just conceived by Chris Boyd, Kirk Sullivan his hard-working mom (Teyonah Parris) Their general concern for Mouse’s well- as obvious to us. and Barry Jenkins, is a slick, appealing tries to dissuade him, lest he go the way being, which he sometimes chafes against, “Charm City Kings” is rated R for pervasive blend of summertime coming-of-ager and of his older brother (a briefl y seen Tyquan feels genuine enough, which is largely language, sexual references and some violence. cautionary crime thriller. Mouse, a smart, Ford), who rode with a dirt-bike gang and a credit to the excellent actors. (The Running time: 123 minutes. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 WEEKEND: MOVIE REVIEWS

APPLE/AP Sofi a Coppola’s “On the Rocks” follows a father and daughter (Bill Murray and Rashida Jones) as they tail her suspicious husband. Coppola’s ‘On the Rocks’ modest but entertaining

BY LINDSEY BAHR her life with impromptu martini Associated Press lunches (“Bombay for the kid”), birthday dinners at the 21 Club Few fi lmmakers can bring and SoHo House stakeouts in a rut to life like Sofi a Coppola. a smart red convertible with When her characters are in a caviar (which they open) and funk, whether it’s a Hollywood champagne (which they don’t). /AP NETFLIX actor in between jobs, a few Felix’s Manhattan is vibrant and When Halloween turns truly spooky, it’s up to good-hearted scaredy cat Hubie (Adam Sandler) to save lost souls in a foreign place or exciting, and he glides through the night in “Hubie Halloween.” a Queen, it’s never the stuff of classic haunts and out of traffi c melodrama. She has an eye for tickets with an ease that Laura the comedic banalities of the has never known. everyday like the excruciat- Like any good amateur sleuth ing awkwardness of a stilted pic, it gets a little out of control conversation or, as in her latest and takes them all the way to “On the Rocks,” the image of an Mexico where they try to prove A seasonal treat overwhelmed mother trying to once and for all that Dean is nap in the glaring sunlight while being unfaithful. a Roomba bangs its way through The engine keeps going, but ‘Hubie Halloween’ not Sandler’s best, but delivers laughs the apartment. the fi lm also allows Murray time She turns her camera this time and space to do his thing, and to Laura (Rashida Jones), a well- Jones is a perfect companion for BY JAKE COYLE and his good-hearted sincerity. He’s an immedi- off writer living in a SoHo loft the boozy father-daughter high Associated Press ately familiar protagonist for Sandler — a cousin with two young daughters and a jinks. Although she rolls her to Canteen Boy and a brother to Bobby Boucher husband, Dean (Marlon Way- he distance for Adam Sandler from last eyes at him and his inability to of “The Water Boy.” Hubie, a Halloween devotee ans) who lately has been distant, refrain from fl irting even with year’s frantic, high-wire act “Uncut who’s nevertheless easily spooked by the season’s physically and emotionally, while a very pregnant passerby, there Gems” to his new Netfl ix comedy, “Hubie decorations, has anointed himself the holiday’s launching his new business. is also an awe and obvious love Halloween,” is great, but maybe not as T offi cial “monitor” in Salem. Laura is getting by, dressing in a there, too. Murray might not be vast as it sounds. Living with his mom (Squibb, outfi tted in a kind of uniform (Breton striped doing anything extraordinarily Both feature Sandler playing someone who running gag of T-shirts), Hubie bikes around town shirts, denim and a gold neck- different than we’ve seen him do romanticizes something out of proportion (a with his monitor sash slung across his chest and a lace) and trying her best to cling before (Felix is not entirely dis- high-priced gem in “Uncut Gems,“ Halloween in thermos full of soup always in hand. He’s regu- on to signifi ers of a once simple similar in spirit to his Bob Har- “Hubie Halloween”), an appearance by a for- larly mocked by just about everyone in the town, and nice life. But her days are ris from “Lost in Translation”), mer NBA star (Kevin Garnett in “Uncut Gems,” young and old, but his old high-school torch (Julie spent in a rush from morning but it’s wonderfully familiar and Shaquille O’Neal in “Hubie Halloween”) and Bowen, comically out of his league) is one of the to night getting her daughters impossible not to smile at. June Squibb wearing a T-shirt that says “Boner few who recognize and value Hubie’s sweetness. to school, to naps, to ballet, to “On the Rocks” is perhaps Doner.” When a genuine mystery develops and people dinner, to the bath and to bed. more conventional and mod- OK, that last one isn’t in “Uncut Gems,” but you start going missing, Hubie is the fi rst to recognize Her Chanel purse is almost never est than Coppola’s other fi lms, wouldn’t exactly put it past the Safdie brothers, carried without a stroller and a but it’s no less entertaining or either. Yes, Sandler’s bouncing between movie the danger. Having made police reports a hobby, the local cops (Kenan Thompson, James) have canvas Strand bookstore tote bag profound. In her script, there is a realms has seemingly grown even more schizo- along with it, and her beautiful considered treatise on male and phrenic in recent years as his factory of Netfl ix long learned to ignore his concerns. It’s all just an excuse for Sandler to do a funny ceramic Dutch oven now makes female expectations that’s re- releases chugs along with occasional departures just instant mac and cheese. She’s vealed through Laura and Felix’s like “The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Se- voice and a bunch of pratfalls, but the voice is pretty funny and so are the pratfalls. Even the also on deadline for a book that conversations. Felix is fi lled with lected)” and “Uncut Gems.” But here’s the thing: she has no time or will to write. production design is a cut above what you’d animal kingdom theories of male “Hubie Halloween” is good. Her few moments of quiet are expect. But most of all, the ensemble of towns- nature and is wholly convinced Yeah, I’m kind of surprised by that, too. The lat- spent rearranging her desk. people lend plenty of support. Is there anyone, that Dean is cheating. For him, est Billy Madison production might not seem es- So it’s almost a relief when she really, who doesn’t want to watch a movie with it’s just inevitable that when a pecially distinguishable from the rest of Sandler’s starts to suspect that Dean might wife’s attention turns to the kids, Steve Buscemi as a werewolf, Michael Chiklis as recent Netfl ix output. In many ways, it’s not. It’s be having an affair. He’s on the the husband’s attention turns to a cranky priest, Ray Liotta for whatever reason got most of his regular chums (Kevin James, Tim road a lot, he has an attractive, ... well, anyone else. After all, he Meadows, Rob Schneider) and it’s directed by Ste- and Maya Rudolph dressed up as the Bride of young and seemingly care- did the same to Laura’s mother ven Brill, who helmed Sandler’s “Sandy Wexler,” Frankenstein playing the dissatisfi ed wife of Tim free co-worker, Fiona (Jessica years ago. “The Do-Over,” “Mr. Deeds” and “Little Nicky.” Meadows? Henwick), and, oh, there’s the There’s a sobering conclusion These are movies made with only a little more The jokes aren’t often Sandler’s best material, female toiletries that show up in that there isn’t really the possi- thought than another pick-up basketball game: but “Hubie Halloween” is as sweet and easily Dean’s suitcase. Suddenly Laura bility for satisfying compromise. “Let’s run it back!” digestible as a Milky Way. After this, “Uncut has something else to focus on, Felix both knows his daughter And yet it feels like it’s been a while since it Gems” and his best, and most tender stand-up and her man-about-town father, deserves better and believes that was this much fun to watch Sandler, et al., goofi ng special (“100% Fresh,” a title that references his Felix (Bill Murray), is more than men aren’t capable of that. around. Sandler, already inextricably linked to normally low critic scores), the Sandler-verse is happy to help enable the obses- So what’s to be done? Well, if Thanksgiving, has now left a mark on Hallow- weirdly in a kind of perfect harmony. Maybe, too, sion. we’re going by the letter of “On een. Maybe it’s because his movies can seem like we’re more in need of some good, stupid fun right Murray’s Felix, a cool and the Rocks,” always make an (highly paid) extended vacations with friends, but now, and “Hubie Halloween” is smart enough to charming art dealer who knows extra effort on birthdays. And a holidays seem to work for him. do stupid just right. Steve Buscemi as a werewolf, everyone and fl irts with ev- quiet restaurant and a stiff drink The destination this time is Salem, Mass., at least, is an antidote to something. erything, sweeps in like a cool don’t hurt, either. where Hubie Dubois (Sandler) is a thermos-car- spring breeze to jolt Laura out “Hubie Halloween” is rated PG-13 for crude and suggestive “On the Rocks” is rated R for some rying stunted man-child who’s been the butt of content, language and brief teen partying. Running time: of her routine and introduce a language/sexual references. Running jokes since high school, taunted for his unhipness 104 minutes. little chaos and spontaneity into time: 96 minutes. Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 WEEKEND: TRAVEL

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Adventure on every page Sales of guidebooks rise as Americans stay closer to home during pandemic

BY REBECCA POWERS According to NPD BookScan’s punched the afterburner on an by car and where social distanc- Special to The Washington Post list, among top-selling travel already speeding jet” of popular- ing is less of a concern (or not a titles through mid-September ity, he says. concern at all) are of consider- merican travelers aren’t in the United States were “The Mann points to American Hik- able interest right now.” taking the pandemic sit- Camping Logbook,” and the ing Society numbers showing 34 Falcon Guides buyers, he says, ting down. “SAS Survival Handbook: The million Americans hiked in 2013 showed particular interest in A They are showing Ultimate Guide to Surviving and 9 million backpacked. mountain towns in the Rockies, an increased interest in hik- Anywhere.” “Walking is the most natural especially the northern Rockies, ing, bicycling and other outdoor At Field Notes, the Chicago- thing we do,” Mann says. and in Maine. getaways. based producer of notebooks And right now, it may also be At the Book Beat, an indepen- Even the esteemed 94-year- and related stationery products, the safest. As Anthony Fauci, dent bookseller in suburban De- old wildlife fi lmmaker Sir David President Jim Coudal says the the country’s leading expert on troit, co-owner Colleen Kammer Attenborough has weighed in National Parks notebook three- infectious diseases, suggested says the staff has experienced a on visiting nature during the packs “have been fl ying out of on CNN just before Labor Day similar surge. pandemic. here since March. weekend: “Go out on a trail; “At the end of August, before In a recent “60 Minutes” inter- “I think lots of people have breathe the fresh air.” Labor Day, people wanted books view, Attenborough observes that been planning, talking or dream- Many seem to be following Dr. on the Upper Peninsula,” Kam- “people who have never listened ing about road trips while stuck Fauci’s prescription. mer says, referring to Michigan’s to a bird song, are suddenly in their house. I know I have.” Max Phelps, director of out- sparsely populated northern thrilled, excited, supported, in- Veteran long-distance hiker door sales for the National Book reaches, a place rich in natural spired by the natural world.” Barney Scout Mann, whose Network, which distributes Fal- beauty. And outdoor escapes as basic “Journeys North: The Pacifi c con Guides, says U.S. guidebooks While not exactly Somerset Falcon Guides as going for a long walk seem Crest Trail” was just released have been selling well in recent Maugham, such guidebooks do Stateside travel guidebooks to be accompanied by another by Mountaineers Books, says months. stir longing for wide horizons we were already in an emerging Elaborating via email, Phelps have seen a rise in popularity basic: the travel guidebook. and following in the footsteps of during the pandemic as Europe Sales of hiking and camping golden age of hiking when every- writes, “Information on regional Henry David Thoreau, whose thing changed. “COVID-19 just destinations that can be reached continues to be off-limits to guides are up, consumer analysts essay, “Walking,” was published travelers from America. say. in 1862; Cheryl Strayed, whose “It was a very, very good memoir on hiking the Pacifi c Baedeker travel guides covered summer for road trips, camp- Crest Trail was made into a hit dozens of countries in three lan- ing, driving and closer-to-home movie; and Robert Taylor, the guages. Baedeker was acquired travel,” says Kristen McLean, fi rst African American to thru- in 1951 by MairDumont, the primary industry analyst for hike both the Appalachian and German travel-publishing group, NPD Books, which monitors Pacifi c Crest trails. and is included among its several retail trends. The urge to explore is age old. brands. Overall, travel-guide sales are And rare and antique guidebooks In many regards, old guide- down because European and have been enjoying a resurgence books stand the test of time global travel is essentially non- in popularity, says Lucinda — even this strange time. existent for Americans, McLean Boyle, travel specialist and shop A Baedeker guidebook on says, speaking by phone from manager for Shapero Rare Books Canada, published in 1907, offers her offi ce in Miami. However, in London, speaking via email. some inspiration for contempo- she says, “maps and atlases sold “I always take a couple of rary travelers seeking fresh air. well,” as did guides on parks, printed guidebooks with me The travel guide’s section campgrounds, hiking, ecotour- when I travel, an old one for the on sports highlights Canadian ism and family travel this year. history and new one for current towns’ snowshoe clubs, each Other retail trends offer a clue cultural information,” she says. with its distinctive uniform of as to where those brand-new “My personal favorite is the Bae- a bright-colored blanket-coat. maps may be leading COVID-era deker series of handbooks.” Snowshoers, it says, “tramping REBECCA POWERS/The Washington Post travelers. Sales of hiking boots, Founded by Karl Baedeker in across the snow on a clear, moon- for example, are up 10 percent, A map inside Baedeker’s circa-1907 Canada guidebook. In many 1827 and published by four gen- lit night ... is a most attractive NPD data shows. regards, old guidebooks stand the test of time. erations of his family, the famed sight.” PAGE 24 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 WEEKEND: TRAVEL Europe Financial crisis a benefit for visitors to Greece

As we’ve had to postpone our travels faux pas made by unwary foreigners are because of the pandemic, I believe a easily overlooked by Greeks, and many weekly dose of travel dreaming can be speak English. good medicine. Here’s a reminder of the Despite the headlines, the major sights fun that awaits us in Europe at the other of this ancient land are open and relatively end of this scenario. crowd-free. Athens, while sprawling and congested, has a compact, pleasant tour- hen political turmoil in Ath- ist zone capped by the ens was all over the news, I famous Acropolis — the kept getting asked if Greece world’s top ancient site. Wwas “safe” for travelers — a With its central loca- question that feels absurd the instant you tion, it’s also the perfect arrive there. Ask anyone who’s been to launch pad for farther- Greece recently, and you’ll learn that safe- fl ung destinations. You ty concerns have been played up by both can commune with Greek and international media outlets. ancient spirits at the Frankly, this is a great time to travel center of the world to Greece. The fi nancial crisis of the Rick Steves — the oracle near the past couple of years — while making life picturesque mountain diffi cult for most Greeks — is a boon for hamlet of Delphi. Or travel farther to the budget travelers. Hotel prices are down, Peloponnese, the large peninsula that the normally warm Greek hospitality has hangs from the rest of the Greek main- ratcheted up a few notches, and roads out- land, and experience a wild, mountainous side of Athens are essentially traffi c-free, landscape dotted with the ruins of Myce- CAMERON HEWITT/Ricksteves.com as higher gas prices cause locals to cut naean palaces, ancient temples, frescoed down on inessential driving. The down- churches and countless medieval hilltop Despite Greece’s economic troubles, the grandeur of the Acropolis is eternal. sides (shorter hours at sights, reduced castles. Most travelers like to take a long-distance bus service, occasional vacation from their vacation on one of the Political protests are indeed a com- longed — just a day or two here and there. strikes) are noticeable, but not reason famous Greek isles, such as traffi c-free mon occurrence, and not just in Athens. (Strikes have long been a way of life in enough for you to postpone a trip. All Hydra, whitewashed Mykonos or volcanic Demonstrating is woven into European Greece; most Greeks see a general strike the things you’re looking for in a trip to Santorini. democracies. But most rallies involve zero as an excuse for an impromptu holiday.) Greece — mouthwatering food, deep-blue It all sounds idyllic — and for the most violence. When violence has broken out What’s the biggest impact of the crisis water, striking scenery, and the thrill of part, it is. On a trip here a few years ago, in Athens, it’s been between police and on visitors? It’s the satisfaction you’ll get connecting with ancient history — are all if it hadn’t been for the blaring headlines protesters, not bystanders ... and certainly from contributing to the economy of a here waiting for you ... at a cheaper price. and shrill news reports calling the demon- not tourists out for a stroll. nation dealing with tough times — and the Greece is easy on travelers. Tourism strations “riots,” I probably wouldn’t have It’s pretty easy to steer clear of any un- joy that comes from a tourist industry that makes up 15 percent of the gross domestic been aware of them at all — I was too busy rest. Protest rallies are generally sched- really appreciates your presence. product. The Greeks pride themselves on pondering the ancients at the Acropolis uled in advance: Your hotelier can tell you Rick Steves (ricksteves.com) writes European a concept called fi lotimo — literally love of and nibbling olives at dinner. I found if anything’s likely to be afoot in a main guidebooks, hosts travel shows on public TV and radio, and organizes European tours. You can honor, but usually meant to connote open- Greece to be the same wonderful place ... city square during your visit. Strikes are email Rick at [email protected] and follow his ness, friendliness and hospitality. Social with a few more minor headaches. another nuisance, but generally not pro- blog on Facebook. Cultural landscapes of UNESCO are products of man, nature

Of all the well-recognized tury. The property is comprised turned to the islands each spring. labels a monument, city or of three distinct ensembles: the When the birds left their nests landscape can bear, the United historic vineyards of Reims and with their chicks, the eider down Nations Educational, Scien- its surrounding villages, along could be collected. The down- tifi c and Cultural Organization with the Avenue de Cham- gathering tradition remains alive (UNESCO) World Heritage Site pagne and Fort Chabrol, both today, albeit in a much curtailed designation is among the most of which are in Epernay. These form. The archipelago is also prestigious. When a property is three components illustrate the considered the most important recognized as such, travel and breadth of the wintering area for seabirds tourism content creators are champagne in the Nordic region. Online: generally quick to highlight its production verdensarvvega.no vaunted status as a landmark process. Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salz- that a highly respected interna- The chalky kammergut: Human activity in tional body has deemed to be of land in which the mountainous and visually outstanding value to humanity the grapevines stunning landscape of Austria’s and worthy of preservation. thrive has Salzkammergut region dates iStock While the title might imply everything to back thousands of years, when that the site will be one of great do with the es- Salt deposits have been central to Austria’s Hallstatt for millennia. the area’s salt deposits were beauty, that’s not necessarily the Karen Bradbury tablishment of already being exploited. Salt case. Sites nominated for inclu- the practices continued to form the basis of the sion on the list must be of “out- perfected here over centuries. The Blaenavon Ironworks Heritage Interpretation Centre. area’s prosperity until the mid- standing universal value” and The production process specifi c and Big Pit, other coal and ore Online: visitblaenavon.co.uk 20th century. Hallstatt, whose meet one of 10 specifi c criteria to Champagne, based on second- mines, quarries and a landscape Vegaoyan – The Vega Archi- name means “salt settlement,” pertaining to nature or culture. ary fermentation in the bottle, scarred by the exploitation of pelago: Just south of the Arctic fl ourished in the 8th century Among the most interesting required a vast network of cel- its mineral resources, a rudi- Circle, Norway’s Vegaoyan, or sites are cultural landscapes, lars. In Reims, medieval chalk mentary railway system, canals, Vega Archipelago, is a cluster of B.C., when the highly organized defi ned by the World Heritage quarries were repurposed for furnaces and workers’ homes dozens of small islands bearing Iron Age society enjoyed trade Committee as cultural proper- the task, whereas in other places, paint a picture of the workings evidence of human settlement links across Europe. Following a ties representing the combined vast underground landscapes and social infrastructure of the since the Stone Age. The islands devastating fi re in 1750, Hallstatt works of man and nature. Two were carved out of the soft rock. early industrial community. The bear testimony to a way of life was rebuilt in a late Baroque good examples in Europe include The Avenue of Champagne is remains of the ironworks include based on fi shing and the harvest- style. By the 19th century, the Germany’s Upper Middle Rhine lined with grandiose and pres- furnaces, casting houses and ing of the down of eider ducks exceptional beauty of the alpine Valley and Italy’s Cinque Terre. tigious houses of major Cham- ruined kilns in which iron ore carried out over the past 1,500 landscape had been discovered Today we take a look at four pagne makers above ground, was roasted. The water balance years. Fishing villages, quays, by artists and writers, and on European landscapes that might while below, nearly 200 million tower, built in 1839, illustrates lighthouses, beacons, ware- their heels came tourists. not be attractive in the tradition- bottles age gracefully. Online: how lift technology using water houses and eider houses built Visitors after a taste of the past al sense, but which tell a compel- maisons-champagne.com to counter-balance loads was for nesting eider ducks attest to can visit the Hallstatt Salt Mine, ling story. Blaenavon Industrial Land- employed. The coal mining pit how humans have been able to which traces the history of the Champagne Hillsides, Houses scape: In the 19th century, this and its infrastructure including sustain themselves in such an mining of white gold in the area. and Cellars: The method of area in South Wales was one of the winding gear remains frozen inhospitable environment. Europe’s oldest wooden stair- producing sparkling wines based the world’s major producers of in time from the moment coal For many of these fi shermen- case, an underground cinema on the principle of secondary fer- iron and coal. The development production ceased back in 1980. farmers, tending to eider ducks and the free-fl oating Skywalk, mentation in the bottle has been of these two industries in parallel In the town of Blaenavon itself, was central to their way of life. perched 1,000 feet above ground, carried out in France’s Cham- was one of the driving forces of the circa-1816 St. Peter’s School They built nests and shelters for are among the museum’s offer- pagne region since the 17th cen- the Industrial Revolution. has been restored as the World the wild eider ducks that re- ings. Online: salzwelten.at Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 25 WEEKEND: FOOD & DINING Europe ASTERIA BISTRO

Address: St.-Martins-Platz 1, 67657 Kaiserslautern Hours: Monday, 5-11. p.m.; Wednes- day-Saturday, noon-midnight; Sun- day, noon-11 p.m. Closed Tuesdays. Phone: +49 631 31187291 Cost: 11.50-23.50 for main dinner courses; a little less at lunch Online: delphikl67657.wixsite.com/ delphi-kl — Brian Ferguson

Asteria is located in Kaiserslautern’s old town, around the corner from the fountain in Sankt Martins Platz.

BRIAN FERGUSON/Stars and Stripes The Rhodos plate at Asteria includes gyro meat, soutzoukaki, lamb chops, soufl aki, tzatziki, fries and a salad.

