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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2021
103 Marines discharged for vaccine refusal
BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS emption. The deadlines to be vaccinated for the
Stars and Stripes Now that the Army’s deadline has Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force passed
WASHINGTON — Six active-duty Army passed, the National Guard is the only force last month and those services have already
leaders have been fired and 103 Marines still awaiting its deadline. Guard members begun the process of forcing out vaccine re-
have been discharged for refusing to re- have until June 30 to receive their vac- fusers. The Marine Corps is the second ser-
ceive the coronavirus vaccine that the Pen- cines, unless called upon to deploy with ac- vice branch to announce separation totals
tagon mandated in August, the services tive-duty forces, in which case they must after the Air Force on Monday announced
said Thursday. already be vaccinated. it had discharged 27 airmen for refusing
Two Army battalion commanders are However, Oklahoma and Texas have re- the vaccine.
among the six soldiers relieved of duty, the fused to enforce the vaccine mandate for The Navy on Wednesday instructed com-
service said in a statement, without naming their Guard troops after the governors of manders to begin processing separations,
the leaders. However, they have not been those states have argued they should be but so far none have been reported.
discharged. The Army’s vaccination dead- able to control the mandate while Guard While some critics have argued separat-
line was Wednesday and the service is giv- members are under a Title 10 status, which ing service members could cause a readin-
ing extra time for soldiers to change their means on a mission controlled by state offi- ess issue, chief Pentagon spokesman John
minds before starting the separation proc- cials. Kirby on Thursday urged the public to con-
ess next month. “If the federal government keeps threat- sider the “perspective” on vaccine refusal
“To those who continue to refuse the vac- ening to defund the Texas National Guard, discharges.
cine and are not pending a final decision on I will deploy every legal tool available to “The Air Force noted that 27 were initial-
a medical or administrative exemption, I me as governor in defense of these Amer- ly being processed for administrative dis-
strongly encourage you to get the vaccine,” ican heroes,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said charge, but 1,800 [airmen] had been ad-
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said. in a Thursday letter to the Pentagon an- ministratively discharged throughout the
“If not, we will begin involuntary separa- nouncing his refusal to enforce the man- year [of] 2021 for any number of other rea-
tion proceedings.” date. sons,” Kirby told reporters Thursday at the
The Army has issued 2,767 written repri- Additionally, the governors of Wyoming, Pentagon.
mands to soldiers who continue to refuse Iowa, North Dakota, Alaska, Nebraska and Still, separation and vaccine refusal
the vaccine order. In total, about active-du- Mississippi sent a letter Tuesday asking rates are comparatively low. Across the ac-
ty 3,864 soldiers, which is less than one per- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to cancel tive-duty force, more than 97% of troops
cent of the active force, have refused the the Pentagon’s mandate for Guard mem- have had at least one shot and 90.7% are ful-
vaccine without a pending or approved ex- bers operating under state authority. ly vaccinated, Kirby said.
Service members killed in Kabul blast to be honored
BY COREY DICKSTEIN the White House announced. medal. Schmitz, 20, Cpl. Hunter Lopez,
Stars and Stripes The bill was passed in the “Today’s a great day!” 22, Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, 31,
The 13 U.S. service members House in October and in the McClain wrote in a Facebook Cpl. Daegan William-Tyeler
killed in a bombing at Kabul’s Senate last month without oppo- post after Biden signed the bill. Page, 23, Sgt. Nicole Gee, 23,
airport as they worked to evac- sition in either chamber. “I'm glad to see these brave men Cpl. Humberto Sanchez, 22,
uate thousands of Americans, In a brief statement marking and women honored and re- Lance Cpl. Dylan Merola, 20,
Afghans and allies ahead of the his approval of the bill, Biden membered in a bipartisan fash- and Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pi-
U.S. military withdrawal from thanked Rep. Lisa McClain, R- ion.” chardo, 25.
Afghanistan will receive the Mich., for introducing the bill It was not immediately clear The 13 perished in a massive
highest honor from Congress, Aug. 31, just hours after the fi- Thursday when the medals suicide attack near one of the
the White House said Thursday. nal American ground troops left would be presented to the loved gates at HKIA, where thou-
President Joe Biden signed Afghanistan after some two ones of Navy Petty Officer 3rd sands of Afghans had flocked in
into law a bill awarding the Con- decades of war. Biden also Class Max Soviak, 22, Army a desperate attempt to flee their
gressional Gold Medal to the thanked Sens. Steve Daines, R- Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss, 23, and home country as the Taliban re-
sailor, soldier and 11 Marines Mont., and Elizabeth Warren, Marines Lance Cpl. Kareem Ni- turned to power in a lightning
killed Aug. 26 from an Islamic D-Mass., for their leadership in koui, 20, Lance Cpl. David Espi- offensive in the weeks ahead of
State suicide blast at Hamid assuring the fallen service noza, 20, Lance Cpl. Rylee the U.S.-announced Aug. 31
Karzai International Airport, members were awarded the McCollum, 20, Lance Cpl. Jared withdrawal.PAGE 2 • STRIPES LITE • Friday, December 17, 2021
Russia sets tough demands for NATO
Associated Press near Russia. but demanded the West provide a set of legal
MOSCOW — Russia on Friday published The tough demands appear certain to be guarantees precluding NATO’s expansion
draft security pacts demanding NATO deny rejected by the U.S. and its allies, which have to Ukraine and other Russian neighbors and
membership to Ukraine and other ex-Soviet emphasized that Russia doesn’t have a say in the deployment of the alliance’s weapons
countries and to roll back its military deploy- NATO’s enlargement. The alliance’s secre- there, a demand NATO has rejected.
ments in Central and Eastern Europe — bold tary-general warned that any security talks Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov
demands that the U.S. and its allies already with Moscow would need to take into ac- said that Russia’s relations with the U.S. and
have rejected. count NATO concerns and involve Ukraine its NATO allies have approached a “danger-
The documents, which have been submit- and other partners. ous point,” noting that alliance deployments
ted to the U.S. and its allies earlier this week, The publication of the draft pacts come and drills near Russia have raised “unac-
also call for a ban on sending U.S. and Rus- amid soaring tensions over a Russian troop ceptable” threats to its security.
sian warships and aircraft to areas from buildup near Ukraine that has drawn Ukrai- Ryabkov told reporters that Moscow pro-
where they can strike each other’s territory nian and Western fears of an invasion. Mos- posed that the U.S. immediately start the
and demand a rollback on alliance drills cow has denied plans to attack its neighbor, talks on the proposed drafts in Geneva.
Biden promises $2T package will pass in 2022
Associated Press opposition from one holdout: “I believe that we will bridge the Senate floor for votes as early
WASHINGTON — President Sen. Joe Manchin of West Vir- our differences and advance the as possible.
Joe Biden has all but acknowl- ginia. Build Back Better plan, even in “We will — we must — get
edged negotiations over his The president said that in their the face of fierce Republican op- Build Back Better passed,” Bi-
sweeping domestic policy pack- recent discussions, the West Vir- position,” Biden said in the state- den said.
age will likely push into the new ginia senator has reiterated his ment. At the same time, Democrats
year, as he does not yet have the support for the framework he, Biden said he and his team will were rushing to show progress
votes in the Senate to lift the the president and other Demo- continue to have discussions on another jammed-up priority:
roughly $2 trillion bill to passage. crats had agreed to on the flag- with Manchin next week. The voting rights legislation that, Bi-
Biden issued a statement ship bill. Biden said he also White House and the congres- den acknowledged, also faces
Thursday evening as it became briefed House Speaker Nancy sional leaders plan to work “over hurdles. “We must also press
increasingly apparent the Dem- Pelosi and Senate Majority the days and weeks ahead” to fin- forward on voting rights legisla-
ocratic senators would not meet Leader Chuck Schumer earlier ish up the details, he said. Both tion, and make progress on this
their Christmas deadline, in Thursday about the most recent he and Schumer are determined, as quickly as possible,” Biden
large part because of unyielding round of talks with Manchin. he said, to bring the package to said.
Jet downs drone near Syria base that houses Americans
BY CHAD GARLAND main route between Baghdad and Damas- Wallace said in the statement.
Stars and Stripes cus. The base, near the borders of Iraq and
A British fighter jet shot down a drone in The British military statement called the Jordan, is used by coalition forces training
Syria this week near a base used by the remotely piloted craft a “terrorist drone” and supporting Syrian forces fighting Is-
U.S.-led coalition forces and its partners, but did not say who was believed to be fly- lamic State. It was previously targeted two
the first midair destruction of a hostile air- ing it. The U.S.-led coalition declined to months ago in an attack involving drones
craft by a U.K. counterpart in decades. provide further details Friday. and rockets.
A Royal Air Force Typhoon fired an ad- It’s the first downing of an enemy air- This week’s incident is the first time an
vanced short-range air-to-air missile, or craft by the British military since the Falk- RAF Typhoon has conducted an operation-
ASRAAM, on Tuesday to take out the small lands War about 40 years ago, the BBC re- al air-to-air engagement, the British mil-
unmanned aircraft near the al-Tanf garri- ported. itary said.
son, the British military said Thursday in a “This strike is an impressive demonstra- It’s also the first time the RAF has fired
statement. tion of the RAF’s ability to take out hostile an air-to-air missile during its involvement
About 200 U.S. troops are typically based targets in the air which pose a threat to our in the anti-ISIS fight, which Britain calls
at the garrison, which is situated along a forces,” British Defense Secretary Ben Operation Shader.