Don’t forget about Greek Asteria isn’t crowded on a rainy Wednesday evening. Asteria Bistro in Kaiserslautern answers ‘where to eat’

BY BRIAN FERGUSON Stars and Stripes here do you want to eat? It’s the question that has started AFTER countless family arguments HOURS Wand proved to me that when people say, “I don’t care,” they are lying. Chinese, Italian, German — the deci- GERMANY sion can take hours, or worse, never materialize. The location has always been a good There is, however, one type of food that one for sitting outdoors, but the Pfalz has never seems to come up when I have these already made its transition to the gray and “conversations,” and it’s not because I drizzly season, so inside it was. don’t like the food. I just always forget We were concerned at fi rst since our about Greek. kids had never had Greek food. Fortu- An old favorite among some of my co- nately, Asteria was prepared with its kids workers was Mythos von Delphi, tucked menu of schnitzel and chicken nuggets. So away near Sankt Martins Platz in Kaiser- while they still haven’t really had Greek slautern’s old town. It’s since been reborn food as a main dish, they’ve at least had as the Asteria Bistro and my kids, who a taste or two from my plate, which is dislike everything, loved it. progress. I’m a big fan of tzatziki sauce, and Asteria does their rendition of the yogurt- based classic well. I ordered the Rhodos plate, one of several combination plat- ters available. It included gyro meat and soutzoukaki, which are baked meatballs. But why stop there? It also came with lamb chops and souvlaki, tzatziki, a salad Asteria’s gyros come with tasty tzatziki sauce, a side dish and a salad. and a side — I went with fries, but my colleagues told me to go with the orzo was the tenderness of the meat. The kids and the prices were appropriate for the noodles next time if they’ve got them. might even order it themselves next time. portions and quality. There is a full bar, My wife had the gyros, which came Asteria wasn’t crowded on Wednesday and the most expensive thing on the menu with sliced potatoes and a salad. We also night, although we did make a reservation, was a little over 23 euros — a heaping ordered pita bread and garlic cheese which is always advisable given the coro- plate of meat. The kids menu’s schnitzel at Asteria is a bread for the table. navirus limits on capacity everywhere. [email protected] large portion with a choice of a side dish. What surprised me about our dinner The staff was friendly and attentive, Twitter: @BrianFerg57 PAGE 26 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 WEEKEND: QUICK TRIPS Europe Hike the high mountain trails The Austrian Alps winter sports mecca of the Oetztal has spectacular scenery

BY JOHN VANDIVER ing in the summer. The town has Stars and Stripes lots of cafes, hotels and restau- rants near the foot of the 9,900- he Oetztal in the heart foot Acherkogel mountain, which of the Austrian Alps is a offers excellent hiking trails that winter sports mecca, but are easy enough for school-aged Tthere’s something to be kids. said for getting there before the A must-see — free of charge ski bums. — is Stuiben Falls in nearby It was late summer when we Umhausen. The largest wa- arrived in Oetz, a small vil- terfall in Tirol, it’s 520 feet of lage in the middle of the valley falling water, with steep caged that’s surrounded by stunning walking steps alongside it and a mountain peaks — there are 250 suspension bridge that provides 10,000-footers in the area. a dramatic view. At one up-close During our visit, the leaves observation point, the force of were lush, but it made me wish the water is so great, the spray for a fall visit when the foliage comes in gusts that will soak you. turns. If you enjoy high moun- It’s refreshing on a hot sum- tains with a river valley, sweep- mer day, but best to avoid at this JOHN VANDIVER/Stars and Stripes ing views and a varied itinerary, chilly time of year. Oetz is a great base from which Arguably the best view in the The view is great from the top of the Gaislachkogel, one of 200 10,000-foot mountains in the Oetztal. to explore the valley on a long valley is a 30-minute drive south weekend. About an hour’s drive of Oetz in Solden, where you can museum there dedicated to 007, south of Garmisch-Partenkirch- spend a day hiking to the top of and an upscale restaurant with en, it’s also a good alternative for the 10,000-foot Gaislachkogel a panoramic view where we ON THE QT U.S. military personnel in the mountain. We took the cable splurged on some apple strudel region looking to mix up their car up instead for the sweep- while taking in the scenery. After that, we took a cable car DIRECTIONS Many of the outdoor activities mountain adventures. ing mountaintop view, which and trails are free. Oetz sits on the Ache river, featured in the 2015 James halfway down the mountain, The Austrian town of Oetz is where there’s rafting and canoe- Bond fi lm “Spectre.” There’s a then hiked the rest of the way via about 50 miles southwest of the network of twisting, turning Garmisch-Partenkirchen and INFORMATION trails. Spending a couple of hours 30 miles west of Innsbruck The website oetz.com is a one- on a mountain trail can be a and is accessible by highway. stop shop for tourist informa- grind, especially with a couple of tion, including things to do, elementary school-aged kids, but COSTS the scenery was enough to keep good trail routes and hotel everyone happily trudging along. Accommodations range from options. upscale to budget hotels. — John Vandiver [email protected] Twitter: @john_vandiver

A long suspension bridge leads the way to Stuiben Falls, which is the largest in the Oetztal in Austria’s Tirol region. Hiking trails around the Austrian mountain town of Oetz offer impressive views that keep kids interested. Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 27 PAGE 28 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 WEEKEND: QUICK TRIPS Pacific ON THE QT DIRECTIONS Take the Kanetsu Express- way, exit at Minakami and follow the signs to the Tenjindaira ski area. TIMES The ropeway operates 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays; 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (April to November); 8:30 a.m.-4.30 p.m. (December to March). COSTS The ropeway costs just under $20 for a round trip. FOOD Coffee at the top of the

PHOTOS BY SETH ROBSON/Stars and Stripes mountain costs under $4, and lunch at the ski area Mount Tanigawa, known as the “Mountain of Death,” is a 6,486-foot peak bordering Japan’s Gunma and Niigata prefectures. Scaling the restaurant is about $10. mountain can be a fun but challenging outing under proper conditions. INFORMATION Online: visitgunma. jp/en/sightseeing/detail. php?sightseeing_id=23 Scaling the ‘Mountain of Death’ — Seth Robson Despite nickname, Mount Tanigawa near Yokota is suitable for all on warmer days

BY SETH ROBSON altitude of 4,334 feet. Stars and Stripes If you don’t feel like climbing the mountain, you can ride a double chair caling Mount Tanigawa, a 6,486- lift for under $8 to the top of the ski area foot peak bordering Japan’s and check out the view, which includes Gunma and Niigata prefectures, is Tanigawa, nearby Mount Naeba and the Sa risky adventure in winter. More Yuzawa resort area. than 800 people have died from expo- The climb to the summit, which runs sure, avalanches and falls attempting to to the right after you exit the ropeway, is climb the “Mountain of Death” since the about 2 ½ miles and should take about 2 ½ 1930s, about four times as many as have hours at a moderate pace. perished on Mount Everest, according to Remember to put on sunscreen and to local news reports. take enough to drink. On the day I hiked, On warmer days, however, the climb is the temperature was about 90 degrees in something that even some children can Tokyo but only about 75 degrees on the accomplish in relative safety, although mountain, and I drank about a half-gallon their parents might have to put up with a of water along the way. few tears and complaints about sore feet I was wearing shorts, a T-shirt, a sunhat along the way. and hiking boots, but saw a few hikers From Yokota Air Base in western wearing sneakers. I also carried a wool Tokyo, the quickest way up to the top base layer and a raincoat in case the of the mountain starts with a drive to weather turned bad. Hikers descend Mount Tanigawa in Gunma prefecture, Japan. Minakami, a resort area about 90 minutes The path up takes you along a ridgeline away if there are no traffi c snarls. The that’s covered in trees for about the fi rst that are good spots to stop for a rest . going up, but it takes a decent amount of area has a number of hot springs, some mile. After that, the foliage is only about Near the top there’s a small hut and energy to navigate the steeper slopes. nice-looking cafes and restaurants and waist high and you can check out stunning some outdoor toilets. The hut sells food, Back at the ski area, there’s a much quite a few advertisements for outdoor mountain scenery that’s on par with what drinks and souvenirs. larger restaurant selling everything from activities such as whitewater rafting, you might fi nd in Austria or Switzerland. The actual summit is about another fi ve ramen noodles to ice cream. While you mountain biking and skiing. The track ranges from wooden walk- minutes’ climb. On the day I was there replenish your energy, you can stare out Park at the bottom of the Tanigawadake ways and steps to steep rocky slopes it was shrouded in mist, and there were some massive windows at another fantas- Ropeway. There’s a big indoor garage where somebody has installed ropes and about a dozen other climbers up there tak- tic mountain view. connected to the gondola that will whisk chains that you can haul yourself up with. ing photos and eating lunch. [email protected] you up to the Tenjindaira ski area at an There are a few large rocky outcrops The route down is slightly easier than Twitter: @SethRobson1 Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 29 WEEKEND: FOOD & DINING Pacific

PHOTOS BY THERON GODBOLD/Stars and Stripes This serving of tsukemen-style udon from 611 Ramen near Yokota Air Base, Japan, was packed with fl avor. Noodles dripping with flavor Experience tsukemen-style ramen at Ramen 611 near Yokota

BY THERON GODBOLD over the noodles to the server. He Stars and Stripes shook his head and mimed back dipping the noodles in the broth, ifteen minutes north of so I did. the main gate at Yo- AFTER Turns out, this style is known kota Air Base in western HOURS as tsukemen and was developed FTokyo you’ll fi nd a tiny in the 1960s. I used the thick and restaurant called Ramen 611 TOKYO creamy broth almost like a dip, There’s no English menu at Ramen 611, but food here is well worth that packs a fl avorful punch with the large noodles soaking up the crossing the language barrier. every bowl it serves. fl avors. with a decent meal. I pressed the Located on Route 179, the shop The quarter-inch slice of pork 1,050-yen choice and handed my has seating for 16 people at two belly was the thickest I have ever tables with four chairs each. A ticket over to the server. seen in a bowl of noodles and was RAMEN 611 counter can fi t another eight. Not long afterward, out came seared to perfection, with a slight You may have to sign in at the my meal. crisp. Location: 611-1 Miyadera, 3 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and entrance and wait until space Instead of traditional ramen, No tea or fl avored drink came Iruma, Saitama 358-0014 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m. for dinner. opens. I ended up with two bowls. with the meal, so I chose water. Directions: Turn right out of Lunch only on Sunday from As in many ramen shops, One was fi lled with thick udon I have spent more than an Yokota Air Base’s main gate, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and closed on ordering is handled by a ticket noodles freshly cooked with a hour in line for ramen while in follow Route 16 for about 10 Mondays. vending machine at the front soft-boiled egg and a slice of Shibuya, I have eaten a $100 minutes and then turn right Prices: Meals start at around door. There is no English menu, lime. A creamy broth with a bowl of piranha ramen and have onto Route 179 and travel for $8 and go up to about $10.50. so a smart device with a transla- slice of pork, chives and bamboo tried numerous chain ramen about fi ve minutes. Ramen Dress: Casual tor on it could come in handy. shoots fi lled the other. restaurants, but none have com- 611 will be on your left. The Information: @611_menya on Feeling adventurous, I decided Not used to having my noodles pared to the fl avors that I found Google plus code is Q9VJ+22 Twitter; ramen611 on Insta- to forgo the translation, looked and broth separated, I looked in this tiny shop off Route 179. Iruma, Saitama gram. Hours: Open for lunch 11 a.m.- — Theron Godbold at the prices and decided that for around and watched as others [email protected] about 10 bucks I should end up ate. I mimed dumping the broth Twitter: @GodboldTheron PAGE 30 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 WEEKEND: LIFESTYLE

It’s written all over your face Why you should smile even though you’re wearing a mask

BY PAM MOORE the visual cortex, people were more likely to perceive human being,” Shiota says, you tend to look them in the Special to The Washington Post neutral faces as positive when they themselves were eyes and they “will see that smiling in the eyes.” smiling. According to research, we respond “instinctively” to efore the coronavirus pandemic, I always smiled Sel says it’s reasonable to extrapolate that if you stop eye contact, Shiota says. The results of an Evolution and at other runners as we crossed paths. Now that smiling beneath your mask, you might “perceive other Human Behavior study, in which analysis of people’s gaze we’re wearing masks, I rarely bother. And when people as less cheerful or less happy.” during a shared meal followed certain patterns, suggest BI do, I have no idea whether the intended recipi- that our eyes evolved to facilitate nonverbal communica- ent even notices. But don’t fake it till you make it tion. Another study found that oxytocin, also known as I never gave much thought to the momentary con- Although smiling conveys important social cues, it may “the love hormone,” increases the longer people gaze at nections created by exchanging smiles with a stranger not affect our emotional state as strongly as the psychol- the eye region of the face. before the pandemic. Now I miss them, leading me to ogy community was led to believe by a widely cited 1988 Still not convinced your “Before Times” smile speaks wonder: Does it matter whether I offer an unseen smile to study. for itself behind a face covering? Try “smizing.” This someone I don’t know? The two experiments were designed to test the facial term, coined by Tyra Banks, refers to smiling with your The short answer: Yes, because it can affect your emo- feedback theory, which hypothesizes that the act of smil- eyes. Shiota says psychology researcher Paul Ekman tions as well as theirs. Here are the reasons you should ing, regardless of the feeling underneath it, infl uences originally theorized the Duchenne smile, which shows continue smiling behind your mask. our sense of well-being. Subjects were instructed to view both in your mouth and eyes, was the only genuine type Social contact is important for humans cartoons while either holding a pen between their teeth of smile. Though that theory has since been moderated — Shiota says milder smiles can also be genuine — the Bea de Gelder, professor of cognitive neuroscience at more intense your smile, the more likely your eyes are to Maastricht University in the Netherlands, says that, as crinkle at the corners. Enter the smize. To do it, gently social creatures, humans weren’t designed to obscure our squint your eyes while relaxing the rest of your face. facial expressions with cloth coverings. “Social contact,” ‘ When we’re smiling and engaging But if you’ve never been one to smile (or smize), there’s she says, “is as essential to survival as food and drink.” with other people, it’s the no need to start now. Gillian Sandstrom, senior psychol- It’s more than the fact that we rely on others to meet our ogy lecturer at the University of Essex, says mere eye basic needs in both the early and late stages of life, she engagement with other people contact can enhance people’s well-being. She cites a says. Research shows that social contact improves physi- that makes us better. ’ cal and mental health, increases immunity and reduces Psychological Science study that examined the effect of Michelle “Lani” Shiota receiving eye contact from a stranger. In some cases, stress. Arizona State University This sense of connection supports our well-being, eye contact included a smile, while in others it did not. whether we realize it or not. Michelle “Lani” Shiota, asso- Regardless of whether a stranger smiled at them, people ciate professor of psychology at Arizona State University, reported feeling less disconnected after engaging in eye explains: “When we’re smiling and engaging with other contact. people, it’s the engagement with other people that makes in a way that approximated a smile or with a pen between Body language matters us feel better,” adding, “it turns out that that’s even the their teeth in a position that inhibited smiling. They per- case if you’re introverted.” She was referring to the work ceived the cartoons as funnier when their mouths were A smile can speak volumes — but so can body lan- of psychology researcher Luke Smillie, including a 2019 arranged more like a smile, which seemed to prove the guage. This is especially relevant for people with autism, Journal of Experimental Psychology study and a 2017 legitimacy of the facial feedback theory. for whom masks create a signifi cant barrier to reading Emotion study, which found that people — including The fi ndings, however, are now considered controver- other people’s expressions, and for people with hearing introverts — tended to experience better moods when sial within the psychology community, say both Sel and impairments who rely on lip-reading, Sel says. acting like extroverts. Shiota, because the results have not been widely repli- A nod, a wave or a “hello” can also create connection, cated. Furthermore, a 2019 Psychological Bulletin meta- de Gelder says. But, she says it’s harder to spontaneously Facial expressions key to social contact analysis found that the overall impact of facial feedback engage in friendly gestures without a smile. She explains Shiota says smiling can convey much more than happi- on mood, though signifi cant, was small. that the face, voice and body normally “hang together.” ness or pleasure. She cites a 2018 PLOS study that found A 2019 study in the Journal of Occupational Health In other words, you’re naturally inclined to wave enthu- that living in a geographical area with a high level of Psychology actually found a strong relationship between siastically if you’re already smiling. On the other hand, if ancestral diversity and a history of cultural heterogeneity insincere smiling and heavy drinking. Researchers your expression is neutral, it takes more conscious effort was a predictor of smiling. According to Shiota, this data looked at workers whose jobs required signifi cant emo- to ramp up your body language. suggests we smile to signal that we’re “safe.” Smiles, she tional labor, which was defi ned as “effortfully amplify- So smile behind your mask as you wave hello. Not only says, are “this big kind of obvious way that we say, ‘Not a ing, faking, and suppressing emotional expressions,” or is your obscured smile still discernible, but it will also threat!’ ” “surface acting,” were more likely to engage in heavy help you fi nd the energy for the nod or the wave or the Research also shows that when you smile, you tend to drinking and drinking after work. hello that will seal the sentiment. view others’ facial expressions as more positive. Alex Sel, Masks shouldn’t keep us from doing “all of the things psychology lecturer at the University of Essex, per- The eyes truly the window to the soul that you might normally do to acknowledge another per- formed a study in which subjects were asked to adopt a If, like me, you’ve been reluctant to “waste” a masked son’s humanity when you encounter them,” Shiota says. smile or a neutral expression while rating the happiness smile, you should return to smiling as usual. It turns In light of her advice, I’ve started nodding and smiling at level of people in pictures as electrodes measured their out, humans are really good at reading eyes. “When you fellow runners as we pass. It could be the endorphins, but brain activity. Her team found that, based on activity in encounter someone, if you’re acknowledging them as a I swear I feel better.

iStock Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 31 WEEKEND: BOOKS Keeping the ‘united’ in USA ‘Divided We Fall’ says secession is a real, and dangerous, possibility

BY TERRI BARNES This instability, he says, may result in a year lend weight to French’s dark visions. Special to Stars and Stripes disunited United States. French is not the After revealing these dire outcomes, only voice crying in this particular wil- French outlines the ways America might derness, but he stands apart by offering a change these shadows by an altered life, Are these the shadows of things that will remedy, telling Americans both red and both political and personal. Some of his be, or the shadows of things that may be blue they have the power to avoid disaster. suggestions involve governmental and only? To spur readers to meaningful action, he cultural shifts, for example a return to — Charles Dickens uses fi ction to illustrate that secession is federalism that would accommodate state a very real possibility and why it’s a bad and regional pluralism. Emphasizing the spate of recent book titles shout one. importance of guaranteed, uniform civil from shelves and online shop- In three ominous chapters, French liberties while giving states greater local ping carts, offering up the worst lays out a trio of dystopian versions of control, French brings to bear his scholar- Aversions of people we already an America yet to come, reminiscent of ship and considerable experience as an hate for thirty bucks or less. Legions of cautionary staves by Dickens. The fi rst attorney defending civil liberties. voices on traditional and social media will two are alternate secession scenarios, one He also brings his own experience to do the same, ostensibly for free. “Divided a blue-state withdrawal, the other red. his call for personal change, recognizing We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and The details woven into these fi ctional ac- that government alone can’t create a more French is not looking for a kumbaya mo- How to Restore Our Nation,” by David counts make them eerily believable in the civil society. He writes about his military French, makes no such offers. Instead, the context of daily news reports, which is of experience, saying a yearlong military ment, though. He acknowledges the wide author, a U.S. Army veteran and Consti- course the point. Some readers may shrug deployment proved transformative at a diversity that must exist in a free and plu- tutional attorney, warns that the price of off or even cheer the idea of California time when he was “deeply entrenched in ralistic society. He also takes into account hate and division is very high indeed. or Texas breaking away — as in the fi rst partisanship.” Seeing the cost of internal the overwhelming power of money and “Divided We Fall” is part dystopian two scenarios — until they read the third. strife in Iraq changed the way he viewed the role it plays in politics and winning the vision of America’s future and part pre- A corollary to either of the previous two, cultural differences in the U.S. when he news cycle. He doesn’t argue that change scriptive for the ills of an ailing — even this one depicts the global implications of returned. will be easy, only that the stakes are too failing — body politic. Among those ills, a no-longer-United States, with the U.S. “My time in Iraq had changed me,” high to remain silent or inactive. Contin- French notes, is a lack of decency in military thrown into confusion and other he writes. “It changed my regard for my ued hatred comes at far too high a price. political discourse, driven by negative world powers moving quickly to take ad- fellow citizens, especially my political In a season of sharp contrasts between polarization. In this zero-sum culture-war vantage of economic and political chaos. opponents. If I had been willing to die red and blue and with a major election mentality, each side not only disagrees “Americans who had once decried glo- for them while wearing the uniform of looming, French’s book is a timely and with but hates and mistrusts the other. balism and scorned American alliances my country, why should I regard them as necessary read. Even those who don’t Each believes that “we” must win, and now saw and experienced the high cost of mortal enemies today?” quite believe in the imminent danger “they” must lose, making compromise lost international institutions,” goes the This regard is at the core of French’s of secession will appreciate his call to impossible, even undesirable — between narrative. message. In “Divided We Fall,” he encour- renewed courage and character. He offers partisans on Capitol Hill and family mem- For military families living in vari- ages “true tolerance,” which he defi nes as a timeless reminder of the importance of bers around the Thanksgiving table. ous parts of the real world, this presents “respect and kindness for people who are justice, mercy and humility toward one In his fi rst sentence, French warns that frightening possibilities: hastily and vio- out of your group.” Tolerance for those another — imperfect people in an imper- “the continued unity of the United States lently established boundaries separating you agree with, he points out, is not toler- fect world, still hoping for a more perfect cannot be guaranteed.” His premise is families and isolating deployed military ance at all. He advocates patriotism that union. that polarization and the increasing geo- members, possibly creating new combat recognizes liberty for the good of others, graphic separation of ideological groups is zones. The pandemic has taught us not to not for self. He also appeals for a return to Terri Barnes is a book editor and the author of “Spouse Calls: Messages From a Military Life,” creating extremism, heightened division take for granted our global village and the decency and character, in ourselves and in based on her long-running column in Stars and and dangerous instability in the nation. ability to traverse it, and the events of this those we elect to represent us. Stripes. She’s online at terribarnesauthor.com. Doctorow’s ‘Attack Surface’ a riveting techno-thriller

BY PAUL DI FILIPPO nate history; his tale has escaped the framework of the She heads back to her native San Francisco, to crash Special to The Washington Post near-future subgenre. What we enjoy instead is political on the couch of her childhood bestie, Tanisha, one of cyberthriller, vigorous, bold and savvy about the limits of the main organizers in the Black-Brown Alliance, the Cory Doctorow is among the best of the current revolution and resistance, even if it’s no longer precisely street-fi ghting heir to the BLM movement. When Tanisha practitioners of near-future speculative fi ction, standing contoured to our actual dilemmas. is arrested, Masha — now reunited with Marcus and his shoulder to shoulder with such superlative peers as Bruce The fi rst two books in this series centered on Marcus wife, Ange — must shift into high gear to free her friend Sterling, Kim Stanley Robinson, Charles Stross and Yallow, a naive teenager, then a wiser young man, of and aid her cause. Beyond that goal, they have to work to Justina Robson. As with these fellow writers, he takes the above-average intelligence, take down Zyz, yet another of Masha’s ethically compro- chance of having his day-after-tomorrow literary fore- focused on social activ- mised ex-employers, with a lock on San Francisco’s law- casts superseded by swiftly mutating reality. The fallout, ism against a burgeoning enforcement outsourcing. (Both Zyz and Xoth are run when it happens, does not invalidate his tales any more police state. A peripheral but by ultracompetent women, giving the triangular confl ict than post-1968 history rendered Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: consequential fi gure in his between the two corporations and Masha a matriarchal A Space Odyssey” less of an eternal masterpiece. circle was a woman not much telenovela “Game of Thrones”-“Dynasty” vibe.) When he issued “Little Brother” in 2008, the events in older than he, named Masha Doctorow relentlessly builds Masha’s character into a that tale of adolescent monkey-wrenching and protest had Maximow. At fi rst working deep portrait of a damaged personality. Despite — or be- a sense of plausible inevitability. Starting with an all-too- for the establishment “bad cause of — all her gifts, she’s borderline psychopathic, as likely terrorist attack on San Francisco and segueing into guys,” she eventually had a her Xoth boss Ilsa openly tells her, yet also on the verge an examination of the surveillance state, the book served change of heart and facilitat- of a nervous breakdown because of many unresolved is- as a vibrant model of what might soon be. ed Marcus’ anti-authoritar- sues. Her allegiances are shifting and often self-serving. The 2013 sequel, “Homeland,” hewed to the same ian moves. Now she strides As Doctorow says in his afterword, “This is a book about imaginary timeline, venturing into the Edward Snowden/ confi dently onto center stage, how people rationalize themselves into doing things they Julian Assange/Chelsea Manning whistleblowers scene, and we plunge deeply into are ashamed of.” Despite these traits, Masha becomes a again deploying logical sequelae to present events. But her life, both past and pres- protagonist worth rooting for, and one whose inner con- already Doctorow’s timeline had begun to deviate more ent. (Large chunks of the text fl icts and cognitive dissonances propel her to surprising, radically from history. involve her backstory since even heroic actions. A fi rst-class geek, Masha also offers Now comes “Attack Surface,” the third book in the “Little Brother” in a kind of “Rashomon” retelling.) copious and frequent jargon-fi lled info dumps. Your en- series, and it’s plain that Doctorow’s “future history,” Chapter 1 opens in real time and discloses Masha, our tertainment mileage may vary on these passages. however many clever and insightful resonances it still narrator, working for a Blackwater-style security fi rm Doctorow’s allegiances lie with the rebels and under- maintains with current headlines, is no longer a plausible named Xoth Intelligence. She’s in an unnamed East- dogs — he sketches the heroics of the protesters and the near-term guide for the world, but rather the events of a ern European county she dubs “Slovstakia,” installing kinetic tumult of the riots with evident verve and sympa- counterfactual “stub” (to employ William Gibson’s handy software for the dictator. But her sentiments are really thetic exegesis — but he also gives Masha good argu- term for such deviant continuums). The coronavirus with the rebels, and so she attempts a double game. (This ments for her complicity with the establishment. pandemic, not to mention the unpredictable and ever-de- thread captures real-world events in Hong Kong and Be- Doctorow’s world might no longer map our current stabilizing actions of President Trump and his opponents, larus with eerie fi delity.) When found out, she’s fi red from events, but it still charts the universal currents of the have conspired to make Doctorow’s scenario an alter- Xoth and fl ees the country, albeit well-supplied with cash. human heart and soul with precision. PAGE 32 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 WEEKEND: MUSIC

Eddie Van Halen plays the fi nal chord of “Jump” during a concert at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N,.J., on June 22, 2004. AP

From top: From top: “Van Halen,” “5150,” “OU812,” “Van Halen II,” “For Unlawful Carnal “Women and Children First,” Knowledge” and “Fair Warning” and “1984.” “A Different Kind of Truth.”

BY AUGUST BROWN, SUZY EXPOSITO, ‘Eruption’ (1978) RANDALL ROBERTS AND MIKAEL WOOD It’s a rite of passage for aspiring teenage guitar gods: Los Angeles Times holing up in your bedroom and trying, failing and A technical virtuoso with a rock star’s natural maybe someday nailing the solo to “Eruption.” It’s fl air, Eddie Van Halen played instantly identifi - still one of the most shock-and-awe instrumental openers in all of rock music. It’s completely showoff-y able electric guitar — so identifi able, in fact, but remains a high-water mark for lead guitar spec- that his namesake band spent tacle that hasn’t been surpassed in 40 years. Were decades cycling through styles that we were all 15 again, trying to get the fi nger-tap- and lead singers without ever ping runs and dive-bomb tremolo work just right. sounding any less like itself. (August Brown) Van Halen, who died Oct. ‘Jamie’s Cryin” (1978) 6 at 65, arguably made his By the tender age of 22, Eddie was serving a master instrument the most impor- class in guitar theatrics. In “Jamie’s Cryin’ ” — David tant voice in Van Halen, which ‘You Really Got Me’ (1978) Lee Roth’s portrait of a remorseful woman who turns he formed in Pasadena, Calif., Van Halen’s fi rst chart hit wasn’t a densely composed down a one-night stand — Eddie teases an array with his older brother, drum- of emotions across the span of six strings, ranging Rolling Stone original but a cover of the Kinks’ stupid-brilliant mer Alex, along with bassist power-chord classic. Yet Eddie’s squealing lead lines from weepy lament to shrugging indifference. (Suzy ranked Eddie Van Exposito) Michael Anthony and front- Halen No. 8 on undeniably announced the arrival of a new kind of man David Lee Roth. (Sammy its list of the 100 guitar hero. (Mikael Wood) ‘Runnin’ with the Devil’ (1978) greatest guitarists Hagar and Gary Cherone later ‘Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love’ (1978) Van Halen made its fi rst pass at this track with Gene sang with the band.) of all time in 2011. Less a love song than a creep show scored by Eddie Simmons of KISS in the producer’s chair, but the For all its instrumental dex- and his guitar, the hardest jam on Van Halen’s self- version that ended up on its 1978 debut is one of the terity, though, Van Halen behaved — and sold titled debut focuses on a “semi-good lookin’ ” woman hookiest singles in hard rock, about a young band records — like a fun-loving pop group; it never with a disease and a narrating dude who offers some- getting a taste of road life and its peaks and perils. It helped set a new template for glossy, explosive and showcased the often-shirtless guitarist’s chops thing he thinks she needs — and he ain’t talkin’ ‘bout love. Centered, as usual, on Eddie’s recurrent melodic pop-friendly metal that would come to dominate the at the expense of providing a good time. Here, licks, the song takes fl ight when the rhythm section early days of MTV. (AB) in chronological order, are 20 of Eddie’s most joins in. The fi nal third is a thrillingly repetitive cho- memorable moments: rus of “Hey! Hey! Hey!” (Randall Roberts) CONTINUED ON PAGE 33 Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 33 WEEKEND: MUSIC REVIEWS Laura Jane Grace Corey Taylor Queen and Stay Alive (Polyvinyl Record Co.) CMFT (Roadrunner Records) Adam Lambert Between life and death in Corey Taylor had songs Live Around the World (Hollywood) these strange days comes bursting out of him and no- Adam Lambert is not Fred- the welcome voice of Laura where to perform them. die Mercury. Nor, to his credit, Jane Grace. The Against Me! The singer with the roar- does he try to be. What he is, singer and guitarist has taken ing-yet-melodic voice churned though, is the perfect succes- a break from both her superb out heavy metal and hard rock sor to the iconic Queen vocal- punk band and her side proj- hits for more than 20 years ist, seemingly predestined to ect, Laura Jane Grace & the with Slipknot and Stone Sour. revive the supergroup with his own impossible vocals Devouring Mothers. She’s alone in a Chicago studio for The other tunes Taylor had spinning in his head were and over-the-top showmanship. the pandemic-inspired “Stay Alive,” except for pro- more eclectic, spanning multiple genres. ducer Steve Albini. Armed with the confidence of singing for two highly- “Live Around the World,” culled from every tour “This only feels like the death of everything,” she successful bands, Taylor decided it was time to share they’ve done over the past six years, shows the “Ameri- sings in the first song. It concludes 13 songs later with the style-twisting music with his first solo album. can Idol” runner-up breathing new life into some of the raw-sung plea: “Please stay alive / please survive!” “CMFT” is hard rock at its core, sprinkled with ele- the greatest rock songs ever written, and putting them Recorded in just days in July, the album is some- ments of classic, glam and blues rock, heavy metal, rap, across just as boldly and fabulously as Mercury did. what of a mixed bag, but always fascinating, lifted by rockabilly and a tinge of grunge. Lambert is no human photocopier; he brings his own lyrics that are equal parts opaque, raw and funny. “I Joined by musicians who shared his musical vision, sensibility and finely-calibrated vocals, unlocking pos- am a haunted swimming pool / I am emptied out and Taylor’s first solo project is filled with catchy hooks, sibilities that had lain hidden for decades. “Who Wants drained,” she sings on the opener, “The Swimming memorable riffs and powerful choruses, the genre to Live Forever” is the vocal and dramatic high point of Pool Song.” seemingly changing with each song. a Queen show these days, and the version here is par- Some songs are reminiscent of the Ramones, and The opening track, “HWY 666,” sets the this-is-not- ticularly emotional, dedicated to victims of the Orlando some are almost just fragments. Some tunes are in- Slipknot tone with a fusion of outlaw country, hard rock gay club mass shooting the night before. sanely heavy for just an acoustic guitar and a voice (the and a touch of punk that Taylor calls a cross between Drummer Roger Taylor is exquisite in the David way she snarls the word “croissant” in one song is pure Johnny Cash and Pantera. Bowie role on the “Under Pressure” duet, and guitar- punk). Many feel like diary entries, filled with regret. The first single, the catchy “Black Eyes Blue,” is an ist Brian May provides the unmistakable Queen sound Standouts include the Joan Jett-like “SuperNatural ode to The Clash and the first of two songs about his with every note and power chord. Possession” and the Celtic-flavored “The Magic Point.” wife, Alicia Dove. Taylor spent more than two years They also do two Mercury solo tracks, “Love Kills” Of all the music inspired by COVID-19, “Stay Alive” is learning the piano for “Home,” a heartfelt song show- and “I Was Born to Love You,” adding a new element to worthy of a listen. While wearing a mask, mind you. ing off his vocal range. the show and keeping Mercury front and center . — Mark Kennedy — John Marshall — Wayne Parry Associated Press Associated Press Associated Press

FROM PAGE 32 ‘Why Can’t This Be Love’ ‘Ice Cream Man’ (1978) (1986) Born of Roth’s love of old-school blues, Van Halen’s fi rst single with Sammy this take on John Brim’s lewd come-on Hagar as lead singer struck some hard- starts out as a sepia-toned acoustic throw- core fans as a sign of impending power- back but soon explodes into full power- ballad doom. Nonsense: Eddie’s crunchy boogie color at Eddie’s hand. (MW) synth riff rocks as hard as anything from the band’s fi rst decade. (MW) ‘Spanish Fly’ (1979) ‘When It’s Love’ (1988) It’s just a minute-long instrumental, but “Spanish Fly” is the classic-rock equiva- The centerpiece of 1988’s eclectic lent of a career-ending diss track: a re- “OU812” leans hard into its synths and minder to the legions of new Sunset Strip Hagar’s earnest wails. But Eddie’s solo imitators that Eddie’s musicianship went three minutes in takes it up the mountain far beyond rock and into wickedly com- of ’80s power-ballad triumph. Prom was plicated classical runs as well. Stripped of never the same afterward. (AB) anything other than a nylon-string guitar, it’s the quietest track in Van Halen’s cata- ‘Poundcake’ (1991) log but maybe Eddie’s loudest mic-drop After two decades of cranking out legend- moment. (AB) ary solos with his self-modifi ed “Franken- strat” guitar, Eddie tapped into his inner ‘Dance the Night Away’ (1979) mad scientist while writing “Poundcake.” Eddie’s penchant for ridiculous solo runs He returned with two 12-string guitars often eclipsed his skill at arranging a few and a Makita 6012HD power drill — and choice riffs just so and harnessing them kicked off the track with a penetrating in service of Brill Building-structured mechanical shriek, from his mangled pop songs. “Dance the Night Away” is fretboard to your ears. (SE) AP like “Dancing in the Streets” or “The Loco-Motion” but driven by a yowler, Eddie Van Halen performs “Beat It” with Michael Jackson during Jackson’s Victory ‘Right Now’ (1991) two rhythm jocks and a guitarist good Tour concert in Irving, Texas, on July 14, 1984. Van Halen’s guest spot on the Nobody ever looked to Van Halen for deep enough to hold back when he needed to. recording of “Beat It” paired arguably the ’80s’ greatest guitar hero and pop star. social commentary, which didn’t stop the Specifi cally, Eddie’s solo is little more band from recording this earnest state-of- than gentle harmonic string taps, backed eyed murder in a size 5 dress,” the fourth “Jump’s” early-’80s era). But Eddie’s the-world jam in the hopes of maintaining by bells, wood-block percussion and open song on “Fair Warning” fi nds Eddie meaty arpeggios in the song’s prechorus its fame into the alt-rock ’90s. Fortunately, space. (RR) pulling out his fl anger again to make the provide a crucial counterweight to all the Eddie didn’t downplay his old hot-dog ten- central riff sound even trippier than it Space Age fi ligree. (MW) dencies for “Right Now’s” nuclear-blues ‘And the Cradle Will Rock’ already is. “Unchained” also highlights solo. (MW) (1980) his skill as a vocal harmonizer, no small ‘Panama’ (1984) ‘Top of the World’ (1991) Better known as the “Have you seen feat given Roth’s overwhelming chords. Eddie’s trickster steez shines through Junior’s grades?” song, the fi rst track on For the bridge, Eddie dots out distorted in the labyrinthine guitar work of Van Despite its cringey title, “For Unlawful the band’s “Women and Children First” notes as if searching for the nastiest tone Halen’s “1984” romp “Panama.” His play- Carnal Knowledge” marked the band’s re- before launching into a song-concluding album celebrates the young and disrup- ful riffs dizzy themselves into a brooding union with producer Ted Templeman, who bit of tangled guitar wailing. (RR) helmed its career-making early LPs, and tive. The cover of the album fi nds the lull, cut short by a crafty interjection from “Top of the World” was indeed an ascen- handsome quartet posing like some eight- a hairdryer. (SE) legged leotarded beast, with Eddie in the ‘Beat It’ (1982) dant return to pop-metal mastery. It’s a middle of the scrum, his arm strangling Some rockers might’ve played it cool ‘Hot for Teacher’ (1984) midcareer Van Halen peak and remained the neck of his guitar. Designed for cruis- in a guest spot with the world’s biggest a live favorite ever after. (AB) ing and boozing in a just-waxed Trans pop star. Not Eddie: His solo in Michael If there was a land speed record for guitar Am, the song’s main riff isn’t actually an Jackson’s chart-topping “Beat It” — set solos, Eddie would have topped it with the ‘China Town’ (2012) electric guitar. Rather, Eddie ran a Fender to a memorable knife fi ght in the song’s frenetic blaze of “Hot for Teacher.” Still, Van Halen’s long-hoped-for reunion with Rhodes electric piano through a fl anger iconic music video — is among his most his madman licks were nearly lost amid Roth was legendarily fraught, with a and fed it all into a Marshall amp. (RR) gloriously showy. (MW) the moral panic surrounding the music world tour the band bailed on only months video, which showcased Miss Canada run- after the release of 2012’s “A Different ‘Unchained’ (1981) ‘Jump’ (1983) ner-up Donna Rupert and Playboy model Kind of Truth.” Yet this hurtling double- A typically Lee Roth-ian exploration of a The robot-aerobics synth lick is what Lillian Muller modeling skimpy bikinis in time highlight showed Eddie could still woman he lyrically describes as a “blue- endures (and what instantly conjures a classroom full of children. (SE) bring it when he wanted to. (MW) PAGE 34 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 WEEKEND: TELEVISION

Richard Termine PBS aired the 50th anniversary special of “Sesame Street” in November 2019, days after it streamed on HBO, where the program now lives. In tribute, TV critic Robert Lloyd explores 13 of the network’s greatest shows

BY ROBERT LLOYD ‘Sesame Street’/ Leo McKern’s John Mortimer’s Rumpole Wiseman looks deeply into the present. His Los Angeles Times of the Bailey, Jeremy Brett’s Holmes and fi lms, which can be casually beautiful, have ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock, Helen shape and drama, though no narrative or BS turns 50 this Perhaps the greatest contribution PBS has Mirren’s Jane Tennison, and three fl avors of obvious agenda — we come for a while, and month, though it is made to television and the world is children’s Miss Marple (Joan Hickson, Geraldine McE- then we go, having really been somewhere. older than that, hav- programming — “The Electric Company,” wan, Julia McKenzie). Just what the coroner “Zoom,” “Arthur,” “Where in the World Is ordered. ‘Downton Abbey’ ing its roots in NET P Carmen Sandiego?” “The Magic School Bus,” Presented under the aegis of “Master- — National Educational “Reading Rainbow.” But no series in 50 ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ piece,” “Downton Abbey” seems to deserve a Television, founded in 1954 years has been more important to the culture Something completely different arrived in spot of its own on this list, as a bona fi de phe- — and the Public Broadcast- — and perhaps to PBS itself — than “Sesame America in 1975 by way of the Dallas PBS nomenon — a series that created excitement ing Act of 1967, which, then- Street,” which premiered in 1969, not just as affi liate KERA, not long after this conven- and conversation, as well as cookbooks, a a show or an educational tool but also as an tion-shattering series ended its U.K. run. It branded tea and a special edition of Clue. The President Lyndon Johnson approach to life. It tells us that a place does featured a Ministry of Silly Walks, a cheese- story of the Crawley family and the people said, “rededicated a part of not have to be sanitized to feel safe and that less cheese shop, a tennis-playing blanc- who served them in the fi rst decades of the the airwaves, which belong although life is not always perfect, it can al- mange from space, a fi sh-slapping dance and 20th century is a posh melodrama, a stylish to all the people ... for the en- ways be celebrated. Fred Rogers performed a dead parrot — sketches without punchlines soap opera, a tale of love and money, sacrifi ce a similar service, in a quieter way; his show lightenment of the people.” held together by surrealist animation. and skulduggery lifted by splendid settings felt pastoral in both senses of the word, not and intelligent performances . Across half a century, only on his own program but also on the spi- ‘The Civil War’ noff “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.” PBS has known its more Not the fi rst Ken Burns PBS documen- ‘The French Chef’ and less brilliant years, but ‘Masterpiece Theater’/ tary — that was “Brooklyn Bridge” in 1981 Not American television’s fi rst cooking it has remained the case ‘Masterpiece Classic’ — but the cultural blockbuster that in 1990 show (that was James Beard’s “I Love to that the network aspires to set the template for more big things to come Eat,” in 1946), but certainly its most im- Originally hosted from an imaginary and sealed a partnership. With their ambi- portant. Taped in real time, with mistakes a higher cultural, informa- manor by British journalist Alistair Cooke , tiously generic titles — see also “The War” left in, Julia Child’s landmark series ran on tional, one might even say this series was ground zero for the network’s (as in World War II) and “The Vietnam War” public television from 1963 to 1973, to the spiritual standard, even as oft-noted Anglophilia. British imports are all — Burns documentaries attempt to take a mutual benefi t of host and network. Six-feet- it seeks — needs — to be over television nowadays, but for years they subject in whole and come back with some- two-inches of wine-drinking Yankee joie de entertaining. And indeed, its were the almost exclusive province of PBS. thing that embraces who we were, are and vivre, Child made sophistication accessible. “Masterpiece Theater,” which premiered in might become. His set style — the dynamic (In 1971, “The French Chef” also became the programming has been sur- 1971, was home to dozens of great, oft-dis- approach to archival still photographs, the fi rst U.S. series to be captioned for the deaf.) prisingly infl uential . Before cussed series. Myriad adaptations of Dick- measured narration knitting little stories there were travel channels ens, Eliot, Hardy and Austen gave credence into a big one, the charismatic talking heads ‘Frontline’/‘POV’ and cooking channels and to the “Masterpiece” moniker. It was the sharing experience or expertise, the very PBS’ home for investigative journalism, venue too for the original “House of Cards,” science channels and animal long running time and elegiac tone — suit “Frontline” has aired more than 700 epi- “Poldark” (Robin Ellis in the 20th century, some subjects (“Baseball”) better than oth- sodes since 1983; now in its 38th season, it channels, PBS did that work. Aidan Turner in the 21st), “The Durrells of ers (“Jazz”). But there are beautiful things in keeps up astonishingly well with current Here’s a look across those Corfu,” “Wolf Hall” and “Upstairs, Down- each of his fi lms. events, wading fearlessly into the day’s 50 years, with apologies to stairs,” the structural and spiritual ancestor darkest corners and most toxic swamps. to “Downton Abbey.” Frederick Wiseman films “This Old House,” “Antiques Recent episodes have dug into police reform, conspiracy thinking, the NRA, the Taliban, Roadshow,” Sister Wendy ‘Mystery!’/ Burns may be America’s best known documentary fi lmmaker, but Frederick China’s detention of Muslims, COVID-19 Beckett, “The Shock of the ‘Masterpiece Mystery!’ Wiseman, still working at age 90, is possibly from many angles and the upcoming elec- New,” “Nova,” “Nature,” With its Edward Gorey-designed title its greatest, a chronicler of his times as seen tion . The documentary anthology “POV” “PBS NewsHour” and sequence, “Mystery!” is the impish cousin through wildly different lives, institutions, takes a more personal look at the world, often countless other hours of of “Masterpiece Theater,” a place where jobs, places and practices. His titles are as focusing on, and through the eyes of, the poor or marginalized. There is no agenda: From enlightenment and fun I will murders may pile up and lives go to ruin, generic as Burns’ (“High School,” “Welfare,” but trouble evaporates on the tongue like “Model,” “Belfast, Maine,” “Central Park,” week to week, it may be shocking, beautiful, give their due when 60 rolls cotton candy. Here we got to know David “Public Housing,” “At Berkeley”), his ambi- hopeful or hilarious. around. Suchet’s Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, tions as great, and his fi lms also long, but CONTINUED ON PAGE 35 Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 35 WEEKEND: TELEVISION & DVD

FROM PAGE 34 ‘American’ shows Perhaps as a counterweight to its obvious crush on Great Ready or not, ‘we’re here’ Britain, PBS launched several series (and series within series) with the word “American” in the title — among them, “American Actress hopes ‘Dancing’ involvement increases visibility of Latinos in Hollywood Playhouse,” “The American Short Story” and “American BY YVONNE VILLARREAL of exposure, her strong showing on “Danc- tional sitcom. Penelope is a hard-working Masters” — focusing on home- Los Angeles Times ing with the Stars” so far should help bring single mom dealing with the complexities grown arts and artists. All attention to the comedy’s broadcast debut, of raising two teenage children, while also except for the great biographical ustina Machado has never felt this which will likely play a role in the series’ caring for her strong-willed mother, played anthology “American Masters” exhausted. It’s late September, just chances for a fi fth season. Its survival has by screen legend Rita Moreno. and the history series “American a few hours before she heads off to deep, personal resonance for Machado, Over the show’s four seasons, viewers Experience” have gone dark. But Janother three-hour rehearsal for who has long been vocal about Hollywood’s have watched Penelope, previously a medic they provided many eye-open- “Dancing with the Stars,” and the actress shortcomings when it comes to Latino rep- in Afghanistan, struggle with depression ing hours: I have vivid memo- is at her home in Silver Lake fueling up on resentation. and anxiety — addressing a subject that has ries of Twyla Tharp’s company lunch when she reveals the unusual piece Originally set up at Netfl ix, the Latino- often been taboo within the Latino commu- performing “Sue’s Leg”; Joan of equipment that has been a lifesaver — or fronted reboot of Norman Lear’s classic nity. They’ve watched her grapple with her Micklin Silver’s adaptation of F. rather, a feet saver — since joining the cur- sitcom was canceled in 2019 after three sea- Catholic upbringing as she processed her Scott Fitzgerald’s “Bernice Bobs rent season of the prime-time dance boot sons. Sony Pictures Television, the studio daughter’s sexuality. They’ve watched her Her Hair”; Jonathan Demme’s camp. that produces the series, shopped the com- go back to school to become a nurse prac- fi lm of Kurt Vonnegut’s “Who “I literally have this big caldero that you edy to other networks, eventually landing titioner. And they’ve watched her try to fi t Am I This Time?”; taped-off- make arroz con gandules in,” she says, the Cuban American family sitcom at Pop romance into her jam-packed life. the-stage productions of Stephen referring to the Puerto Rican rice dish. “I TV. It is the only series with a Latino family “She’s the best,” says Machado . “This is Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park can’t even make any arroz con gandules in airing on broadcast television this season. why it’s so important when women are in with George” and “Into the there anymore because it has become the “I always believed that this show be- the writers room. So many times, you see Woods”; Lorraine Hansberry’s pot for my feet. Gross, right? Every day longs on a network,” Machado says. “I love these sitcoms, and the mom is just a throw- “A Raisin in the Sun,” starring when I come home, my routine is dunking streaming. People love to stream. I under- away character . ... It’s like, all of a sudden Danny Glover and Esther Rolle; my feet in there with ice. The fi rst week and stand that’s the thing, but in reality, network you turn 40 and you can’t be cute anymore? and the groundbreaking mini- a half of rehearsals, forget about it — I was just reaches more households ... We only I don’t get it. And that even if you’re a mom, series adaptation of Armistead crying. I was like, ‘Oh, what did I do? Every- have three weeks, but that’s OK. I just want you’re still a woman.” Maupin’s “Tales of the City,” thing hurts me; why did I do this?’ ” people to watch it, because if they watch it, It’s not lost on Machado that she’s trying whose fi rst and best series ap- So, why did she do it? we’ll get that fi fth season.” to prove that television viewers will watch a peared under the fl ag of “Ameri- For one, it was a much-needed quarantine And that means we’d get more Penelope show that revolves around a Latino family can Playhouse.” distraction for the “One Day at a Time” star Alvarez. The role has roughly two decades after a network execu- that required neither the patience of making provided Machado an tive suggested they wouldn’t. Machado was ‘Cosmos: A Personal sourdough bread nor the quirkiness com- opportunity to cast as the lead in the late ’90s comedy Voyage’ mon to viral sensations. reveal di- pilot “I Love Lupe,” which featured “It sounded exciting, the idea of learn- mensions a Latino family. When the series “We’re made of star stuff; we ing things I’ve never done before,” says are a way for the cosmos to know atypical wasn’t picked up, Machado, Machado, 48. “Like a lot of people right now, in a who was in her early 20s, itself.” Produced by LA’s own I was feeling very depressed, and there’s KCET, nerd-sexy astronomy pro- tradi- received a call from the so many things happening in the world and executive to explain why: fessor Carl Sagan’s 1980 13-part so many things we wish we could do and cruise through life, the universe “He literally called my can’t — this couldn’t have come at a bet- house, nice man. ... and everything — macro and ter time. And I love old Hollywood — love, micro, terrestrial, extraterres- and said, ‘My God, love, love old movies and old musicals. And trial, past, present and future your pilot is so great. I’m always like, ‘Oh, I wish I was acting in — mixed science and philosophy Everybody loves you, that time.’ But if I was, I’d be playing Lupe and poetry with a touch of sci-fi . everybody. But we the house maid. I wouldn’t be dancing with (Sagan sets out into space and don’t think America Fred Astaire.” time in a “ship of the imagina- is ready for a Latino That gets at the other reason: visibility. tion.”) It was the most-watched family.’ “The thing about ‘Dancing with the Stars’ PBS series until “The Civil War.” “That was accept- is it reaches so many more homes than my able for him to say ‘An American Family’ incredible show (‘One Day at a Time’), that — America’s not should reach everybody’s home. I know This 12-hour cinema verite ready for (a) Latino they’ve had Latinas on the show, but they family. Like, what? documentary was like nothing need a whole lot more,” she says. “And so I anyone had ever seen before, And that was the was like, ‘I’m going to do that. I’m going to an embedded look into the lives ’90s! And look at be that Puerto Rican woman that’s on that of ordinary people long before today. How many show.’ ” “reality” television was a gleam Latino families Make that two shows: On Oct. 12, the pan- in an executive’s eye. But “An do you see on demic-halted fourth season of Machado’s American Family” was some- television? So sitcom began a three-week run on CBS, in thing else again, a 10-pound America bet- the Monday time slot immediately following novel of a series in which for long ter get ready, ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” tracts of time nothing much hap- because we’re For the actress, who plays single mom pened; some, among the millions here. We’re and military veteran Penelope who watched, took that inaction here.” Alvarez on “One Day at a Time,” as a sign of a decadence, all the the broadcast spotlight is long more so because the Louds were fi nancially well off, and espe- overdue: Her career has cially in light of the marriage of never quite positioned her Pat and Bill Loud coming apart as a lead despite strong in the course of the series. supporting turns on “Six Feet Under,” “ER,” ‘The Joy of Painting’ “Queen of the South” and “Jane the Virgin.” From 1983 to 1994, fantasti- In a perfect storm cally permed painter Bob Ross hosted a show in which he taught Actress Justina viewers how to paint like Bob Machado hopes Ross — a series that has improb- ably come back to fascinate her involvement modern audiences. Ross’ gentle, in this season’s hypnotic patter — in which he “Dancing with casually ascribes a capacity for the Stars” happiness to trees and bushes, as will help draw he completes an imaginary land- attention to scape faster than you can cook her role in dinner — has something of the the sitcom quality of a magic act . Is it art? “One Day at a It’s painting. “This is your world. Time.” You make it happen,” Ross says. ABC PAGE 36 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 WEEKEND: HEALTH AND FITNESS When the camera is unkind Online meetings, masks are boosting demand for ‘Zoomoplasty,’ other cosmetic procedures

BY LISA GUTIERREZ The Kansas City Star ong before stay-at-home orders forced millions of us to talk to each other online, folks weren’t Lall that keen on what they looked like on Zoom. Heather Schwedel was one of them. At one of her Zoom meetings, “a gar- goyle” stared back at her from her laptop screen, Schwedel, who works for the on- line magazine Slate, wrote in December. It was her face, which somehow looked a “dull shade of greige (you know, gray- beige).” And, was one of her eyes “wonky”? “I don’t think it’s especially vain of me or anyone else to worry about my on- camera grotesquery; videoconferencing awakens the vanity in all of us,” wrote Schwedel, who, it must be said, exagger- iStock ated with that unkind assessment of her face. Videoconferencing is leading some to turn to cosmetic procedures to improve the facial features the camera doesn’t fl atter. Seeing our faces in full Zoom, in fact, has been enough of a shock during the “That kind of says it all to me: Everyone “Also, some people don’t need surgery weren’t sure what was going to happen pandemic — when Americans are visiting feels this way,” she said. “When there’s a yet but they can still start to see the signs when they reopened, Jeffers said. with family, working, going to school, dat- thumbnail version of you on screen, it’s re- of aging, so they walk in and say, ‘What A June survey of more than 350 ing, getting married and even throwing a ally hard not to look at it and start critiqu- can you do with this?’ ” members of the plastic surgeons’ society national political convention online — to ing your face. One California plastic surgeon, Dr. predicted what the top plastic surgery send some of us to the plastic surgeon. “I’m a little skeptical about whether that Scott Miller, who sent out a press release procedures for 2020 will be, based on Members of the American Society alone drove anyone to plastic surgery, but about this pandemic trend, reported that what they’re heard from clients via of Plastic Surgeons across the country for anyone who was already contemplat- people are bringing him screenshots from telemedicine consultations, which have report increased demand for cosmetic ing Zoomoplasty, it’s not like the loneli- their Zoom calls, anxious about how their boomed during the pandemic as they have enhancements, especially Botox injec- ness and anxiety of this crisis was going to necks and jowls look on small screens. in other medical fi elds. tions and fi llers that erase lines, wrinkles, improve anyone’s self-esteem. “Working from home, being seen a lot Botox injections so far have been this crow’s feet and all those telltale signs of “It seems like having the time to re- (and seeing themselves) via company year’s most-requested treatment, followed aging on the face. Patients are also inquir- cuperate while healing is just as or if not video conferences, and having mask- by breast augmentations, soft tissue fi ll- ing about more invasive surgical proce- more important than the Zoom uglies as a wearing bring increased focus to certain ers, liposuction and abdominoplasty, or a dures, including tummy tucks, breast motivating factor.” facial features, I think a lot of people tummy tuck. augmentations and liposuction. have had a tremendous amount of time to “Anecdotally, I would say across the As Dr. Michelle De Souza, a plastic sur- It’s all about the face be super-critical of themselves,” Miller country there seemed to have been a pent- geon for the University of Kansas Health Before COVID-19, Botox and other said . “They pick up on things they want to up demand, more than we expected,” Jef- System, and her colleagues cleared a minimally invasive cosmetic procedures improve about their appearance.” fers said. “Also many of us were working backlog of procedures after COVID-19 were growing at a slightly higher rate But do we really look that bad on Zoom from home, people who were waiting until stay-at-home orders were lifted, she also than surgical procedures such as face- (or Webex, Google Hangouts or whatever the holidays or later to do their surgery began fi elding “all these cosmetic con- lifts, the plastic surgeons society says, up online mode our meetings take)? were like, ‘This is a great time because sults.” 2% from 2018 to 16.3 million performed “Zoom especially has shown many of now I can recover at home and still work One possible reason? last year. us that it does matter, for example, the and (no one has) to see me recovering,” “It is a Zoom thing,” De Souza said. The fi ve most popular minimally inva- quality of your camera, the lighting, the whereas before, they might have tried to “They are commenting on their appear- sive procedures: Botulinum toxin type position of your camera, which angle it’s wait for a holiday or wait for some time off ance on the webcam or the computer, that A (Botox is one brand name), soft tissue looking at you from,” Jeffers said. “Of or some vacation time. they look tired, they look mean. fi llers, chemical peels, laser hair removal course, many YouTubers could have told “I think no one knows for sure why the “I just think the camera sometimes is and intense pulsed light treatment, a skin you that a long time ago, but most of us anecdotal reports are the way they are, not fl attering.” treatment that works similarly to laser weren’t recording ourselves or putting and no one knows for sure if it’s going to Wearing masks also has people focusing therapy. ourselves out there as much as we have stay that way or whether that was just more closely on their eyes and foreheads “It’s been an increasing trend for years during this entire crisis. ” a pent-up demand and it will go back to — the parts of their face not hidden. now,” said Dr. Lynn Jeffers, a plastic Not covered by insurance normal or even dip.” “With a mask on it’s harder to express surgeon in Ventura County, Calif., and Much of that, Jeffers said, will probably your emotions,” De Souza said. “So if all president of the American Society of Cosmetic procedures are not covered by depend on the economy and what else you’re seeing is just your brow that may Plastic Surgeons. “I think part of it is ... insurance. The national average physician happens over the coming months. be furrowed or scowling, you probably some people aren’t quite ready to have a fee alone for one Botox injection is $408, “I think people are still expecting there don’t look as happy as you feel.” procedure like a face-lift, yet in the mean- and more than $2,000 for a non-surgical to be a time when we can go into offi ces Schwedel recalled seeing a meme a few time they can use Botox and fi llers and skin-tightening procedure, according to again,” Schwedel said. “Isn’t the beauty of months ago suggesting that Zoom’s slogan peels and lasers and all the things that are the plastic surgeons’ group. getting Botox to look better on Zoom, that should be something like “it’s you, but out there, minimally invasive procedures, Plastic surgeons who shut down their it will probably also improve how you look ugly.” as a bridge. offi ces this year after COVID-19 hit in real life?” Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 37 WEEKEND: FAMILY

THE MEAT AND Locked down, POTATOES OF LIFE BUT NO SAFER Lisa Smith Molinari Tapping a canoeing COVID-19 memory for strength restrictions Every once in a while, I think back to a day during my teens, when I went canoeing by myself. This wasn’t an ex- could create traordinary accomplishment. It didn’t earn me a spot on an Olympic team. I didn’t receive any bravery commen- dations or citizenship awards. Nonetheless, the somewhat life-threatening faded memory of this simple personal feat has helped me over the years. scenarios for As a military spouse, I sometimes felt completely overwhelmed. Whether my husband was home or away, I carried the mental weight of responsibility for managing victims of abuse the many details of our family life. In order to provide consistency to our three children in the midst of military deployments, travel, watch schedules and PCS moves, I was placed in charge. I rose to the occasion when it came to major crises, like when our son was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at age 3. But when faced with the many minute demands of daily life — laundry, bills, band concerts, scout meetings, in-laws, yard work, snack duty, taxes — I was often overcome with stress. In those moments, I felt weak, shamefully incapable of iStock managing as a military spouse. In this insecure state, my mind attempted to prove a point, by replaying memories like that canoe outing in 1984. It was a hot summer day, and I was just 18 years old. BY BETH WOOD mentioned COVID-19 as a factor. is further compromised,” said a My best friend from high school had moved away, and The San Diego Union-Tribune Not every person offered demo- spokesperson for the hotline. “This everyone else I knew was either on vacation, or too cool to graphic information, but more than pandemic has elements of all three.” hang out with me. My choices were to stay home and do he restrictions the 2,000 of the contacts identifi ed their Domestic violence is not a one- coronavirus pandemic chores, or head out to fi nd adventure. state as California. size-fi ts-all problem, although Our forgotten 18-foot fi berglass Coleman canoe leaned have forced upon us have In San Diego, the group No control and domination are com- been diffi cult. But for forlornly against the side of our garage. I was a swim- Silence, No Violence is one of a mon factors. In addition to physical mer, but not exactly brawny at fi ve feet, four inches. With some, those restrictions number of nonprofi ts dedicated to harm, abusive tactics range from considerable effort, I dragged the 70-pound canoe from Tcan prove be life-threatening. The providing education, training and ridicule and insults to isolation and its spot, across an acre of lawn to our 1977 Chevy Blazer. phrase “stay home, stay safe” can resources to help eliminate rela- manipulation; from threats to hurt Nowadays, Chevy Blazers are stylish four-door SUVs be tragically ironic for people living tionship abuse and sexual assault. the children and hyper-control of driven by soccer moms sipping Starbucks Caramel Mac- in abusive households. Co-founder Jessica Yaffa said the fi nances to the destruction of pos- chiatos. But back then, these 4WD vehicles were behe- Sheltering in place with a violent organization has had a 40% increase sessions and harm to pets. moth two-door trucks used for hauling deer carcasses person can be like living in a pres- in calls since March. As CEO of her Perpetrators often use specifi c out of the woods. I don’t recall how I did it, but somehow, sure cooker. The survivor has no own separate coaching and advo- situations to increase their control. I hoisted the canoe onto the roof of the vehicle by myself, refuge or support from family and cacy fi rm, she personally has seen They may use the pandemic to their nearly seven feet off the ground. Using rope I found in the friends. The abuser can become her clientele double from May to advantage by withholding sanitizer, garage, I tied the ends of the canoe tight to each bumper, more stressed and out of control. August. threatening to give their partner fearful that, if it fell off of the Blazer while I was driving, Even before COVID-19, the “Before the pandemic, survivors or children the coronavirus, or there would be hell to pay. Centers for Disease Control and could minimize interaction with the providing medical misinformation The details of getting to Yellow Creek State Park, Prevention reported that about 1 harm-doer,” said Yaffa, who prefers to maximize fear. launching the canoe and paddling around the lake alone in 4 women and nearly 1 in 10 men the terms “harm-doer” and “rela- Tiernan Seaver, programs direc- that day are foggy. Knowing my active imagination, I have experienced sexual violence tionship abuse” instead of abuser tor at South Bay nonprofi t Casa likely planned a full affair for myself, complete with a with contact, other physical violence packed picnic, a bit of tanning (it was the ’80s, after all), or stalking by an intimate partner. and domestic violence. “In many Familiar, oversees the San Ysidro situations, more tension is building, Domestic Violence Prevention Col- and a nice long swim. In June, law enforcement agen- Although these recollections are faint, I have a crystal- cies in San Diego County reported fi nancial pressures increase, and laborative, which works to educate the kids are in the house 24 hours a about domestic violence. She noted clear vision of driving home after my solitary canoeing that the number of domestic-vio- expedition. With wet hair and a sunburn on my shoulders, lence calls had remained steady day. A person managing their safety that many San Ysidro residents have doesn’t have the kind of reprieve or lived on both sides of the border. I barreled down Route 422 with the driver’s-side window compared with last year — a result opened, one hand dangling casually in the wind. Peering counter to some expectations. In support that allowed them to ma- “An abuser can use immigration neuver in such a relationship. status as a threat if their partner out at the open road between the Blazer’s black hood and the same month, San Diego City At- the burnt-orange canoe tied overhead, I knew I could do torney Mara Elliott said the severity “It’s no longer a time in which doesn’t have legal status,” Seaver someone has refuge in being able said. “They can say, ‘I’m going to anything I set my mind to. of domestic abuse cases appeared to That moment — that pure feeling of independence, be worse in the fi rst few months of to work or knowing their kids are at call customs.’ It can be a large con- school and safe.” tributing factor in controlling a rela- confi dence, strength and competence — became perma- the pandemic. nently etched in the recesses of my young mind. I wasn’t Even as California takes steps to tionship in a mixed-status situation. Taken together, this pair of conscious of this imprinting at the time, but over the loosen some restrictions, outside In families who have moved from statistics may not make sense. But decades, as I grew and faced life’s inevitable challenges, interactions with people are limited. Mexico and do not have relatives or consider, experts say, that unless a that long-ago memory would occasionally surface to reas- severe injury is involved, calling the For people in abusive households, friends in the U.S., the abuser can sure me that, yes, it was true — I could do anything I set police or sheriff may be much more that can mean fear, isolation and exert more control over the victim.” my mind to. noticeable — and dangerous — than fewer escape valves. In some other countries, domestic There are other memories I use to remind myself that reaching out to an emergency The National Domestic Violence violence is not addressed as aggres- I’m not as weak as I feel. Like the time I hung a ceiling hotline. Hotline broke down the contacts it sively as in the United States, which fan over our kitchen table. The year I secured a grant to The National Domestic Violence received between March and Au- is far from perfect in handling the buy a new scoreboard for the football team. The day I Hotline reported that from March gust this way: emotional and/or ver- issue. published my fi rst column. 16 to May 16, the total number of bal abuse, 11,230; physical abuse, “It’s more common in Mexico The mind is a powerful thing. During times of stress, contacts (calls, texts or chats) na- 7,861; fi nancial abuse, 4,720; digital to not deal with it,” Seaver said. it fl oods us with emotion, apathy, anxiety, fear. Over- tionwide increased 9%, while 6,210 abuse, 2,237; sexual abuse: 1,284. “Machismo tends to make control- whelmed, we sometimes lose sight of our own strength. contacts mentioned COVID-19 as a (Some contacts fall into multiple ling relationships more accepted. By tapping into our mind’s memory bank, we remind factor in their situation. categories). Religion is another factor in staying ourselves that we won’t sink, because we’ve always been The hotline’s total contacts from “We know that any external fac- in abusive relationships. If they got able to swim. March 16 to Aug. 30 increased 9% tors that add stress, isolation and married in the church, they may Read more at themeatandpotatoesoflife.com, and in Lisa’s book, from the same time last year. Dur- fi nancial strain can create circum- feel they can’t split up the mar- The Meat and Potatoes of Life: My True Lit Com. ing the pandemic, 12,409 contacts stances where a survivor’s safety riage.” Email: [email protected] PAGE 38 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 WEEKEND: CROSSWORD AND COMICS NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

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“Gunston Street” is drawn by Basil Zaviski. Email him at [email protected], and online at gunstonstreet.com. Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 39 PAGE 40 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander A hardheaded case for more COVID stimulus Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY TYLER COWEN bedded in those businesses will disappear. and the performing arts and tourism are Bloomberg Opinion In many cases it will be difficult to recon- major parts of the economy. San Francis- EDITORIAL stitute that knowledge quickly, and so the co and the Bay Area rely on high-paying ith on-again, off-again plans markets for both labor and goods will be technology jobs, many of which have now Terry Leonard, Editor for a COVID relief bill cur- operating at less than full capacity. turned into remote work. The case for aid to [email protected] rently in “off” mode, it’s an op- Consider performing arts groups in New New York City is relatively strong, where- portune moment to step back Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor W York City, many of which took a long time as the case for San Francisco depends on and ask some basic questions about fiscal [email protected] to assemble and train their talent. If they whether you think that remote work will policy. Fiscal policy during a pandemic is go under, many of these people will move last. If it will, and those tech jobs stay away Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content fundamentally different from during a typ- away, if only because they and their em- from California forever, then the prospect [email protected] ical financial crisis, and that should shape ployers have run out of money. They will of a permanently downsized San Francisco the federal government’s response. Short- opt for alternate career paths, and the arts Managing Editor for Presentation needs to be seriously considered, as well as Sean Moores, term aid would be better before rather groups may never be reconstituted. Sup- [email protected] which new sectors or industries may help than after the U.S. election, but it needs to ply-side grants and loans, however, may it grow. Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital be targeted in the right way. help see them through until America ap- If you are very optimistic about vaccines The first classic argument for fiscal stim- [email protected] proaches some semblance of normalcy and anti-COVID therapeutics, as I am, this ulus, dating from Keynes, is to increase again. strengthens the case for short-term aid. If aggregate demand. That argument doesn’t That argument makes good sense, but you believe that more or less normal times BUREAU STAFF quite apply right now. Movie theaters, air- note its limitations. The government need for many small businesses will arrive by lines and restaurants do face big demand not give further aid to relatively well-capi- Europe/Mideast April or May, that argues for tiding them problems, but government spending can’t talized larger businesses. Nor should it Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief over in the meantime. [email protected] fix that. What these businesses need is for subsidize businesses that are not coming If you are more pessimistic, however, +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 their customers to feel safe against the risk back soon no matter what. If Americans and expect a high level of COVID-19 cases Pacific of infection. are going to remain unwilling for the next A second rationale for fiscal policy is to several years to trap themselves on cruise for the next few years, then the argument Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief for aid is weaker. Those endangered small [email protected] address problems of supply. 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people, and to know where they live. We’ve What newspapers done this every 10 years since, trying al- ways to count everyone. Until now. Because Trump felt that undocumented are saying at home immigrants shouldn’t be counted. And while that notion didn’t initially pass mus- The following editorial excerpts are se- ter in the federal courts, Tuesday’s emer- lected from a cross section of newspapers gency ruling from the Supremes effectively throughout the United States. The editori- hands Trump the win he wanted. Sadly. als are provided by The Associated Press This is no way to run our nation’s 24th and other stateside syndicates. census, which should be as free from polit- ical interference as can be. And if we get it Partisan divides unbridaled badly wrong this time around, there won’t be an opportunity to fix it until 2030. during Barrett hearings The census, of course, is used to deter- The Wall Street Journal mine the apportionment of the 435 repre- The Senate confirmation hearings for sentatives in the House. Each state gets one Amy Coney Barrett may lack for political to start with, and then the rest are divvied drama, but they are still instructive. They up by population, in an effort to see that are revealing the deep fault lines over the congressional districts are more or less Supreme Court, and how Democrats view the same size. But that’s only one aspect it as a mini-legislature to achieve policy of the count. Vast amounts of federal funds goals, rather than a real judicial body. are also handed out based on population Democrats are asking very little about figures. As a result, this year’s undercount the actual law or Barrett’s jurispruden- will deprive already-underserved commu- tial thinking. Instead, one after another, SUSAN WALSH/AP nities even further. Democrats have used their time to focus Showing that in the eyes of this adminis- on a parade of policy horribles if she is At her Senate confirmation hearings this week, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney tration, they simply don’t count. confirmed. And for emotional effect, they Barrett said of the Affordable Care Act: “I am not hostile to the ACA. I am not hostile brought along photo displays of children to any statute that you pass. ... I apply the law. I follow the law. You make the policy.” Facebook playing catch-up on and women who would supposedly be her victims on health care, abortion, gun vio- to be considered now that the law has been Dolloff had been hired as a security campaign misinformation lence and more. in place for six years . guard to accompany a 9News producer The Washington Post All of this distorts the role of a judge, The current “conservative” court has who was covering the protests, police and Facebook last week unveiled an expan- who has to rule based on what the law is, already shown it is more heterodox than a 9News source have said . sion of its previously announced policies to not on what she would want it to be. “Judg- one dominated by liberals. That’s because It doesn’t matter what Keltner or Dolloff fight confusion, misinformation and gen- es can’t just wake up one day and say, ‘I originalists seek to interpret laws based on thought of Black Lives Matter or police. eral malfeasance as election results roll in have an agenda. I like guns. I hate guns. I the text and the Constitution rather than What matters is that one man was killed, next month. These steps include a much- like abortion, I hate abortion’ and walk in merely find a way to arrive at a foregone and the Denver district attorney must de- discussed suspension of all social issue, like a royal queen and impose their will on policy result. Everything we know sug- termine if this was manslaughter, murder electoral and political ads after polls close the world,” Barrett said Tuesday. But that gests Barrett will rule in the same origi- or self-defense. on Nov. 3, in addition to the already exist- is lost on Democrats, who are treating the nalist way, and this should reassure the We cannot help but note the reversal ing ban on new political ads in the previous hearings like a campaign rally. public that the court will be properly mod- of roles in this situation, and it’s possible week. The change is more distraction than Start with their focus on Barrett as a est in interpreting the law as it is. that if Coloradans can step back from this solution; political ads were only the prob- threat to health insurance. Republican Democrats are doing a great disservice tragedy dispassionately, they could find lem insofar as they were a loophole through state attorneys general, joined by the to the law and judiciary by treating these common ground. A man is dead who did which false claims could slip. Those false Trump administration, argue in a case hearings like an emotive political ad. They not appear to use or threaten lethal force claims are the real menace — which is why that the court will hear on Nov. 10 that are telling voters that the courts are noth- (we’ll wait for the investigation to tell us Facebook’s other efforts are more impor- the Affordable Care Act should be struck ing more than another arena for political whether he was unarmed or not and what tant, and why on their own they’re unlikely down. Recall that Chief Justice John Rob- disputes. Keep doing that and soon the Su- words were exchanged), and the question to be enough. erts in 2012 upheld the individual mandate preme Court will be as unpopular as Con- is whether the shooting was in some way The debate over political ads started as to carry health insurance as a tax. But the gress — which may be their real goal as justified. It’s a question that Americans a fight about fact-checking. A freeze on 2017 tax reform zeroed out the financial they prepare the ground to pack the court have grappled with far too many times this ads after the election might do some good penalty for not being insured. The AGs say next year. year. by preventing President Donald Trump that because there now is no tax, the entire All of these deaths and shootings should from misleading voters about the results, law should be struck down. Self-defense laws at issue lead us to question whether our self-de- yet it will also prevent his opponents from As we’ve argued, the AG suit is political fense laws are serving justice or permit- correcting the record, should he continue and legal malpractice because the lawsuit after police supporter killed ting murder. Are we empowering people to churn out the lies he is accustomed to has almost no chance of success. Three The Denver Post to protect themselves and others or are we sharing in his normal, unmonetized posts. conservative justices have suggested in Lee Keltner — a Denver-area hat maker making our public spaces unsafe with our And because the president has also ral- opinions this year that they are wary of who created art with his custom-ordered laws? lied around him a right-wing apparatus throwing out entire laws due to discrete products — was shot and killed in down- of fringe personalities ready to share his constitutionally defective provisions, and town Denver while attending a rally to Cutting the census short latest claim, he holds the advantage. Face- with good reason. The vote could be 9-0. support the police and after a physical al- book’s proposals on this front are promis- Yet Democrats assert that Barrett’s ap- tercation with Matthew Dolloff, an armed could have lasting impacts ing, but their effects on democracy will be pointment to the court would threaten man providing security for a television The Republican of in the details. protections for millions of Americans with producer. Keltner’s death, like several Springfield, Mass. Facebook already planned to append pre-existing conditions, insurance cover- across the U.S. that have occurred during When you don’t truly believe that all the “informational” labels to premature decla- age for young adults, free mammograms protests since the death of George Floyd, people count, it only makes sense not to rations of victory, and to continue applying and birth control as well as lead to higher is a tragedy. count all the people. labels to content concerning the legitimacy prescription costs for seniors. “It’s all at Americans must find ways to gather How else can one explain the White of the election. Now it will extend its part- stake,” Kamala Harris declared. and express their views, to be vocal and House’s efforts to screw up the decennial nership with Reuters to put notifications of Imagine if GOP senators displayed passionate, and to also be peaceful and census, which received the blessing of the the latest results atop Facebook and Ins- photos of crime victims for a Democratic non-violent. U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, when jus- tagram — plus, after major media outlets nominee who had overturned a convic- And we are sure all Americans can tices said the administration could move announce a victor, it will add that person’s tion on appeal? They would be skewered as agree that no one deserves to die for get- ahead with its plan to halt the count early. name to posts from both candidates. The demagogues. ting in a verbal or physical fight, spraying When the White House recently an- question is what these labels will look like. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein asked mace, resisting arrest, grabbing a police nounced that this year’s enumeration of Does a post from Trump claiming he has how Barrett would handle the ACA’s life- officer’s spent Taser, serving this country the people was 99.9% complete, the figure won before ballots have been tallied de- time coverage caps. Barrett duly noted she as a police officer, or exercising the right to seemed too good to be true. After all, the serve the same label as a post from Joe would consider this like any “issue that peacefully assemble. Commerce Department had tried to wrap Biden counseling supporters to wait? Then would arise under the Affordable Care Act We don’t pretend to know what trans- up the census early, despite reports of wide- there’s the content Facebook theoretically or any other statute should be determined pired before or after Keltner was shot; we spread problems. In particular, it seemed will remove outright, such as posts calling by the law — by looking at the text of the are waiting on additional information from that specific groups were routinely being for poll watchers that include militaristic statute, by looking at precedent.” Good an- the police investigation. An attorney rep- undercounted — minorities, young people or otherwise intimidating language. Where swer. Coverage caps are a policy issue for resenting Dolloff’s family said that Dolloff and the poor. Think it’s a coincidence that will the platform draw its lines? Congress. was protecting a journalist and acted in folks in those groups aren’t generally wild This last update to Facebook’s policies Democrats also flogged Barrett for criti- self-defense . about President Donald Trump? cuts to the core of the problem. The com- cizing the chief justice’s creative interpre- We know from Denver Post photog- The first census in the newly established pany is essentially playing catch-up to the tation of the individual mandate as a tax. rapher Helen Richardson’s photos that United States, mandated by the Constitu- president and his allies, who have been She joins a long queue there. But Barrett Keltner slaps Dolloff. Dolloff appears in tion, was conducted in 1790. The idea, exhorting supporters to “defend” their bal- replied: “I am not hostile to the ACA. I am another photo to be reaching for his gun. seemingly so simple, was actually quite lots or join an “army.” Facebook could and not hostile to any statute that you pass. ... I Then another image shows Keltner spray- radical: In a nation where the people are should fact-check more, or take down more, apply the law. I follow the law. You make ing a cloud of pepper spray as Dolloff fires the ultimate authority, with the power of and it could even adjust its underlying al- the policy.” She also said “reliance inter- his gun (the photo captures a shell casing those in the federal bureaucracy obtained gorithm that rewards sensationalism. But ests,” such as the number of people who in the air.) Keltner was killed and police only by the consent of the governed, it is the platform cannot fix Donald Trump. It gained insurance under Obamacare, have arrested Dolloff. imperative to have an accurate count of the can only try to manage his deceptions. PAGE 42 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 FACES Billboard finally takes the stage Post Malone takes 9 honors at delayed Music Awards event

BY MESFIN FEKADU He beat out Eilish for the top Associated Press prize, but she was still a winner, taking home top Billboard 200 alking into the show album, top female artist and top with 16 nominations, new artist. Post Malone won nine The 18-year-old, wearing a Whonors at the 2020 face mask, told viewers to “please Billboard Music Awards, where vote, please wear a mask, please John Legend gave a heartfelt per- wash your hands.” formance that was dedicated to Others had similar messages. his wife. Khalid, who won five honors, told With his voice aching as he fans “your voice matters now CHRIS PIZZELLO/AP sang passionately from the piano, more than ever.” And Lizzo wore Post Malone appears Wednesday in Los Angeles with his nine Billboard Music awards, which included Legend told viewers “this is for a black dress with “vote” printed top male artist and top artist. Malone was nominated for 16 awards. Chrissy” before singing “Never across it. Break,” which includes the lyrics She also gave an encouraging X, who took home four honors and “we will never break.” The per- speech, telling viewers to find was on hand to accept top Hot 100 Billboard Music Awards top winners formance comes two weeks after their voices and don’t change to song for “Old Town Road,” which Chrissy Teigen announced she meet society standards. set the record for most weeks at Top Hot 100 song: “Old Town Top R&B artist: Khalid had a miscarriage, explaining in “I just want to say I’ve been No. 1. Kanye West, who released Road,” Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Top rap artist: Post Malone a heart-wrenching social media thinking a lot about suppres- two gospel albums last year, also Top country artist: Luke Combs post that she and Legend drove sion and the voices that refused Cyrus won four prizes: top gospel artist, Top rock artist: Panic! at the Disco “home from the hospital with no to be suppressed. And I wonder, Top Billboard 200 album: Billie Eil- top gospel song, top gospel album Top Latin artist: Bad Bunny baby.” ‘Would I be standing here right ish, “When We Fall Asleep, Where and top Christian album. Top dance/electronic artist: The “John, that was so beautiful,” now if it weren’t for the big Black Do We Go?” Luke Combs followed with Chainsmokers host Kelly Clarkson said follow- women who refuse to have their Top artist: Post Malone three wins, and after his perfor- Top Christian artist: Lauren Daigle ing Legend’s performance. “All voices be suppressed?’ And I just Top new artist: Billie Eilish mance he offered positive words Top gospel artist: Kanye West my love to you and Chrissy.” want to say right now, if you’re at to his fans and the crew working Top female artist: Billie Eilish Top social artist: BTS It was one of several perfor- home watching this and you were on the awards show. Top male artist: Post Malone Top touring artist: Pink mances that were pre-taped for thinking about changing yourself “I know that everybody has Top streaming songs artist: Post Chart achievement award: Harry Wednesday’s show. Other musi- to feel worthy, this is your sign been through so much this year. Malone Styles cians attended and performed at to remain true to who you are,” I wanna thank the crew that is Top song sales artist: Lizzo Icon award: Garth Brooks the empty Dolby Theatre in Los Lizzo said onstage after winning working on this show tonight be- Top radio songs artist: Jonas Bros. Angeles during the three-hour top songs sales artist. cause they have gone through Top duo/group: Jonas Bros. From The Associated Press show, which aired on NBC. “Let me tell you all something some insane stuff to make this After announcing that Malone — when people try to suppress happen for you guys. I hope ev- won the show’s biggest honor, top something, it’s normally because erybody is staying safe there at a medley of his hits. Halen, who died last week, was artist, Clarkson wheeled out eight that thing holds power. They’re home,” he said. Other performers included honored as the show aired a clip more trophies for the hitmaker. afraid of your power. There’s Garth Brooks accepted the Icon BTS, Alicia Keys, Kane Brown, of his Billboard Awards perfor- “I’m honestly blown away by power in who you are. There’s Award from Cher, who called the Khalid, Swae Lee, Sia, Brandy, mance from 2015. And rapper- the love everyone’s shown to me,” power in your voice. So whether country star “a true music legend Bad Bunny, Doja Cat, SAINt activist Killer Mike received the said Malone, who also won top rap it’s through music, protest or your and my friend Garth Brooks.” JHN, En Vogue and Demi Lovato, Change Maker Award. artist, top male artist and top rap right to vote, use your power, Brooks, who is the only artist to who sang her new song aimed at This year’s Billboard Awards album. “It’s kind of big deal to me use your voice and refuse to be have nine of his albums sell more President Donald Trump called were originally supposed to take and everybody involved because suppressed.” than 10 million units each and “Commander In Chief.” place in April but were postponed we work our (butts) off.” Other winners included Lil Nas reach diamond status, performed Guitar rock legend Eddie Van because of the pandemic.

‘Jagged Little Pill’ earns 15 Tony nominations in brief season

BY MARK KENNEDY “I also want to acknowledge all of the sexual dynamics, and “Tina — The Tina Associated Press shows that were not able to open, so today Turner Musical,” which tells the rock I’m thinking of all of the great artists who icon’s life with songs that include “Let’s The sobering musical “Jagged Little were supposed to be a part of the ’19-’20 Stay Together” and “Proud Mary.” Pill,” which plumbs Alanis Morissette’s season, and I can’t wait to see all of their The nominations were pulled from just 1995 breakthrough album to tell a story beautiful work when Broadway returns,” 18 eligible plays and musicals, a fraction of an American family spiraling out of he said in a statement. of the 34 shows the season before. During control, earned a leading 15 Tony Award “The Inheritance” by Matthew Lopez most years, there are 26 competitive cat- nominations Thursday, as the Broadway nabbed 11 nominations. It’s a two-part, egories; this year there are 25 with several community took the first steps to celebrate seven-hour epic that uses “Howards End” depleted ones. a pandemic-shortened season that upend- The category for best performance by as a starting point for a play that looks at ed the theater world. an actor in a leading role in a musical had gay life in the early 21st century. There are three best musical nominees: just one actor — Aaron Tveit from “Mou- Nipping on the heels of “Jagged Little “Jagged Little Pill,” “Moulin Rouge: The lin Rouge!” One category — best musical Musical” and “Tina — The Tina Turner Pill” for overall numbers of nominations is revival — had no eligible shows at all and Musical.” And there are five best play “Moulin Rouge!,” a jukebox adaptation of was cut. nominees: “Grand Horizons,” “The Inher- Baz Luhrmann’s hyperactive 2001 movie In another sign of a strange season, the itance,” “Sea Wall/A Life,” “Slave Play” about the goings-on in a turn-of-the-cen- best score category — an honor for the and “The Sound Inside.” tury Parisian nightclub, that got 14 nods. music and lyrics that is usually dominated Tom Kitt, honored for orchestrations for Two very different offerings are tied by musicals — is filled this year with five VIVACITY MEDIA GROUP/AP “Jagged Little Pill,” thanked Morissette with 12: “Slave Play,” Jeremy O. Harris’ plays. and his collaborators, but also graciously groundbreaking, bracing work that mixes The 2020 Tony Awards ceremony will be Elizabeth Stanley, left, and Celia Rose nodded to the more than a dozen shows that race, sex, taboo desires and class, explor- broadcast digitally and take place later this Gooding star in “Jagged Little Pill.” The were unable to open due to the pandemic. ing the legacy of slavery in interracial year, at a date still to be announced. musical got 15 Tony Awards nominations. Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 43 PAGE 44 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 45 PAGE 46 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 SCOREBOARD

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(32) Corey LaJoie, Ford. CHICAGO BEARS — Placed OL James 30. (42) Matt Kenseth, Chevrolet. Daniels on injured reserve. Promoted OL Chicago 4 1 0 .800 105 100 Allen (foot), FB Derek Watt (hamstring). North Carolina (3-0) at Florida St. (1-3) Sam Mustipher to the active roster. Detroit 1 3 0 .250 99 127 DENVER BRONCOS at NEW ENGLAND Boston College (3-1) at Virginia Tech 31. (00) Quin Houff, Chevrolet. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed CB Minnesota 1 4 0 .200 132 152 PATRIOTS — BRONCOS: DNP: LB Jer- (2-1) 32. (38) John Hunter Nemechek, Ford. Robert Jackson to the active roster. West emiah Attaochu (quadricep), RB Melvin FIU (0-2) at Charlotte (1-2) 33. (53) James Davison, Ford. DETROIT LIONS — Designated G Joe Seattle 5 0 0 1.000 169 135 Gordon (not injury related), WR K.J. Ham- Georgia (3-0) at Alabama (3-0) 34. (27) JJ Yeley, Ford. Dahl, RB Bo Scarbrough and DB Mike L.A. Rams 4 1 0 .800 136 90 ler (hamstring). LIMITED: TE Noah Fant MIDWEST 35. (15) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet. Ford to return from injured reserve. Arizona 3 2 0 .600 128 102 (ankle), DT Mike Purcell (knee). FULL: CB Louisville (1-3) at Notre Dame (3-0) 36. (77) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Desig- San Francisco 2 3 0 .400 124 114 Bryce Callahan (wrist), CB Davontae Har- Vanderbilt (0-3) at Missouri (1-2), ppd. 37. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota. nated RB Devine Ozigbo to return from Sunday’s games ris (hamstring), LB Joseph Jones (knee), Cent. Arkansas (2-3) at Missouri St. (0-2) 38. (51) Joey Gase, Ford. injured reserve. Houston at Tennessee RB Phillip Lindsay (foot), QB Drew Lock SOUTHWEST 39. (7) Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed DL Washington at N.Y. Giants (right shoulder), S Trey Marshall (wrist). Cincinnati (3-0) at Tulsa (1-1) 40. (49) Chad Finchum, Toyota. Carl Davis from the Jacksonville practice Cincinnati at Indianapolis PATRIOTS: DNP: T Jermaine Eluemunor Army (4-1) at UTSA (3-2) squad and added to roster. Atlanta at Minnesota (not injury related), C James Ferentz (not Mississippi (1-2) at Arkansas (1-2) NEW YORK JETS — Designated WR Chicago at Carolina injury related). LIMITED: DT Adam Butler Angelo State University at Stephen F. Kansas Lottery 300 lineup Denzel Mims, CB Arthur Maulet and OL Detroit at Jacksonville (shoulder), WR Julian Edelman (knee), Austin (1-3) NASCAR Xfinity Series Cameron Clark to return from injured Cleveland at Pittsburgh G Shaquille Mason (calf), T Isaiah Wynn West Texas A&M University (0-1) at reserve. Signed DL Tanzel Smart and K Race Saturday Denver at New Englan (calf). Abilene Christian (0-2), ppd. At Kansas Speedway Sergio Castillo to the practice squad. Re- Baltimore at Philadelphia DETROIT LIONS at JACKSONVILLE Southern Miss. (1-3) at UTEP (3-2) leased WR Donte Moncrief. Kansas City, Kan. N.Y. Jets at Miami JAGUARS — LIONS: DNP: TE Hunter Bry- Oklahoma St. (3-0) at Baylor (1-1), ppd. Lap length: 1.5 miles PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Designated Green Bay at Tampa Bay ant (concussion), CB Desmond Trufant OL Stefen Wisniewski to return from in- (Car number in parentheses) jured reserve. L.A. Rams at San Francisco (hamstring). LIMITED: LB Christian Jones 1. (9) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet. TENNESSEE TITANS — Activated WR Open: L.A. Chargers, Las Vegas, New (knee), S C.J. Moore (calf), C Frank Rag- 2. (22) Austin Cindric, Ford. Adam Humphries from reserve/COVID- Orleans, Seattle now (groin). FULL: DE Da’Shawn Hand Pro soccer 3. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet. 19 list. Activated WR Cameron Batson Monday’s games (chest), DT Nicholas Williams (shoulder). 4. (10) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet. from the practice squad reserve/COVID- Kansas City at Buffalo JAGUARS: DNP: LB Dakota Allen (foot), WR Arizona at Dallas D.J. Chark (ankle), CB Chris Claybrooks 5. (19) Brandon Jones, Toyota. 19 list. Agreed to trade OLB Kamalei Cor- MLS 6. (98) Chase Briscoe, Ford. rea and a seven-round selections in 2021 Thursday, Oct. 22 (quadricep), TE Tyler Eifert (neck), C N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia Brandon Linder (not injury related), WR EASTERN CONFERENCE 7. (7) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet. to Jacksonville. 8. (39) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet. BASKETBALL Sunday, Oct. 25 Laviska Shenault (hamstring). LIMITED: W L T Pts GF GA National Basketball Association Buffalo at N.Y. Jets DE Josh Allen (knee), CB C.J. Henderson Toronto FC 11 2 5 38 29 17 9. (11) Justin Haley, Chevrolet. SACRAMENTO KINGS — Named Wes Pittsburgh at Tennessee (shoulder), LB Myles Jack (ankle), DT Philadelphia 10 3 5 35 32 16 10. (36) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet. Wilcox assistant general manager, Phil Green Bay at Houston Abry Jones (ankle, hamstring). FULL: DT Columbus 9 4 4 31 27 14 11. (1) Michael Annett, Chevrolet. Jabour vice president of player person- Cleveland at Cincinnati Daniel Ekuale (ankle). Orlando City 8 2 7 31 29 17 12. (18) Riley Herbst, Toyota. nel and Paul Johnson director of basket- Carolina at New Orleans GREEN BAY PACKERS at TAMPA BAY New England 7 4 7 28 20 16 13. (51) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet. ball operations and general manager of New York City FC 8 7 3 27 23 16 14. (0) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet. Detroit at Atlanta BUCCANEERS — PACKERS: Practice New York 7 8 3 24 21 22 Stockton Kings. Dallas at Washington Not Complete. BUCCANEERS: DNP: CB 15. (93) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet. HOCKEY Nashville SC 5 6 6 21 15 17 16. (68) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet. Seattle at Arizona Carlton Davis (abdomen), WR Mike Ev- Montreal 6 10 2 20 27 35 National Hockey League Kansas City at Denver ans (ankle). LIMITED: LB Lavonte David 17. (6) Ryan Vargas, Chevrolet. CALGARY FLAMES — Re-signed F Glenn Chicago 5 8 4 19 22 26 San Francisco at New England (knee), DT Khalil Davis (ankle), RB Leon- Atlanta 5 9 4 19 18 21 18. (20) Harrison Burton, Toyota. Gawdin to a one-year, two-way contract. Jacksonville at L.A. Chargers ard Fournette (ankle), WR Chris Godwin 19. (08) Joe Graf, Jr., Chevrolet. WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Re-signed Inter Miami CF 5 10 3 18 18 27 Tampa Bay at Las Vegas (hamstring), TE Rob Gronkowski (shoul- Cincinnati 4 10 4 16 10 28 20. (4) B.J. McLeod, Chevrolet. F Shane Gersich to a one-year, two-way 21. (07) David Starr, Chevrolet. contract. Open: Baltimore, Indianapolis, Miami, der), RB LeSean McCoy (ankle), WR Scott D.C. United 2 10 6 12 15 32 SOCCER Minnesota Miller (hip, groin), LB Jason Pierre-Paul WESTERN CONFERENCE 22. (44) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet. Major League Soccer Monday, Oct. 26 (knee), S Jordan Whitehead (knee). FULL: W L T Pts GF GA 23. (92) Josh Williams, Chevrolet. FC CINCINNATI — Signed G Beckham Chicago at L.A. Rams WR Justin Watson (chest). Seattle 9 4 3 30 35 17 24. (5) Matt Mills, Toyota. Sunderland. HOUSTON TEXANS at TENNESSEE Portland 9 5 3 30 37 29 25. (21) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet. LOS ANGELES FC — Acquired D Jesus NFL injury report TITANS — TEXANS: Practice Not Com- Sporting KC 9 6 2 29 29 23 26. (52) Kody Vanderwal, Chevrolet. David Murillo on loan from Colombian plete. TITANS: DNP: WR A.J. Brown Los Angeles FC 7 7 3 24 39 33 27. (02) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet. side Deportivo Independiente Medellin NEW YORK — The National Football (knee), LB Jadeveon Clowney (knee), LB FC Dallas 6 4 6 24 22 17 28. (78) Vinnie Miller, Toyota. for 2020 season. League injury report, as provided by the Nick Dzubnar (shoulder), RB Darrynton Minnesota United 6 5 5 23 26 21 29. (61) Austin Hill, Toyota. league (DNP: did not practice; LIMITED: Evans (hamstring), CB Chris Jackson San Jose 6 7 5 23 28 43 30. (15) Jesse Little, Chevrolet. limited participation; FULL: Full partici- (hamstring), DT DaQuan Jones (foot), CB Vancouver 7 11 0 21 22 39 Real Salt Lake 5 7 6 21 24 29 31. (13) Timmy Hill, Toyota. pation): Johnathan Joseph (hamstring), S Joshua 32. (74) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet. Tennis Kalu (shoulder), T Dennis Kelly (groin), Colorado 5 4 4 19 25 20 SUNDAY Houston 4 7 7 19 25 30 33. (66) Stephen Leicht, Toyota. ATLANTA FALCONS at MINNESOTA T Taylor Lewan (shoulder), RB Jeremy LA Galaxy 4 9 3 15 21 34 34. (90) Dexter Bean, Chevrolet. VIKINGS — FALCONS: DNP: S Jaylinn McNichols (ribs), CB Chris Milton (foot), Note: Three points for victory, one 35. (99) Jesse Iwuji, Chevrolet. St. Petersburg Open Hawkins (concussion), WR Julio Jones DT Larrell Murchison (ankle), CB Kareem point for tie. 36. (47) Josh Reaume, Chevrolet. (hamstring), DT Deadrin Senat (not in- Orr (illness), TE Jonnu Smith (quadricep), Wednesday Sunday, Oct. 11 jury related). LIMITED: DE Dante Fowler S Kenny Vaccaro (hamstring, calf), WR New England 2, New York City FC 1 At Sibur Arena (ankle), WR Russell Gage (shoulder), TE Nick Westbrook (hamstring). LIMITED: Clean Harbors 200 lineup St. Petersburg, Russia Los Angeles FC 3, Seattle 1 Purse: $1,243,790 Hayden Hurst (back), DT Grady Jarrett CB Malcolm Butler (quadricep). Chicago 2, D.C. United 1 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Surface: Hardcourt indoor (back), DE Takkarist McKinley (groin), LOS ANGELES RAMS at SAN FRANCIS- Toronto FC 1, Cincinnati 0 Race Saturday Men’s Singles S Keanu Neal (hamstring), LB Foyesade CO 49ERS — RAMS: Practice Not Com- Columbus at Orlando City ppd. At Kansas Speedway Round of 32 Oluokun (knee). FULL: S Ricardo Allen plete. 49ERS: Practice Not Complete. Philadelphia 2, Montreal 1 Kansas City, Kan. Denis Shapovalov (2), Canada, def. (elbow). VIKINGS: DNP: RB Dalvin Cook NEW YORK JETS at MIAMI DOLPHINS Sporting Kansas City 2, Nashville 1 Lap length: 1.5 miles — DNP: T Mekhi Becton (shoulder), Minnesota at FC Dallas ppd. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-2, 6-3. (groin), CB Holton Hill (foot), DT Jaleel JETS: (Car number in parentheses) Johnson (back), WR K.J. Osborn (ham- QB Sam Darnold (right shoulder), G Alex Portland 3, San Jose 0 Reilly Opelka, United States, def. Nino 1. (51) Chandler Smith, Toyota. string). LIMITED: CB Kris Boyd (ham- Lewis (shoulder). LIMITED: CB Blessuan Wednesday’s games Serdarusic, Croatia, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2. 2. (99) Ben Rhodes, Ford. Roman Safiullin, Russia, def. Emilio string), C Garrett Bradbury (finger, knee), Austin (calf), DE John Franklin (foot), WR Cincinnati 2, Columbus 1 Gomez, Ecuador, 6-4, 6-2. RB C.J. Ham (shoulder). Breshad Perriman (ankle), DT Quinnen New England 3, Montreal 2 3. (23) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet. Ugo Humbert, France, def. Pavel Kotov, BALTIMORE RAVENS at PHILADELPHIA Williams (hamstring). FULL: T Chuma New York City FC 1, Orlando City 1, tie 4. (2) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet. Russia, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. EAGLES — RAVENS: Practice Not Com- Edoga (calf), T George Fant (ankle), LB New York 1, Toronto FC 1, tie 5. (88) Matt Crafton, Ford. Daniil Medvedev (1), Russia, def. Rich- plete. EAGLES: DNP: LB Shaun Bradley Jordan Jenkins (shoulder), CB Brian Poole Philadelphia 2, D.C. United 2, tie 6. (98) Grant Enfinger, Ford. ard Gasquet, France, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0. (illness), G Jamon Brown (illness), DT (back). DOLPHINS: DNP: DT Davon God- Nashville 3, Houston 1 7. (26) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet. Round of 16 Atlanta 1, Miami 1, tie 8. (16) Austin Hill, Toyota. Fletcher Cox (not injury related), S Mar- chaux (biceps), LB Kyle Van Noy (groin). Chicago at Minnesota ppd. Cameron Norrie, Britain, def. Miomir cus Epps (rib), T Lane Johnson (ankle), LIMITED: DE Shaq Lawson (shoulder), TE 9. (21) Zane Smith, Chevrolet. Kecmanovic, Serbia, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3. FC Dallas 1, Sporting Kansas City 0 10. (4) Raphael Lessard, Toyota. DT Hassan Ridgeway (illness), LB Duke Durham Smythe (knee). FULL: S Kavon Real Salt Lake 2, Portland 1 Stan Wawrinka (5), Switzerland, vs. Riley (rib), CB Darius Slay (concussion), Frazier (shoulder), CB Xavien Howard 11. (45) Trevor Bayne, Chevrolet. Evgeny Donskoy, Russia, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Colorado at Seattle ppd. 12. (19) Derek Kraus, Toyota. S K’Von Wallace (neck). LIMITED: RB Ja- (knee), CB Byron Jones (groin, achilles), Vancouver 2, Los Angeles FC 1 Men’s Doubles son Huntley (hamstring), WR Alshon Jef- G Solomon Kindley (foot), WR DeVante 13. (13) Johnny Sauter, Ford. Round of 16 San Jose 4, LA Galaxy 0 fery (foot), CB Avonte Maddox (ankle), Parker (ankle). Saturday’s games 14. (18) Christian Eckes, Toyota. Fabrice Martin and Adrian Mannarino, 15. (3) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet. France, def. Jonathan Erlich, Israel, and TE Richard Rodgers (neck). WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM at Sporting Kansas City at Chicago Andrei Vasilevski, Belarus, 6-3, 5-7, 10-8. CHICAGO BEARS at CAROLINA PAN- NEW YORK GIANTS — WASHINGTON: Miami at Montreal 16. (68) Clay Greenfield, Toyota. Franko Skugor, Croatia, and Ben THERS — BEARS: DNP: S Deon Bush (ham- DNP: G Joshua Garnett (illness), QB 17. (38) Todd Gilliland, Ford. Mclachlan, Japan, def. Luke Saville and string), WR Ted Ginn (not injury related), Dwayne Haskins (illness), C Chase Roul- 18. (22) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet. Max Purcell (4), Australia, 6-3, 6-2. TE Jimmy Graham (not injury related), DT lier (knee), CB Greg Stroman (foot). LIM- NWSL 19. (15) Tanner Gray, Ford. Quarterfinals Akiem Hicks (not injury related), LB Dan- ITED: RB Antonio Gibson (toe). FULL: QB W L T Pts GF GA 20. (44) Colin Garrett, Chevrolet. Reilly Opelka, United States, and Al- ny Trevathan (not injury related). LIM- Kyle Allen (left shoulder). GIANTS: LIM- Portland 3 0 1 10 10 3 21. (40) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet. exander Bublik, Kazakhstan, def. Karen ITED: S Sherrick McManis (hamstring), ITED: DNP: LB Kyler Fackrell (ankle), DE Houston 3 1 0 9 12 7 22. (52) Timothy Peters, Toyota. Khachanov and Andrey Rublev, Russia, DT Brent Urban (knee). PANTHERS: DNP: Dexter Lawrence (knee), S Jabrill Pep- Washington 2 1 1 7 5 4 23. (02) Tate Fogleman, Chevrolet. 6-3, 1-6, 11-9. DE Brian Burns (concussion), DE Yetur pers (ankle), WR Darius Slayton (foot). Sky Blue FC 2 2 0 6 6 7 24. (30) Danny Bohn, Toyota. Chicago 1 2 1 4 7 7 25. (24) David Gravel, Chevrolet. North Carolina 1 1 1 4 5 7 26. (6) Norm Benning, Chevrolet. Utah 0 1 2 2 3 6 27. (10) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet. AP sportlight Orlando 0 2 1 1 2 5 28. (56) Tyler Hill, Chevrolet. Reign FC 0 2 1 1 4 8 29. (00) Josh Reaume, Toyota. Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. 30. (33) Josh Bilicki, Toyota. Oct. 16 the medal ceremonies of the 200-meter race 1976 — Vince Fusco kicks six field goals to 31. (20) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet. 1932 — After a 0-0 tie earlier in the sea- and are later banned for life from all Olympic give Duke an 18-18 tie with Clemson. Saturday, Oct. 10 Sky Blue FC 3, Chicago 1 32. (49) Tim Viens, Chevrolet. son, the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago competition by the IOC. 1976 — Tony Franklin of Texas A&M kicks Portland 2, Reign FC 1 33. (41) Dawson Cram, Chevrolet. Bears 2-0. 1971 — Norm Ullman of the Toronto Maple two field goals over 60 yards for an NCAA re- Saturday’s games 34. (17) Hailie Deegan, Ford. 1968 — Americans Tommie Smith and Leafs records his 1,000th point in a 5-3 loss to cord. The distances are 65 and 64 yards as North Carolina at Orlando 35. (75) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet. John Carlos give black power salutes during the New York Rangers. the Aggies beat Baylor 24-0. Utah at Reign FC 36. (83) Ray Ciccarelli, Chevrolet. Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 47 AUTO RACING/TENNIS Analysis Swiatek, younger players thriving on women’s tour

BY HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press ga Swiatek took note when Naomi Osaka was accumulating three Grand Slam trophies by age 22. I Swiatek also was paying attention, of course, when Bianca Andreescu won her first major at 19. And when Sofia Kenin added her name to the list of Slam champi- NELL REDMOND/AP ons at 21. Chase Elliott stands by his trophy in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series “For sure, it’s, like, inspiring. I know that race Oct. 11 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. there are no limits,” Swiatek, still just 19 herself, said Saturday after winning the In the pits French Open for the first tour-level title of her nascent career. “Even though you’re really young, and you’re an underdog, you can do a lot in a sport like tennis.” Time is now for Elliott The old guard of men’s tennis has been holding off the kids for years and years, PHOTOS BY MICHEL EULER/AP with Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal in Poland’s Iga Swiatek celebrates winning the French Open final Sunday just the the women’s singles title at the French to race into title round latest example of the Big Three’s hold on Open on Oct. 10 in Paris. that segment of the sport. For the women, there is a whole new wave of talent break- BY JENNA FRYER two-time defending most popular driver, won by first-time major champs. Seven of ing through, time after time, and it augurs Associated Press to get Chevy a ticket to the final show. He’s the past eight were won by women 23 or a fascinating future. long been spotlighted as the future of NAS- younger. Compare that to the state of the Swiatek is merely the latest example of CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chase Elliott CAR and the time has come for him to an- men’s game, where 27-year-old Domi- a fresh face with the talent to make her a again has a chance to take the next step in swer the expectations on the track. nic Thiem’s triumph at the U.S. Open last factor for years. his young but quite celebrated career. He’s Elliott at The Roval won his fourth month made him the first man to become She beat Kenin 6-4, 6-1 at Roland Garros back in the round of eight for a fourth con- straight road course race, proving he’s the a first-time Slam champion since 2014. He on Saturday to wrap up a remarkable run, secutive year, once again trying to drive best active driver in the series at that dis- also was the first man born in the 1990s to never dropping a set, and losing just 28 through to his first championship finale. cipline. There are no road courses in this collect a Grand Slam trophy. games, en route to becoming a Grand Slam Is he a true contender? next round that begins Sunday at Kansas Djokovic, Nadal and Roger Federer sim- champion in only her seventh appearance The time has come for him to prove it. Speedway. ply haven’t been leaving room for others. at one of the sport’s biggest events. Kyle Busch is out of the way, eliminated Elliott is good enough at Kansas and After the French Open, the Big Three will “Maybe it just had to be like that — that Sunday after Elliott won on The Roval at even won there in 2018, but the No. 9 team have combined to win 14 of the past 15 another underdog is going to win a Grand Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch won’t struggled to a 12th-place finish there in Grand Slam titles and 57 of the last 69; this Slam in women’s tennis,” Swiatek said. race in the final four for the first time since July. He also finished 12th a week earlier year’s U.S. Open was the first Slam since “It’s (happening) so often right now that 2014, and there will be a new Cup cham- at Texas Motor Speedway, the second stop 2004 without at least one of them in the it’s crazy.” pion this year. in this round. semifinals. Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin, win- That’s true. The younger set is thriving. If this is the year Elliott is to race for a The Swiatek vs. Kenin matchup made ners of a combined 16 of the 32 races so far And coming from new places, too. title, he’ll need significant improvement at for the first French Open final between this season, are heavily favored to advance Osaka was the first player from Japan those two tracks the next two weeks. two women 21 or younger since Justine to the Nov. 8 finale at Phoenix. That would — man or woman — to earn a Grand Slam “Both races were disappointing for us,” Henin beat Kim Clijsters in 2003. leave just two remaining slots for the rest singles title when she did it at the 2018 U.S. “A new generation (is) coming up,” acknowledged crew chief Alan Gustafson. of the field; six drivers hoping to join Har- Kenin said. “It’s always good to see young- “We’ve got to find a way to get through. Open. Andreescu accomplished that mile- vick and Hamlin in the winner-take-all sters taking over and playing great tennis. Running at the sharp end of the spear is stone for Canada at last year’s U.S. Open. desert showcase. And now Swiatek has done it for Poland. It’s always good to mix it up.” “We tend to see the same guys make going to be what it takes. I think we can do it.” Five of the last eight women’s Grand AP sports sriter Jerome Pugmire in Paris the final four every year, the same group Slam titles, and 12 of the past 20, were contributed. fighting for those spots,” Elliott said. There’s been attention on Elliott since “We’re very capable of asserting ourselves before he reached the national level. His amongst them.” father is “Awesome Bill from Dawson- Busch has cleared out after five straight ville,” the Hall of Fame 1988 champion appearances — two were title-winning and record 16-time most popular driver. years — so there’s room for a wild-card Chase has followed those footsteps the last winner this November. 24 years. Elliott, who three times before has stalled When he was 13, Elliott was featured his season in the round of eight, is a cred- alongside golfer Jordan Spieth and tennis ible candidate. He’s won three races for the player Madison Keys in a 2009 Sports Il- third year in a row and is statistically on lustrated “Where Will They Be” feature of pace for the best season of his career. 14 athletes. He signed a driver development The Hendrick Motorsports No. 9 team deal with Hendrick Motorsports when he has been solid before but always stumbled was 15 and was racing in the Truck Series in this critical three-race round. That’s two years later. unacceptable for such a high-level team. Elliott won the Xfinity Series champion- Elliott is considered the centerpiece at ship as an 18-year-old rookie in 2014 and Hendrick Motorsports, particularly with his career was fast-tracked for stardom. seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson’s Now in his fifth full Cup season, the retirement just one month away, and he nine-race winner needs to reach that next gives Chevrolet its best shot at ending a performance goal. Gustafson said his team three-year title drought. was better the last few years than its final Chevy has not advanced a driver to the results showed and the No. 9 could have final four since Johnson won his last title gone to the final four. in 2016. The bowtie brand watched as Ford Elliott also believes he’s been very close and Toyota went head-to-head for the title and through consistency and mistake-free the last three years. Chevrolet, and corner- races his team “can run with whoever stones Hendrick and Elliott, were shut out when we’re at our best. I really believe it.” of the crowning race. He’s got to first advance to the finale, then The burden falls to Elliott, NASCAR’s find a way to beat Harvick and Hamlin. Sofia Kenin of the U.S. screams after scoring against Swiatek during the final. PAGE 48 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 COLLEGE FOOTBALL A case in points: Rebels’ defense is a good offense

BY JOHN ZENOR Associated Press Lane Kiffin’s first Mississippi team is many things, but boring is not among them. Quarterback Matt Corral is deftly leading one of the nation’s most prolific offenses. Receiver Elijah Moore and tight end Kenny Yeboah are putting up huge num- bers on an offense that was virtu- ally all about the running game last season. A still-porous defense has led to the Rebels being involved in three consecutive shootouts to open the season while winning only one of them. While the results have not THOMAS GRANING/AP been what Ole Miss fans would want, the games have been Mississippi head coach Lane entertaining. Kiffin has had his team in The Rebels (1-2) visit Arkansas three straight shootouts, a PHOTOS BY ROBERT WILLETT, THE NEWS & OBSERVER/AP (1-2) Saturday coming off a 63-48 quarterback putting up huge North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell, left, and the Tar Heels are ranked in the top 5 for the first time loss to No. 2 Alabama that more numbers and the nation’s worst since 1997. Howell has six touchdown passes and is completing 68.7% of his passes. closely resembled the score of defense statistically. some of their basketball games. It was the highest-scoring regula- COVID-19). tion SEC game in history. Then there’s the defense. The “We had a chance to beat them Rebels rank last among the 76 in our first year here,” Kiffin FBS teams currently playing in Brown, Heels seek to keep said. “Like I’ve said before, we’re scoring, run and total defense. getting started. Got a lot of work One concern about the team’s to do. This is just the beginning. defensive players is their psyche I said it the other day, this is the after getting abused at times. beginning of the future.” “Confidence is very fragile, highest ranking in 23 years Ole Miss has many of the same no matter who you are,” Kiffin defensive shortcomings that said. “The best quarterbacks in plagued it last season. The of- the world get hit around in Super BY AARON BEARD fense hardly resembles that run- Bowls and we’ve seen them play Associated Press oriented attack of a year ago. bad. I’ve always said that. When The result: Rebels games you’re in a run like this where t took Mack Brown less than two years to lead have produced a whopping 93 we’re struggling in that phase of a struggling North Carolina program to its combined points on average and the game, it’s hard. highest ranking in more than two decades. few punts. They have punted 10 “We’re playing some great I Now the fifth-ranked Tar Heels will try to times, and opponents only five, players. A lot of first-round picks maintain that perch alongside tradition-rich pro- meaning few defensive stops on we’re trying to cover there. It grams atop the AP Top 25 poll. And he knows that either side. usually takes a game or a part of won’t be easy for a program that hasn’t shown much There’s seldom a shortage of a game to play well and get that staying power since last cracking the top 5 during action for the fans. back. Hopefully that happens this Brown’s first stint in Chapel Hill. “Our offense is pretty enter- week.” “That’s who you want to be,” Brown said. “Right taining,” Ole Miss right tackle now, when people put up the top 5, and they see the Royce Newman said. “We make By the numbers other four, they say, ‘Yeah, I got it.’ And they see pretty big plays. I figure it would North Carolina and they say, ‘What are they doing just be really fun to watch.” in there? Where’d that come from? Come on, man. The Rebels tallied 647 yards They’re not that good.’ It took Mack Brown, right, less than two years to last weekend, the most ever pro- “We want it to be where when they put us in there, guide North Carolina’s rise from two-win program duced against an Alabama de- we’ve earned that right. And if we don’t play well, to its highest ranking in more than two decades. fense. Of course, they also gave 641.3 we’ll be out fast.” up a whopping 723 yards. To Brown’s point, it’s perennial heavyweights Even the always-optimistic Brown said his team Kiffin’s fast tempo is an adjust- Clemson, Alabama, Georgia and Notre Dame atop is “ahead of where I thought we would be.” ment for defenses, but also for his Yards per game allowed by this week’s poll — though the Big Ten and Pac-12 “I’ve got a ton of respect for the man, the coach,” own players. Mississippi through three have yet to play this year. And then there are the first-year FSU coach Mike Norvell said. “You see “Sometimes during this past Tar Heels (3-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who what he’s done in kind of reviving the North Caro- weekend, I was like ... we need to games, last among FBS climbed three spots and jumped over No. 6 Ohio lina football program here in such a short period.” slow down a little bit. Getting a teams. State to enter Saturday’s trip to Florida State with Brown, who won a national championship during little tired,” Newman said. “It’s a their highest ranking since last cracking the top 5 in his 16-year run at Texas, has said repeatedly that the pretty fast offense.” 1997 shortly before Brown left for Texas. Tar Heels must build more depth, saying coaches And a productive one. Ole Miss Before this season, North Carolina had cracked must “force ourselves” to get inexperienced players ranks fourth nationally in passing 8.79 the top 10 once since Brown’s departure: for two in earlier after losing valuable reps when the coro- yards per game, up from 102nd weeks late in 2015. Otherwise, the Heels had more navirus pandemic led to the cancellation of spring last season. The Rebels rank seasons in which they never were ranked (14) than practices and a game against Charlotte. second in total yards per game Avergage yards allowed per ones in which they were (eight). That’s particularly true on defense after the Hok- and have scored 35-plus points play by Mississippi, last “It’s definitely cool to see that North Carolina is ies had 45 points, 495 yards and three touchdowns in three straight SEC games for ranked No. 5 in the country and just seeing how far of at least 26 yards. There have also been too many only the second time. among FBS teams. this program has come in just a couple years,” quar- penalties (29) and too few takeaways (one). They have the nation’s total terback Sam Howell said. “But, yeah, we definitely “I don’t think looking ahead will get us anywhere, offense leader in Corral and the are aware that a lot people probably don’t think we and thinking we’re better than we are won’t do any- leading receiver in Elijah Moore. should be that high in the rankings.“ thing, either,” linebacker Chazz Surratt said. Yeboah’s 118.3 yards per game is 573 The Tar Heels had lost 21 of 27 when Brown took Coincidentally, UNC’s last game as a top-5 team tops among tight ends. Ole Miss over after the 2018 season, but have won six straight. also came against FSU. Brown remembers seeing has produced eight plays of 40- They have climbed from No. 18 in the preseason a packed Kenan Stadium crowd for a primetime-TV plus yards already, already half- Yards per game on offense primarily on the strength of the Howell-led offense game in November and thinking the program had way to last year’s total. for Mississippi, No. 2 in the featuring big-play threats on the ground and down- “finally arrived” — only to see Bobby Bowden’s Last year’s team ranked ninth field. That unit erupted for 56 points and 656 yards third-ranked Seminoles dominate in a 20-3 win as in rush offense but 82nd in scor- nation behind UCF. in last weekend’s shootout win against then-No. 19 the Tar Heels sputtered to 73 total yards in their ing (compared to 11th in a small- Virginia Tech. only loss that year. er pool of active teams because of SOURCE: NCAA.com Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 49 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Dynamic duo Clemson has 2 Heisman hopefuls in the backfield with QB Lawrence, RB Etienne

BY PETE IACOBELLI Associated Press Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and tailback Travis Etienne are doing their best to complement each other as team- mates as they trample opponents. They’re also giving Heisman Trophy voters plenty to think about down the road. “There’s not two better foot- ball players in the country than T-squared,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. That could be evident whenever voters decide on college football’s biggest individual award with how well Lawrence and Etienne have opened up this year. They have led the top-ranked RICHARD SHIRO/AP Tigers to their sixth-consecu- tive 4-0 start, leading a relent- Clemson’s Travis Etienne has less offensive juggernaut that’s run for 392 yards and four outscored the opposition 168-53 touchdowns this season for the so far. 4-0 and top-ranked Tigers.

MICHAEL CONROY/AP Lawrence, the 6-foot-6 junior with the flowing hair and can- enne also had breakaway speed, Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, after spearheading an online petition to urge the Big Ten to start non arm, has completed 72% of but it took him time to develop the back up, will finally get to play this season when the Buckeyes play host to Nebraska on Oct. 24 . his throws for 1,140 yards and 10 power moves he uses. touchdowns. He has also gone 12 Lawrence entered as a five- full games without throwing an star heir apparent to Clemson’s National title, Heisman all on interception, a streak of 355 pass- national championship QB De- ing attempts. shaun Watson. After four games Etienne, the two-time defend- as a backup his freshman year in ing Atlantic Coast Conference 2018, Lawrence was elevated to check list for Buckeyes’ Fields player of the year, has run for starter and has gone 29-1 since 392 yards and four TDs. He’s ,winning the national title his first also second on the Tigers with 17 season. The lone loss was to LSU BY MITCH STACY receptions. in last year’s championship . Associated Press ‘ I know I’ve said it 10 times, but y’all don’t Etienne set a college football There are several instances of record with a touchdown in a 39th teammates vying with each other COLUMBUS, Ohio — Not know how excited I am to play. game, breaking a tie with two oth- for the Heisman: on 14 occasions knowing when or if Ohio State ’ Justin Fields ers including past Heisman win- two players from the same school was going to play in 2020, Justin Ohio State quarterback ner Tim Tebow of Florida. finished in the top five in voting Fields never stopped working Lawrence and Etienne have an The last time was last year as toward another college football easy-going connection that comes Ohio State quarterback Justin season. He stayed in Columbus, the NFL next fall whether or not bers last season (3,273 yards, 41 from wanting to win as much as Fields was third and Buckeyes embraced a vegan diet and filled he plays another down of college touchdowns, three interceptions) possible and improve each time defensive end Chase Young was his days with physical condition- football. He could have opted out in his first year working in Day’s out, offensive coordinator Tony fourth. ing and regular sessions of video of this pandemic-shortened sea- system, for which the creative, Elliott said. Southern Cal tailback Reggie study and field work under the tu- son but wanted one more shot at mobile quarterback is an ideal “They want to do what’s re- Bush was the last to win a Heis- telage of head coach Ryan Day. the Heisman and a national title . fit. But entering Year 2 there is quired, they want the ball in their man with a teammate near the As the Buckeyes prepare for Fields patiently waited out the a deeper understanding of the hands,” Elliott said. “But they top as quarterback Matt Leinart their Oct. 24 opener against Ne- Big Ten as the conference shelved scheme and the goals. also want their teammates to be was third in 2005. Bush volun- braska, the 21-year-old quarter- the season for about five weeks “Last year I was kind of new to successful.” tarily gave up his award due to back’s determination is palpable, due to coronavirus concerns be- the playbook so (coaches) would Etienne, a senior, arrived first NCAA violations. even in his Zoom interviews with fore reversing course. Instead of give me the play and be like, ‘Yo, as a goofy, gangly runner who got Lawrence, Etienne and the Ti- reporters. moving on, he spearheaded an it’s most likely going to be this a scholarship offer late when an- gers (3-0 ACC) continue their sea- “I know the time’s ticking, so other recruit went elsewhere. Eti- son at Georgia Tech on Saturday. I’m just more anxious and anx- online petition that was signed by guy, this guy or this guy open in ious every day until game day hundreds of thousands of people certain places,’ ” Fields said. This comes,” Fields said Tuesday. “I urging the Big Ten to start back time around, “I happen to ask know I’ve said it 10 times, but up. why we’re calling a certain play, y’all don’t know how excited I am Fields emerged from the pan- or what coach Day’s goal is when to play.” demic break leaner and stronger. it comes to calling that certain Fields transferred from Geor- Coaches and teammates say he’s play.” gia last year, lured by Day to be also a more confident and demon- The Ohio State offensive line is the successor to star Dwayne strative leader. stocked with potential NFL tal- Haskins Jr. He blossomed as “I think when you have a year ent. Acrobatic receivers Chris expected, leading Ohio State to under your belt, you realize the Olave and Garrett Wilson will be a national semifinal game and consequence of every game, every primary targets. A highly touted emerging as a Heisman Trophy snap, the preparation that comes quartet of freshman receivers finalist while battling through a into every play,” Day said. “He could make an impact, too, and late-season knee injury that made asks the right questions going into there is depth at running back. it difficult to even walk at times. practice if he’s not sure. He makes “I’ll be shocked if he doesn’t He finished third in the Heis- sure he has it right. And he’s also have a Heisman-winning type of man derby, which was a landslide holding people accountable.” year,” ESPN college football ana- for former Buckeyes quarterback Quarterbacks coach Corey lyst Kirk Herbstreit said. “And I Joe Burrow, who won the national Dennis puts it this way: “He hate to just put that on him, but WALT UNKS, THE WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL/AP title at LSU and now starts for the truly doesn’t want to leave a stone I’m sure that’s what his own ex- Cincinnati Bengals. unturned.” pectations are, for himself and for Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence has thrown for 1,140 yards and 10 Fields likely will be playing in Fields put up gaudy num- his team.” touchdowns and has not had an interception in his past 12 games. PAGE 50 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Chanticleers shock No. 21 Ragin’ Cajuns Late field goal lifts Coastal Carolina to 4-0

BY DAN MCDONALD field goal. “They stress you on Associated Press defense with everything they do, but we had our opportunities.” LAFAYETTE, La. — Massimo Both teams scored on their /AP Biscardi made a 40-yard field first and their last possessions PHOTOS BY RICK BOWMER goal with 4 seconds left to give of the first half, with Levi Lewis’ BYU quarterback Zach Wilson leads the nation in passing efficiency percentage at .812 and he is also Coastal Carolina a 30-27 victory 12-yard pass to Jalen Williams fourth in the nation in passing yards with 1,241 for the 4-0 Cougars. over No. 21 Louisiana-Lafayette giving Louisiana a 7-0 lead be- on Wednesday night in Sun Belt fore the Chanticleers matched matchup of unbeaten teams. that drive and CJ Marable scored Freshman Grayson McCall from a yard out. Cougars’ QB Wilson returning threw two touchdown passes and Coastal Carolina took a 13-7 ran for a score to help the Chan- lead with 1:03 left in the half when ticleers (4-0, 2-0) beat a ranked McCall capped an 84-yard march team for the first time. The 4-0 with a 13-yard scoring pass to BYU to its pass-focused roots start is their first in FBS play. Marable. The Cajuns drove 77 Associated Press “We’ve never been in this posi- yards in 54 seconds, with Lewis tion before,” second-year Coastal scoring on a quarterback draw A generation of college football Carolina coach Jamey Chadwell with 5 seconds left. fans grew up knowing BYU as said. “For us to be able to come The second half started like ‘QB U.’ out with a victory, in a Wednesday the first, with both teams scoring Cougars quarterbacks consis- night game on national television, on their first possession. McCall tently became first-round NFL there’s tons of excitement here.” hit Jaivon Heiligh from 6 yards draft picks and Heisman Trophy Coastal drove 60 yards in the out to cap an eight-minute drive, contenders in the 1970s, ’80s and final 5:30 to set up Biscardi, a and Lousiana countered in only ’90s. Under innovative coach three-year starter who has hit seven plays on Mitchell’s 9-yard LaVell Edwards, BYU offenses 31 of 39 field goal attempts. Mc- run late in the third quarter. One helped lay the foundation for to- Call had two completions for first drive later, though, Lewis’ pass day’s pass-happy game. downs on the drive and finished was picked off by Jordan Morris For the first time in a long time, 17 of 24 for 202 yards. He has 11 at the Louisiana 26, with the only BYU has that kind of quarterback TD passes in four games. turnover of the game setting up again. With the help of a former “I trusted my preparation, and McCall’s 3-yard scoring run. Cougars QB, Zach Wilson is con- I had teammates that believed juring up memories of Jim Mc- in me,” Biscardi said. “I kind of The takeaway Mahon and Steve Young in Provo, blacked out, I didn’t even think to Utah. be honest .” Coastal Carolina: The nation’s No. 14 BYU (4-0) takes its un- Wilson was swayed by oppor- es don’t allow for textbook me- The Ragin’ Cajuns (3-1, 2-1) fourth-highest scoring offense beaten record and sideline dance tunity and history. BYU had not chanics. It’s one of the traits that rallied three times with tying (44.7 points per game) didn’t parties to Houston to face another signed a quarterback in the 2017 makes NFL stars Aaron Rodgers, touchdowns, two by Elijah Mitch- match its point average, but the group of Cougars on Friday. It will class and had struggled at the Pat Mahomes and Russell Wilson ell. His 1-yard burst with 12:44 Chanticleers were efficient with be the toughest test yet for BYU position that season. The job was so great, and the reason why the left tied it at 27. 38:11 in time of possession and a 9 and Wilson, who grew up a short going to be wide open in 2018. 6-foot-3, 210-pound Zach Wilson “Their quarterback played of 15 success rate on third down. drive from the school but didn’t John Beck played for the Cou- is drawing increased interest well, but we could have tackled Louisiana-Lafayette: The Ca- get a scholarship offer from the gars post-Edwards and was taken from NFL scouts. better,” said Louisiana-Lafayette juns’ rushing attack accounted Cougars until the 11th hour of his in the second round of the 2007 After starting as a freshman, coach Billy Napier, whose team for 240 yards, but Lewis’ inter- recruitment. NFL draft by the Miami Dol- Wilson missed much of last sea- rallied from behind in each of its ception on the next-to-last play of Being overlooked did nothing phins. He is now a quarterback son with injuries. first three wins — the last against the third quarter set up a Coastal to break Wilson’s confidence. It trainer at 3DQB based in South- Zach’s father, Mike Wilson, Georgia Southern on a last-play Carolina’s go-ahead touchdown. probably added to his swagger ern California. said he began this season think- and self-assured style. Wilson began working with ing about how fortunate it was “I had a lot to prove and at the Beck after his first spring prac- that his son potentially had three same time, no one expected any- tice with BYU in 2018. It was years left at BYU, possibly taking illuminating. thing of me. So when I came in it advantage of the NCAA’s decision “It was a whole bunch of learn- was easy to take a risk.” Wilson to give all fall sport athletes an said. “ I was just an average Joe ing and tons of stuff I’d never extra year to make up for this odd coming in.” done before as far as just like, season in a pandemic. It’s not that Zach Wilson wasn’t footwork, how your body is sup- Now, Mike is getting peppered on the radar of coaches at Utah posed to have your weight distrib- and BYU. It was just that neither uted,” Wilson said. with calls from agents. They see school wanted him. Beck said it was easy to see Zach Wilson as a potential first- At least not until after the 2017 Wilson was loaded with untapped round pick in a 2021 draft that season. BYU coach Kalani Sitake potential. seems to have a clear top three overhauled his offensive staff, “You could see this athleticism. quarterback prospects in Clem- including letting go of offensive You could see his arm strength. son’s Trevor Lawrence, Ohio coordinator and BYU Heisman You could see this quick twitch State’s Justin Fields and North Trophy winner Ty Detmer. ability. You could see these things, Dakota State’s Trey Lance. The staff turnover left BYU but they weren’t totally synced Wilson has blended his swash- without a quarterback committed up,” Beck said. buckling style with surgical PAUL KIEU/AP to the 2018 class. Wilson has the tools to make precision this season. He has Coastal Carolina players celebrate Wednesday night after kicker Scrambling, Sitake targeted what coaches call off-platform completed 81% of his passes, Massimo Biscardi booted a game-deciding 40-yard field goal in a Wilson, who had been verbally throws, to deliver a strong and thrown just one interception and 30-27 win over No. 21 Louisiana-Lafayette in Lafayette, La. committed to Boise State. accurate pass when circumstanc- accounted for 14 touchdowns. Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 51 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Alabama’s Harris braces for UGA’s stingy defense

BY JOHN ZENOR one of the best passing offenses in Associated Press DID YOU KNOW ? the country. He was likely to be one of the Najee Harris was front and After serving as a backup top running backs selected in the center for Alabama leading up to running back his first two years NFL Draft after last season but the season. at Alabama, senior Najee Harris opted to return as a senior. After The second-ranked Crimson broke through last season with two seasons waiting his turn be- Tide’s standout tailback par- with 1,224 yards rushing and 13 hind Damien Harris and eventual ticipated in college players’ “We first-round NFL Draft pick Josh touchdowns. He also caught seven Want to Play” movement, spoke Jacobs, the once-prized recruit at a team march for social justice TD passes. emerged as a star when he finally and was the subject of a YouTube SOURCE: Associated Press got his chance. series entitled “The Campaign.” Harris ran for 1,224 yards and Harris took center stage again The headlines focused on quar- 13 touchdowns and also caught with a big game in a 63-48 win terback Mac Jones and receivers seven touchdown passes. over Mississippi, running for Jaylen Waddle and John Metchie “He’s a tremendous back,” 206 yards and a school record- III. Then it was Harris’s turn. Georgia cornerback Eric Stokes tying five touchdowns. That per- He carried 23 times against a said. “He’s a hard runner and formance was just in time for struggling Rebels defense and especially he’s getting way bet- Saturday’s showdown with No. caught three passes for 42 yards. ter with his catching ability. That 3 Georgia’s defense, which is al- Held in check the first two games, makes him a bigger threat, even lowing a nation’s best 38.3 rush- Harris scored on runs of 33, 5, 3 outside of that .” ing yards a game and hasn’t given and 16 yards before a game-seal- If Harris does emerge as a le- up a touchdown on the ground ing 39-yarder with just over a gitimate candidate late in the sea- through three games. minute left. son, the Ole Miss performance “They have an amazing defense, His 10 rushing touchdowns certainly won’t hurt his case. The one of the best in the nation, and through three games is the most one blemish: His first career lost that motivates me more,” Harris in the SEC in at least 15 seasons, fumble after 466 previous touches said Monday. according to Alabama. without one. Alabama’s passing game was “They’ve got probably the best Tide linebacker Christian Har- the big star of the first two games, back in the country if not one of ris says after facing him in prac- ROGELIO V. SOLIS/AP when Harris averaged a modest the best backs in the country,” tice and seeing him in games Alabama running back Najee Harris carries for a 3-yard touchdown 4.9 yards on 29 carries. He scored Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart said Najee Harris “in my eyes is the against Mississippi during the second half of last week’s game in five touchdowns but didn’t have a Monday. best running back in college foot- Oxford. Harris rushed for 206 yards and five touchdowns. run longer than 18 yards. Harris just happens to play on ball, most definitely.” Saban, Tide AD Byrne test positive for COVID-19

BY JOHN ZENOR any indication” of an outbreak within the Associated Press team. Saban said he and staffers — from coach- Alabama coach Nick Saban and athletic es to secretaries — had done a good job of director Greg Byrne have tested positive wearing masks around each other while in for COVID-19, three days before the sec- the football building. Asked about his No. ond-ranked Crimson Tide are set to face 1 concern, Saban mentioned getting his No. 3 Georgia in a clash of Southeastern players ready for the game, not his health. Conference and national powers. “It’s a big game for them,” he said. “Our Both said their tests Wednesday morn- goal as coaches is always to get them in the ing came back positive, and Saban said best position they can be in to be able to in a statement that have success, and we need to try to con- he “immediately left tinue to do that. That would be the greatest work and isolated at concern that I have. home.” “I haven’t blocked anybody or tackled Saban, who moni- anybody, caught any passes, thrown any tored practice passes in a game in a long, long time, so it’s Wednesday from still going to be up to how the players are home, said he didn’t able to execute and it’s up to us to try to get have any symptoms as of early evening. But them in the best position to do that.” the second-ranked The news out of Tuscaloosa was another body blow for the SEC, which had post- Byrne Crimson Tide will almost certainly be poned two games this week already: No. 10 without their iconic 68-year-old coach on Florida against defending national cham- the sideline when they play Georgia. L.G. PATTERSON/AP pion LSU and Missouri-Vanderbilt. Alabama’s head trainer Jeff Allen and Saban said he informed the team via a Alabama coach Nick Saban, above, and athletic director Greg Byrne tested positive medical director Jimmy Robinson said in a Zoom call at 2 p.m. Wednesday, about an Wednesday for COVID-19, four days before the Southeastern Conference’s biggest joint statement that Saban and Byrne were hour after he learned of the test results, regular-season showdown. The second-ranked Crimson Tide are set to face No. 3 the only initial positive tests. and that offensive coordinator Steve Sarki- Georgia on Saturday, and will likely be without their iconic 68-year-old coach. sian will oversee game preparations within “All individuals who are considered the football building while he works from practices and run meetings from home via Saban said. “I’m just right down the street. high-risk contacts have been notified and home. Zoom calls. He communicated with a team And we have this technology, so it’s really will follow quarantine guidelines,” the Saban said Sarkisian, a former head manager when he saw a mistake in prac- unique. statement said. “We will follow the SEC’s coach at Washington and USC, will still call tice and wanted a play repeated. “Now, I don’t have experience at that. Return to Activity and Medical Guidance the offensive plays. Saban has led Alabama He planned to go through his usual But we’re going to do the best we can to Task Force Protocol for testing asymptom- to five national titles since taking over the Thursday routine, which includes watch- keep everything as normal as possible.” atic positives.” program in 2007, and also won one at LSU. ing the offense and defense practice, work The Tide played at Mississippi last Byrne said he would “remain at home Saban wasn’t sure how game day will on two-point plays, and planned to preside weekend, and Rebels coach Lane Kiffin and follow all guidelines.” go when it comes to communication with over meetings all from home. said Wednesday his team had some posi- AP sports writer Teresa Walker contributed to this his staff, but is confident he can still lead “I didn’t leave the country or anything,” tive tests. Saban said Alabama hasn’t “had report. PAGE 52 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 NFL Rams have Pats rally knack for around Belichick fast starts BY GETHIN COOLBAUGH Associated Press

BY DAN GREENSPAN FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Associated Press New England Patriots activated quarterback Cam Newton from THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. the NFL’s COVID-19 reserve list — Fast starts are nothing new for on Wednesday. the Los Angeles Rams, having Newton is expected to practice scored four opening-drive touch- with the team on Thursday, which downs in five games this season. likely would lead to his starting They want to keep that mo- on Sunday against Denver. mentum going in their NFC New England was 2-1 with West opener at San Francisco on Newton as its starter, then lost at Sunday. Kansas City when he was side- “Really, going into games we lined after testing positive for the feel like everything’s going to coronavirus. Newton had tested work,” wide receiver Robert positive for the coronavirus on Woods said. “We are going out Oct. 2. there, playing fast and execut- DANIEL KUCIN JR./AP Three Patriots remain on the ing. And I feel like once we go COVID-19 reserve list: corner- out there and we’re running our Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff throws against Washington, Sunday, in Landover, Md. back Stephon Gilmore, defensive first few plays and starting off tackle Byron Cowart and prac- the game, we’re setting the tone first team that failed to make the Bill Walsh, but McVay does not out the game and set things up tice squad DT Bill Murray. Gilm- for how we’re going to attack ’em postseason. treat them as being written in certain ways, but a lot of times in ore was the 2019 NFL Defensive the rest of the game.” The Rams won all six division stone. Instead, he narrows down that first drive is some of our best Player of the Year. Success on early drives has games in 2018, and their 4-2 mark a set of plays to use based on how runs, our best play-actions, our New England players say they been a reliable trend for coach in 2017 included a Week 17 loss the offense has performed in best keepers, our best screens. Sean McVay, especially in the to San Francisco, where McVay practice. It’s a mix and match of some have found an ally in coach Bill division. The Rams (4-1) have sat numerous starters having al- “These are the plays you feel of the stuff that we really have Belichick amid growing local turned their initial possession ready secured the NFC West title good about, we’ve executed at a loved throughout the week. And criticism of the NFL’s handling of into points 12 times in 18 NFC and a home playoff game in the pretty high level,” McVay said. it’s always good to start fast and the COVID-19 pandemic. West games under McVay, includ- wild-card round. “The players feel comfortable, something that we put an empha- Belichick’s approach to the ing three touchdowns and three “If you win most of your divi- and these are definitely those sis on.” virus outbreak within the walls of field goals last season. sion games, you’re probably going plays that you want to get off. But Goff and his teammates have Gillette Stadium has earned him The offense got into the end to be in the playoffs,” quarterback to say you do these openings and mostly been up to the challenge praise from those in the Patriots’ zone to start two games against Jared Goff said. “And every game you go right down the list, that’s this season, only failing to gen- locker room as they navigate the the 49ers in 2019, but the Rams counts the same, but these ones not just how you call a game.” erate points when Samuel Slo- stops and restarts of this unusual lost both en route to a 3-3 record always count a little bit more and To Goff, those plays go beyond man missed a 53-yard field goal NFL season. against San Francisco, Seattle you’re always looking forward to the “priority” status McVay as- to start Week 3 at Buffalo. That “Bill has done a good job of and Arizona. It was the first time them a little bit more, so we’ll be signs to them. drive stalled when Goff was (saying), ‘Hey, this is forever kind since McVay became head coach ready to go.” “We run some of our best stuff sacked on consecutive plays, a of changing, it’s very fluid,’ ” Pa- that Los Angeles did not have The notion of starting a game on that first drive,” Goff said. rare instance of the offense not triots safety Devin McCourty a winning record against the using scripted plays began with “We obviously have some stuff being completely in sync on its said. “But once we get it, (he says) NFC West, coinciding with his legendary San Francisco coach that we want to get up through- first chance to move the ball. ‘This is what we’ve got, this is what we’re gonna do,’ and I think all of us have just kind of (fallen) in line.” Despite lack of wins, Giants New England players returned to the team’s facilities on Wednes- day for the first time since par- QB Jones making progress ticipating in a walk-through Saturday to prepare for their now Associated Press twice-postponed game against from the next one.” Denver. After a fourth positive Jones believes he has learned from his mis- EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Every time COVID-19 test last Sunday, the takes and reenergizes and focuses toward the New York Giants coach Joe Judge and his as- NFL rescheduled the game with next game. sistants talk about Daniel Jones, they relay a the Broncos — originally set for feeling the sixth pick overall in the 2019 draft Judge insists he is blunt talking to Jones Sunday, but bumped to Mon- is making progress. about his play, and doesn’t sugarcoat day after a handful of positive The problem is neither Jones nor the Giants anything. tests last week — to this coming are winning. “He’s a tough-minded dude,” Judge said. Sunday. Over the last two seasons, New York has “He responds to a lot of criticism on the out- Devin’s brother, Patriots cor- won 3 of 18 games with Jones as the starting side. But he blocks that out and he plays for nerback Jason McCourty, was quarterback, The kid from Duke is 1-15 in his teammates internally. Those guys respect among those who voiced their dis- his last 16 starts and 0-5 this season heading that about him.” pleasure with the league and its into Sunday’s game with Washington (1-4) at Jones has hit 111 of 182 passes this season players’ union last week, claim- MetLife Stadium. for 1,111 yards and two touchdowns. His com- ing “they don’t care” about the Jones has clearly made mistakes in running pletion percentage is roughly the same (61%) well-being of players over profit. a bad team. The biggest is turning over the but his touchdowns are down. He has two this “When he speaks, it’s from ball. He had 24 last season and he has eight in season. He had 24 in 13 starts last season. talking to a lot of different people five games this year. Quarterbacks coach Jerry Schuplinski said — obviously with the (players as- To blame the losses all on him would be Jones takes losses hard, but he continues to sociation), but I would say most wrong, of course. Every group on this team work diligently. importantly the guys in our lock- has struggled at some point, either under Pat “He has made progress in areas in a lot of er room,” Devin McCourty said. Shurmur last year or Judge this year. ways,” Schuplinski said. “His ball is coming He added, “I think the big- “We put a lot of work into it throughout the out pretty fast. He’s good at his communica- gest thing he said was the guys week,” Jones said Wednesday after practice. tion up at the line of scrimmage with those in the locker room, the guys in “To not get the results is disappointing at guys and trying to get things organized. the organization, coaches, play- times. It’s frustrating. I think like anyone, I He’s done a good job of mixing up some snap ers — that’s what it’s about. It’s BRANDON WADE/AP certainly am when we don’t get the results. I counts and some cadences. I think the accu- us keeping each other safe. It’s take it hard. But the thing about this game, the racy has been pretty good. He’s done better New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones hard to imagine people outside of thing about any game, any sport or anything with decision-making.” is 1-15 in his last 16 starts and 0-5 this our building are gonna care more you’re doing is you have to be able to refocus The next step would be winning, which is season heading into Sunday’s game with about our safety. I think that’s just and not let it discourage you, not let it distract what the Giants really need. Washington (1-4) at MetLife Stadium. a common sense thought.” Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 53 NFL Weekly statistics

AFC individual leaders NFC individual leaders Week 5 Week 5 Vikings’ Mattison ready Quarterbacks Quarterbacks Att Com Yds TD Int Att Com Yds TD Int Allen, Buf 189 131 1589 14 3 Prescott, Dal 222 151 1856 9 4 Mahomes, KC 193 123 1474 13 1 Wilson, Sea 169 123 1502 19 3 Watson, Hou 163 109 1451 9 5 Ryan, Atl 204 129 1472 7 3 Carr, Las 175 128 1442 11 1 Bridgewater, Car 178 130 1460 6 3 Minshew, Jac 196 137 1439 10 4 Brady, TB 196 126 1375 12 4 Fitzpatrick, Mia 170 120 1344 7 5 Goff, LAR 152 109 1372 8 3 Burrow, Cin 207 135 1304 6 3 Brees, NO 176 125 1331 9 3 to step in if Cook’s out Rivers, Ind 154 109 1227 4 5 K.Murray, Ari 181 126 1299 8 6 Herbert, LAC 141 97 1195 9 3 Rodgers, GB 139 98 1214 13 0 Roethlisberger, Pit 143 100 1016 10 1 Wentz, Phi 195 117 1188 6 9 BY BRIAN HALL Rushers Rushers Att Yds Avg LG TD Jacobs, Las 106 377 3.6 16 5 Att Yds Avg LG TD Associated Press Henry, Ten 101 376 3.7 16 4 Cook, Min 92 489 5.3 39t 7 Mixon, Cin 101 374 3.7 34t 2 Gurley, Atl 79 375 4.7 35t 5 EAGAN, Minn. — When Dal- Hunt, Cle 70 347 5.0 33 3 Jones, GB 65 374 5.8 75t 4 Edwards-Helaire, KC 81 344 4.2 27t 1 Elliott, Dal 89 364 4.1 24 5 vin Cook hurt his groin and left Chubb, Cle 57 335 5.9 29 4 Jones, TB 74 359 4.9 37 1 for the locker room Sunday night J.Robinson, Jac 73 333 4.6 39 3 Sanders, Phi 62 316 5.1 74t 3 Taylor, Ind 77 307 4.0 16 3 Drake, Ari 85 314 3.7 16 2 in Seattle, the Minnesota Vikings Da.Johnson, Hou 68 293 4.3 29 2 K.Murray, Ari 41 296 7.2 48 5 Gordon, Den 65 281 4.3 43t 3 Carson, Sea 61 289 4.7 29t 3 didn’t alter their game plan. Receivers Kamara, NO 61 281 4.6 49 4 Despite the absence of the No Yds Avg LG TD Receivers Diggs, Buf 36 509 14.1 49 2 No Yds Avg LG TD NFL’s leading rusher, Minne- Kelce, KC 32 405 12.7 45 3 Hopkins, Ari 45 528 11.7 45 2 sota maintained its run-heavy Hill, KC 22 364 16.5 54t 4 Metcalf, Sea 22 496 22.5 62 5 Boyd, Cin 32 362 11.3 25 1 Anderson, Car 36 489 13.6 75t 1 approach with second-year back Allen, LAC 34 356 10.5 28 2 Ridley, Atl 29 485 16.7 63 4 Alexander Mattison. In the Vi- Crowder, NYJ 22 335 15.2 69t 2 Lamb, Dal 29 433 14.9 43t 2 Fuller, Hou 22 332 15.1 43 3 Cooper, Dal 39 424 10.9 58 1 kings’ eyes, the strategy didn’t Parker, Mia 26 329 12.7 28 2 Robinson, Chi 35 421 12.0 37t 2 need to change. After all, Matti- M.Brown, Bal 22 319 14.5 47 1 McLaurin, Was 29 413 14.2 39 1 Beasley, Buf 24 313 13.0 29 1 Kamara, NO 38 395 10.4 52t 3 son — nicknamed “Deuce” — is Punters Moore, Car 22 381 17.3 57t 1 nearly a clone of Cook. No Yds Lg Avg Punters Townsend, KC 18 902 67 50.1 No Yds Lg Avg “He sees the field how I see the Huber, Cin 23 1117 70 48.6 Fox, Det 17 908 67 53.4 field, and it’s crazy when we come Bailey, NE 10 484 58 48.4 Johnston, Phi 21 1080 62 51.4 Haack, Mia 15 713 63 47.5 Dickson, Sea 22 1092 67 49.6 off the field how we see things Long, LAC 21 993 63 47.3 Way, Was 31 1500 61 48.4 Cooke, Jac 13 604 63 46.5 so similar,” Cook said Wednes- Anger, Hou 17 788 59 46.4 Hekker, LAR 15 723 61 48.2 day. “He’s just a bigger version. Kern, Ten 13 597 66 45.9 Pinion, TB 20 934 59 46.7 Martin, Den 15 688 56 45.9 Dixon, NYG 16 741 62 46.3 When he comes in, he’s trying to Koch, Bal 15 684 53 45.6 O’Donnell, Chi 24 1103 64 46.0 break the home run, too. But he Punt returners Wishnowsky, SF 15 687 59 45.8 No Yds Avg Long TD Lee, Ari 19 854 58 44.9 knows what’s ahead of him. I do Roberts, Buf 9 123 13.7 38 0 Punt returners think Deuce is a similar version Spencer, Den 6 82 13.7 41 0 No Yds Avg Long TD Hines, Ind 10 101 10.1 21 0 Harris, NO 7 106 15.1 22 0 of me.” Erickson, Cin 7 70 10.0 22 0 Lamb, Dal 9 84 9.3 27 0 Cook hobbled off after catching Carter, Hou 7 68 9.7 19 0 Mickens, TB 10 68 6.8 14 0 Proche, Bal 10 88 8.8 17 0 Kupp, LAR 7 44 6.3 10 0 a short pass on the first offensive Raymond, Ten 8 64 8.0 40 0 S.Sims, Was 10 56 5.6 19 0 Johnson, Pit 7 50 7.1 18 0 Cooper, Car 8 39 4.9 19 0 play of the second half in the 27- Grant, Mia 9 56 6.2 15 0 Kickoff returners 26 loss to the Seahawks. Cook Kickoff returners No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD Patterson, Chi 15 468 31.2 47 0 came back for one more play, be- Rodgers, Ind 7 268 38.3 101t 1 Agnew, Det 7 192 27.4 35 0 fore determining he couldn’t go Duvernay, Bal 7 238 34.0 93t 1 Cooper, Car 10 250 25.0 38 0 McCloud, Pit 7 192 27.4 49 0 Osborn, Min 7 170 24.3 38 0 full speed and was done for the Roberts, Buf 9 242 26.9 39 0 Edmonds, Ari 7 163 23.3 42 0 rest of the game. Peoples-Jones, Cle 8 172 21.5 32 0 Homer, Sea 8 184 23.0 44 0 Carter, Hou 9 191 21.2 29 0 Mattison had 12 carries for 80 Powell, Atl 8 161 20.1 26 0 TED S. WARREN/AP Malone, NYJ 7 140 20.0 40 0 Scoring yards in the fourth quarter alone. Scoring Touchdowns Touchdowns TD Rush Rec Ret Pts He finished with 112 yards rush- The Vikings’ Alexander Mattison ran for 112 yards against Seattle TD Rush Rec Ret Pts Cook, Min 7 7 0 0 42 ing, the first 100-yard game of his last week, most of it coming after starter Dalvin Cook was injured. Hunt, Cle 6 3 3 0 36 Kamara, NO 7 4 3 0 42 Andrews, Bal 5 0 5 0 30 Carson, Sea 6 3 3 0 36 career, on 20 attempts. Claypool, Pit 5 1 4 0 30 Elliott, Dal 6 5 1 0 36 Hill, KC 5 1 4 0 30 “We’re both that two-headed far as my Atlanta status, we’re season, Minnesota selected Mat- Jacobs, Las 5 5 0 0 30 Evans, TB 6 0 6 0 36 monster,” Mattison said. going to take this thing day by tison in the third round of the J.Smith, Ten 5 0 5 0 30 Jones, GB 6 4 2 0 36 5 tied 4 1 3 0 24 Thielen, Min 6 0 6 0 36 Cook, who leads the NFL with day. Just see how it feels after 2019 draft out of Boise State. The Kicking Kicking 489 rushing yards and is tied with treatment and everything.” similarities to Cook weren’t the PAT FG LG Pts PAT FG LG Pts Blankenship, Ind 11-11 15-17 44 56 Slye, Car 9-11 13-14 47 48 New Orleans’ Alvin Kamara with Cook has dealt with injuries reason Mattison was chosen. Call Sanders, Mia 10-10 14-14 52 52 Lutz, NO 18-18 9-9 53 45 a league-best seven touchdowns, throughout his career, missing 21 it a fortunate consequence. Carlson, Las 16-17 11-12 54 49 Gano, NYG 4-4 13-14 55 43 Bullock, Cin 9-9 13-14 50 48 Succop, TB 14-15 9-11 46 41 didn’t practice on Wednesday. games in his first three seasons. “Alexander is a good back, a re- Tucker, Bal 17-17 10-11 47 47 Crosby, GB 16-17 8-8 52 40 His status is in question for Min- The Vikings have thus made it a ally conscientious kid,” Vikings Fairbairn, Hou 11-11 9-10 50 38 Koo, Atl 7-9 11-12 54 40 Gostkowski, Ten 11-13 9-12 55 38 Zuerlein, Dal 13-15 8-9 46 37 nesota’s game on Sunday. priority to have a steady backup. coach Mike Zimmer said. “He Parkey, Cle 17-17 7-7 46 38 Gould, SF 13-13 7-8 52 34 Butker, KC 13-16 8-9 58 37 Gonzalez, Ari 14-15 6-8 56 32 “I feel better,” Cook said. “Still When Latavius Murray left in works real hard and tries to learn Ficken, NYJ 6-6 9-9 54 33 Sloman, LAR 14-16 6-8 35 32 taking this thing day by day. As free agency following the 2018 from Dalvin as much as he can.” Steelers rookie Claypool draws raves

BY WILL GRAVES body,” Roethlisberger of the brief downtime the grind of the reg- Associated Press ‘ The thing said Wednesday. “So ular season provides playing video games I told him how is he going to rise with his friends. PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger to the occasion now “We don’t talk football, which is nice,” predicted Chase Claypool’s breakout. after the that people are going Claypool said. “Keeps me grounded.” Now the Pittsburgh Steelers quarter- game is he to be watching him?” Good thing, because if the 6-foot-4, 238- back is gearing the rookie wide receiver isn’t going Claypool’s answer pounder from Abbotsford, British Colum- for what comes next. is a testament to his bia, keeps making it look so easy to score, Score four touchdowns in a game, as to be able western Canadian up- stardom is coming. Claypool did in a 38-29 win over Phila- to sneak bringing and the blue- The player his teammates have dubbed delphia last Sunday, and you’re no longer collar work ethic he’s “Mapletron” — an ode to similarly built a secret. Do it from four different posi- up on brought to the Steelers former Detroit Lions standout Calvin tions in four different formations and you anybody. ’ since being selected “Megatron” Johnson and Claypool’s Cana- forfeit any notion of being overlooked by Ben in the second round of dian roots — won the Steelers over in the opponents. Roethlisberger the draft. run-up to the draft with his physical gifts. So while Roethlisberger encouraged “Confidence defi- Still, it might be his mental acuity that’s Claypool to drink in the moment after be- Steelers QB on nitely builds with helped him carve out a role so quickly. coming just the third rookie in NFL his- rookie WR games like that,” Clay- In a way, the lack of a “normal” pre- tory to score three touchdowns receiving Chase Claypool’s pool said. “(But) I’m season because of the COVID-19 pandemic and one rushing in the same game, Roeth- four-TD game not trying to act any might have sped up Claypool’s education. lisberger also made sure to remind Clay- different because of a No need to waste time trying to grasp the DON WRIGHT/AP pool the path to the end zone will get much performance.” basics of the playbook for meaningless pre- Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Chase tougher from here. So while his phone blew up with mes- season games. Instead, Claypool and the Claypool scores his fourth touchdown of “The thing I told him after the game is sages in the immediate aftermath, the 22- other rookies were able to dive right into the day against Philadelphia on Oct. 11. he isn’t going to be able to sneak up on any- year-old’s routine has not. He spent some the details. PAGE 54 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 16, 2020 NFL/NLCS Falcons shut down after positive tests

BY GEORGE HENRY “We definitely had different Associated Press meetings today, completely vir- tual,” quarterback Matt Ryan ATLANTA — The Atlanta Fal- said after practice. “We were all cons shut their facility Thursday in separate rooms and in our own following one new positive test space. Even in practice, (shields) for COVID-19. The team remains on our helmets. I think we are scheduled to play at Minnesota on doing everything we can to keep Sunday. it at bay and do the best we can Defensive tackle Marlon Da- under the guidelines we’ve been vidson was placed on the COVID- given.” 19/reserve list this week, and the The NFL is attempting to play addition of a second unidentified a full schedule amid the pan- person caused the Falcons to act demic without teams isolated in a out of caution. All team activity bubble as other sports have done will be done virtually. to protect players and staff from A team spokesman said the the virus. No games were affect- second person was not a player. ed through the first three weeks The spokesman added that, bar- of the season, but the schedules ring any changes, the Falcons are of nine teams have since been expected to be back at their facil- disrupted. ity on Friday. Tennessee had the most serious The Falcons’ decision to shut outbreak with 24 positive tests, /AP their facility follows outbreaks including 13 players. ERIC GAY with the Tennessee Titans and The league said this week it will The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Joc Pederson celebrates his three-run home run Wednesday during the first New England Patriots. begin PCR testing for COVID-19 inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves in Arlington, “This decision was made in on game days beginning Sun- Texas. The Dodgers scored 11 first-inning runs en route to a 15-3 victory. consultation with the NFL and day. The use of masks in walk- medical officials,” the team said throughs is now mandatory, and in a statement. “The health and only play-callers will be permit- safety of our team is our highest ted to wear face shields in lieu of priority.” Back: masks or gaiters on the sideline. Dodgers blast Braves early The Falcons (0-5) fired coach The updated protocols sent to Dan Quinn and general manager teams Monday night also require FROM BACK PAGE the series, but we feel good about Thomas Dimitroff last Sunday Scoreboard anyone identified as a “high risk” five innings. He walked the first ourselves,” Bellinger said. night, and Raheem Morris was close contact to be isolated and not two batters but no more. Man- Wright gave up seven runs named interim coach. permitted to return to the team’s ager Dave Roberts said Clayton while facing only nine batters. He “Right now, in this new COVID facility for at least five days. Kershaw would start Game 4 for NLCS had had thrown six scoreless in- world, there’s a lot of things that Falcons safety Ricardo Allen the Dodgers, two nights after the (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) nings in the Game 3 NL Division come up in that world every sin- said the team was watching close- Atlanta 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 three-time NL Cy Young Award At Arlington, Texas Series clincher over Miami last gle day,” Morris said Tuesday. ly to ensure players followed pro- Atlanta 5, L.A. Dodgers 1 winner from Dallas was scratched Thursday. “You just have to deal with that tocols Wednesday. Atlanta 8, L.A. Dodgers 7 because of back spasms. Bryse Wednesday: L.A. Dodgers 15, Atlanta 3 Mookie Betts had an infield all the time.” “I think everybody even has Thursday: Game 4 Wilson makes his postseason single on the first pitch of the Davidson was the second At- the new little mask thing on every Friday: Game 5 (AFN-Sports, 3:30 a.m. debut as the third rookie right- Saturday CET; 10:30 a.m. Saturday JKT) game, though he was initially lanta player to be placed on the helmet,” he said. “They make x-Saturday: Game 6 handed starter for Atlanta in this called out before a replay chal- COVID 19/reserve list in-season. sure that they have heightened x-Sunday: Game 7 lenge overturned the call by um- series in what will be his first ap- Rookie cornerback A.J. Terrell everything. They make sure that pire Dan Iassogna. Seager drove pearance since the final day of Wednesday missed two games before return- they know everyone is aware even in Betts with a double on the next the regular season on Sept. 27. Dodgers 15, Braves 3 ing for last week’s home loss. if they catch you with your mask pitch before groundouts by Justin “We still are in a good spot with Los Angeles Atlanta Protocols were increased at the down a little bit, they’ll make sure ab r h bi ab r h bi Turner and Muncy. four games left,” Braves man- Falcons’ practice Wednesday. you move it up.” Betts rf 3 2 1 0 Acuna Jr. rf 1 0 0 0 “To get that infield hit, and then ager Brian Snitker said. “Like I Hrnandz 2b-ss 1 0 1 0 Clbrson ph-rf 2 0 2 0 the next pitch, you see two pitches say, for the whole team, you just Seager ss 4 3 3 3 Freeman 1b 1 0 1 0 Beaty lf 0 0 0 0 Sandoval 1b 2 0 0 0 and you’ve already got a run, that turn the page and get ready to go Turner dh 3 2 1 0 Ozuna dh 4 0 0 0 Barns ph-dh 2 0 0 0 d’Arnaud c 1 0 0 0 was quite the change,” Roberts 49ers great Dean dies tomorrow.” Muncy 1b 4 2 2 4 Flowrs ph-c 3 1 1 0 said. The Dodgers had left the tying Smith c 6 1 1 2 Albies 2b 4 1 1 0 Bellinger cf 4 2 2 2 Swanson ss 4 0 0 0 Pederson said that overturn run at third base in a four-run Pedrson lf-rf 6 1 4 3 Riley lf 4 0 0 1 BY JOSH DUBOW “got us going, and then from there “While it cannot be said that bottom of the ninth during an 8-7 Rios 3b 5 1 1 1 Camargo 3b 4 0 1 1 Associated Press Fred Dean’s greatness as an NFL Taylor 2b-lf 5 1 0 0 Pache cf 4 1 1 1 you saw what happened.” loss on Tuesday night. They were Totals 43 15 16 15 Totals 34 3 7 3 Jansen in relief: Kenley Jan- player began when he came to the visiting team in Game 3 and Los Angeles 1113 000 000—15 SAN FRANCISCO — Fred the 49ers in 1981, I can say as Atlanta 001 000 002— 3 sen, the Dodgers’ primary closer Dean, the fearsome pass rusher sent 14 batters to the plate for LOB—Los Angeles 12, Atlanta 6. 2B— since 2012 and career leader with the owner of the team that the seven hits, three walks and a hit Seager (2), Smith (1), Muncy (1), Albies who was a key part of the launch greatness of the 49ers began with (1), Camargo (1). HR—Pederson (1), Rios 312 saves, pitched a 1-2-3 sixth. of the San Francisco 49ers’ dy- batter over 32 minutes in the the (1), Muncy (2), Bellinger (1), Seager (2), It was a week after he needed 30 Fred Dean’s arrival in San Fran- 29,786th half-inning in postsea- Pache (1). nasty, has died. He was 68. cisco,” former 49ers owner Eddie IP H R ER BB SO pitches to get two outs and gave His death on Wednesday night son history. Los Angeles DeBartolo said when he intro- up two runs without being able to was confirmed Thursday by the “It was a carryover,” reign- Urias W,1-0 5 3 1 1 2 5 finish the 6-5 victory in Game 2 duced Haley at his Hall of Fame Jansen 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Football Hall of Fame in Can- ing NL MVP Cody Bellinger Baez 1 0 0 0 0 2 of the NLDS against the Padres. induction. Wood 1 1 0 0 0 2 ton, Ohio. Dean was hospitalized insisted. Roberts, who bypassed Jansen Dean’s career in San Diego Kolarek 1 3 2 2 0 1 last week with the coronavirus “That was fun to be a part of,” Atlanta when he went to the bullpen to ended in a contract dispute in 2 and was on a ventilator and in in- Pederson said. “I think some of Wright L,0-1 ⁄3 5 7 7 2 0 start the ninth in a 1-1 tie in Game 1981 and he was traded to San Dayton 2 8 8 8 1 2 tensive care, according to former the momentum from last night, Ynoa 4 1 0 0 4 4 1 of this series, has avoided being Francisco in October. Webb 1 1 0 0 1 2 teammate Dwight Hicks. the last inning definitely carried 1 specific about the closer’s role. Greene 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 4 Dean was an undersized pass He credited the trade for reviv- over and got us feeling a little bit Dayton pitched to 7 batters in the 3rd, The 33-year-old Jansen’s velocity ing his career. more comfortable at the plate.” Ynoa pitched to 4 batters in the 7th, Webb rusher who began his career as pitched to 5 batters in the 8th. HBP—Day- had been noticeably down and his a second-round pick with the San “I actually stepped on the other Those 15 runs over two times ton (Turner), Ynoa (Beaty), Webb (Beaty). control inconsistent. Diego Chargers in 1975 and ended side for a minute, breathed in the up came after the Braves had T—4:15. A—10,664 (40,300). Jansen threw seven of his 10 it in the Hall of Fame after being air, looked at it as a rainbow,” he allowed only nine runs in their pitches for strikes, all but one of named an All-Pro twice and mak- said before being inducted into previous six games plus eight in- them between 88-92 mph. He was ing four Pro Bowls. the Hall of Fame. “I made it to the nings, a stretch that included four in the third. His long ball came averaging 93-94 mph earlier this Dean was an All-Pro for the other side of the rainbow. For me, shutouts en route to a 7-0 postsea- right after his running, leaping season. Chargers in 1980 but had his big- that was the pot of gold. It was a son start. catch at the center field wall to “Kenley’s still our guy,” Sea- gest impact after being traded to different lifestyle for me altogeth- Bellinger walked and scored in rob Ozzie Albies with two on to ger said. “You trust him to go San Francisco during the 1981 er. I felt free to perform once I got the first, led off the second with a end the Atlanta first. out there and get outs. We expect season. there.” homer and added an RBI single “It’s not ideal how we started nothing different.” Friday, October 16, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 55 ALCS Astros stave off Rays’ celebration plans

BY BERNIE WILSON bottom of the left-center wall and Associated Press advanced to third on a wild pitch. Pressly got rookie Yoshi Tsu- SAN DIEGO — Jose Altuve tsugo on a liner to right for the and the Houston Astros are eager save. to match the 2004 Boston Red Sox Rays towering right-hander in the history books. Tyler Glasnow also went six in- Beating the Tampa Bay Rays nings, allowing four runs and three more times to reach the eight hits while striking out five World Series won’t be easy, but and walking two. the Astros believe they can do it. Altuve hit a homer in the first George Springer broke a tie and an RBI double in the third for with a two-run homer, Altuve also a 2-0 lead. And when he needed to went deep and hit an RBI dou- make an accurate throw to second ble, and Zack Greinke escaped for a key forceout in the ninth, the a bases-loaded jam as Houston star second baseman was right on stayed alive in the AL Champi- target. His offense helped make onship Series with a 4-3 victory up for his three errors that helped Wednesday night in Game 4. Tampa Bay win Games 2 and 3 “We are very motivated,” Al- to move to the cusp of their first tuve said. “We know the team we World Series since 2008. have and, yes, we want to be the Altuve homered for the second second team coming back from straight game and third time this 0-3.” series, all in the first inning. He Teams leading 3-0 in a best-of- and Springer are tied for the most seven postseason series are 37-1. homers in Astros postseason his- The only one to rally from an 0-3 tory, 18. deficit was the 2004 Red Sox, who Altuve drove a 1-0 pitch from beat the New York Yankees in the Glasnow to left just after the Rays ALCS and went on to win their turned a 3-6-3 double play. /AP first World Series in 86 seasons. JAE C. HONG Altuve doubled into the right- Greinke pitched six effective Houston’s George Springer hits a two-run home run during the fifth inning of his team’s 4-3 defeat of field corner with two outs in the innings for the Astros, who held Tampa Bay in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on Wednesday in San Diego. third to bring in Martin Maldo- a meeting before the game. Hous- nado, who drew a leadoff walk ton manager Dusty Baker said he game and we’re on to tomorrow,” gest pitch came when he struck go-ahead homer in the eighth in- and advanced on Springer’s had no idea what was brought up, Springer said. out Mike Brosseau on a 3-2 chan- ning off Aroldis Chapman of the grounder. but he also addressed the team. The Rays remain one win from geup to end the sixth with the New York Yankees that carried Arozarena homered onto the “We’ve got some real leaders advancing to the World Series bases loaded. the Rays to a 2-1 victory in the lower balcony of the Western on this team, some dominant per- Metal Supply Co. brick warehouse for the second time in franchise After Greinke allowed consec- Game 5 clincher of the ALDS. sonalities who listen more than in the left-field corner with one history. utive singles by Manuel Margot Greinke held Tampa Bay to they talk,” Baker said. out in the fourth to tie the game at With Altuve atoning for his poor Greinke, bothered by a sore and Austin Meadows with one two runs and five hits for his first 2. An inning later, Springer one- defense in this series, the Astros arm in the Division Series against out, Baker came out for a chat postseason win since 2015. He upped him when he hit a two-run finally got their offense going Oakland, made only one big mis- and decided to let the veteran struck out seven and walked one. shot onto the upper balcony of after being pushed to the brink of take when he allowed a two-run right-hander continue. Aroza- Houston rookie Cristian Javier Petco Park’s main landmark to a sweep. Seeking their third pen- homer to Tampa Bay rookie rena struck out on a check-swing pitched two innings of one-hit re- regain the lead for Houston. nant in four seasons, they trail 3- Randy Arozarena that tied the and Ji-Man Choi singled to load lief before walking Choi to open “I knew it was a homer. I was 1 going into Game 5 on Thursday game at 2 in the fourth. the bases before Greinke fanned the ninth. Ryan Pressly came able to hit a high fastball there. afternoon. Given a 4-2 lead by Springer’s Brosseau. on and got an out before Willy It’s a tight line, so I’m happy that “I’m just happy that we won the homer in the fifth, Greinke’s big- On Friday night, Brosseau hit a Adames hit an RBI double off the it stayed fair,” Springer said. Thorny concern: Arozarena is Rays’ lone hot bat AL scoreboard

BY GREG BEACHAM team defense and the hot bat of Arozarena, ALCS Associated Press who’s hitting .438 in the playoffs with a jaw- (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) Tampa 3, Houston 1 dropping 19 hits — one more than he man- At San Diego SAN DIEGO — Although Randy Arozarena aged in the entire regular season. Tampa Bay 2, Houston 1 is having an undeniably incredible postsea- Tampa Bay 4, Houston 2 While nobody has matched Arozarena’s Tampa Bay 5, Houston 2 son, he can’t always carry the Tampa Bay production for Tampa Bay in October, sev- Wednesday: Houston 4, Tampa Bay 3 Thursday: Game 5 Rays’ offense all by himself. eral teammates have stepped up in different x-Friday: Game 6 (AFN-Sports, 12 a.m. In fact, it’s a bit wild that the Rays have games to provide key hits and runs. It never Friday CET; 7 a.m. Saturday JKT) x-Saturday: Game 7 reached the brink of the World Series with an happened in Game 4, and the Rays’ four-game unheralded rookie doing so much of their of- playoff winning streak ended with seven hits Wednesday fensive work. — just two for extra bases — in their first po- Astros 4, Rays 3 When nobody stepped up to help Tampa tential closeout game of the ALCS. Tampa Bay Houston Bay’s surprising slugger until the ninth inning “Obviously we hope that everybody could be ab r h bi ab r h bi Margot cf 4 0 1 0 Sprngr cf-rf 4 1 3 2 of Game 4 of the AL Championship Series on hitting good,” said Adames, who was 2-for-29 Madows rf 4 1 2 0 Brantley lf 3 0 1 0 Wednesday night, the Rays were forced to ex- in the playoffs before his ninth-inning double. Arzarena lf 4 1 1 2 Straw cf 0 0 0 0 ASHLEY LANDIS/AP Choi 1b 3 0 1 0 Altuve 2b 4 1 2 2 tend their stay in San Diego by at least a day. “I hope everybody is killing it, but that’s not Brosseau 2b 3 0 0 0 Bregman 3b 3 0 1 0 Arozarena hit a two-run shot in the fourth Lowe ph 1 0 0 0 Correa ss 4 0 0 0 Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena, right, the way it goes. There’s going to be guys that Wendle 3b 4 1 0 0 Tucker rf-lf 3 0 1 0 inning for his fifth homer of the postseason, celebrates his two-run homer with Willy struggle, and there are going to be guys that Adames ss 3 0 1 1 Gurriel 1b 3 0 0 0 but the team didn’t score again until Willy Tsutsugo dh 4 0 1 0 Reddick dh 2 0 0 0 Adames during the fourth inning of Game 4 are successful. That’s why we’re a team.” Zunino c 3 0 0 0 Diaz ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Adames’ two-out double in the ninth. Adames of the ALCS on Wednesday in San Diego. Arozarena has done it almost every day. His Mldonado c 2 2 1 0 Totals 33 3 7 3 Totals 29 4 9 4 was stranded on third when Yoshi Tsutsugo’s fifth homer of the postseason put him in elite Tampa Bay 000 200 001—3 liner was caught in right field to end Tampa company: He has hit more homers in a single Houston 101 020 00x—4 remaining teams — despite its 8-3 record. DP—Tampa Bay 4, Houston 1. LOB— Bay’s 4-3 loss. “We’ve got to get the bats going, no doubt postseason than any rookie in major league Tampa Bay 5, Houston 4. 2B—Adames (1), “The team feels good,” Arozarena said history except Evan Longoria, who hit six for Altuve (1). HR—Arozarena (2), Altuve (3), about it,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash Springer (1). through a translator. “We’re going to stay pos- said. “We’ve been carried here by our pitch- Tampa Bay in 2008 . IP H R ER BB SO itive. We came in here knowing we were going ing and defense, which is how we’re built, but But Arozarena struck out in his other three Tampa Bay to face a solid team.” Glasnow L,0-1 6 8 4 4 2 5 we sure would like to get some (hits). It’s not at-bats in Game 4, including a whiff on a Alvarado 1 1 0 0 0 2 The foundation of the Rays’ success this fall coming easy for anybody now. We’ve got guys check swing with two runners on in the sixth. Slegers 1 0 0 0 1 0 is not offense: After batting .238 in the regular in our lineup that are scuffling a little bit.” The Rays put together a rally in the sixth Houston Greinke W,1-0 6 5 2 2 1 7 season to rank 21st in the majors, the team is Indeed, the Rays got to the brink of their with three singles, but Greinke escaped the Javier H,1 2 1 1 1 1 3 Pressly S,1-1 1 1 0 0 0 1 hitting a meager .209 in the postseason with franchise’s second World Series appearance jam with a bases-loaded strikeout of Mike Javier pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. a .692 OPS — both the worst among the four relying on that stellar pitching staff, superb Brosseau. WP—Pressly. T—3:08. S TARS AND STRIPES Friday, October 16, 2020 F3HIJKLM Red alert? Crimson Tide coach, AD test SPORTS positive for COVID-19 » Page 51

NLCS Feeling grand Dodgers use record-setting 11-run first inning to get back in series

BY STEPHEN HAWKINS Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas he Los Angeles Dodgers were already having a grand time before Max Mun- cy’s big slam capped the highest-scor- ing inning in a major league playoff game. TThat new ballpark in his home state of Texas where the Dodgers hope to keep playing right through the World Series suddenly doesn’t seem too big anymore, and they are right back in the National League Championship Series after a 15-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night. Muncy’s slam off Grant Dayton capped an 11- run first inning when Los Angeles benefitted from a DID YOU KNOW ? game-starting re- play challenge, hit Atlanta’s miserable start was three home runs eerily similar to the Braves’ flop and had nine con- in Game 5 of last year’s Division secutive batters Series against St. Louis, when reach base after they gave up a 10-run first inning two outs. The Dodg- at home in a season-ending start ers set franchise by Mike Foltynewicz. postseason records SOURCE: Associated Press for runs and home runs with five, cut- ting their NLCS deficit to 2 games to 1. “It’s pretty cool. Not too many things that are cooler than that,” Muncy said. “But the biggest thing to me is our team got a ‘W’ and got us back on track.” Joc Pederson hit a three-run homer off start- er Kyle Wright to start his four-hit night, and Edwin Rios went deep on the next pitch. Corey Seager had a pair of RBI hits in the opening burst, then added a solo homer in the third as the Dodgers built a 15-0 lead — the first team with that many runs in the first three innings of a playoff game. Winner Julio Urías made his first postseason start and improved to 3-0 in these playoffs, striking out five while allowing one run and three hits over

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The Dodgers’ Max Muncy celebrates his grand slam during the first inning in Game 3 Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves. Eric Gay/AP

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