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Schools boost security amid viral trend
Associated Press school administrators said in an email to Gilroy High School in northern California.
Educators announced plans to increase parents. “We have been made aware of a na- Gilroy police said they had found threats on
security in response to TikTok posts warn- tionwide viral TikTok trend about ‘school social media not to be credible, but school
ing of shooting and bomb threats at schools shooting and bomb threats for every school officials said final exams scheduled for Fri-
around the country Friday as officials as- in the USA even elementary’ on Friday, De- day, the last day before winter break, would
sured parents the viral posts were not con- cember 17.” be postponed to January out of an abun-
sidered credible. The administrators said local police de- dance of caution.
The social media threats had many edu- partments would increase their presence The posts follow a disturbing trend that
cators on edge as they circulated in the af- around schools “out of an abundance of cau- has had students acting out in response to
termath of a deadly school shooting in Mi- tion.” social media challenges. In September, stu-
chigan, which has been followed by numer- In a statement on Twitter, TikTok said it dents across the U.S. posted videos of them-
ous copycat threats to schools elsewhere. was working with law enforcement to inves- selves vandalizing school bathrooms and
School officials in states including Arizo- tigate. stealing soap dispensers as part of the “de-
na, Connecticut, Illinois, Montana, New “We handle even rumored threats with vious licks” challenge.
York and Pennsylvania said Thursday utmost seriousness,” the statement said, In October, students were challenged to
there would be an increased police pres- “which is why we’re working with law en- slap a teacher, prompting the National Edu-
ence because of the threats. forcement to look into warnings about po- cation Association to call on the leaders of
The vague, anonymous posts circulating tential violence at schools even though we Facebook, Twitter and TikTok to intervene.
online warned that multiple schools would have not found evidence of such threats The Michigan State Police, among law
receive shooting and bomb threats. originating or spreading via TikTok.” enforcement agencies responding to the
“We are writing to inform you and not At least a few districts announced plans to posts, said in a statement Thursday it was
alarm you,” Oak Park and River Forest, Ill., close school buildings Friday, including unaware of any credible threats.
Alaskan crowned Miss America in streamed show
Associated Press sis on looks alone — contestants are no long- of 51 contestants representing the 50 states
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — The contestant er judged on physical appearance — with a and the District of Columbia at the competi-
from Alaska was crowned Miss America at new focus on leadership, talent and commu- tion at a Connecticut casino.
an event Thursday marking the competi- nication skills. The finale that historically has been fea-
tion’s 100th anniversary. Emma Broyles from Alaska claimed the tured in a prime-time television broadcast
What began as a 1921 Atlantic City beauty centennial crown and a $100,000 college was available only to stream this year via
pageant has evolved away from the empha- scholarship. She emerged as the winner out NBC’s Peacock service.
FDA lifts rule on in-person pickup of abortion pills
Associated Press which has only intensified amid the disrup- should have gone further and allowed pre-
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug tions of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is cer- scribing by any physician and broader
Administration on Thursday permanently tain to spur legal challenges and more re- pharmacy dispensing. Abortion opponents
removed a major obstacle for women seek- strictions in Republican-led states. said the FDA decision would result in more
ing abortion pills, eliminating a long-stand- Earlier this year the FDA stopped enforc- drug-related side effects and complications
ing requirement that they pick up the medi- ing the in-person requirement because of for women.
cation in person. the pandemic. Under Thursday’s decision, Physicians who prescribe the drug, mife-
Millions of American women will now be the agency permanently dropped the 20- pristone, will have to certify that they can
able to get a prescription via an online con- year-old rule, which has long been opposed provide emergency care to deal with poten-
sultation and receive the pills through the by medical societies, including the Ameri- tial adverse effects, including excessive
mail. FDA officials said a scientific review can Medical Association, which say the re- bleeding, FDA officials said Thursday.
supported broadening access, including no striction offers no clear benefit to patients. The change still means many more doc-
longer limiting dispensing to a small num- The FDA’s latest scientific review stems tors will be able to write prescriptions and
ber of specialty clinics and doctor’s offices. from a 2017 lawsuit led by the American American women will be able to fill their or-
But prescribers will still need to undergo Civil Liberties Union, which argued that the ders at far more pharmacies, including via
certification and training. Additionally, the agency’s restrictions block or delay medical online and mail-order services.
agency said dispensing pharmacies will care, especially for people in low-income The effect will vary by state. More than a
have to be certified. and rural communities. dozen Republican-led states have passed
The decision is the latest shift in the polar- The ACLU hailed the elimination of the measures that limit access to the pills, in-
ized legal battle over medication abortion, strictest requirements but said regulators cluding outlawing delivery by mail.PAGE 4 • STRIPES LITE • Friday, December 17, 2021
COVID fears dash holiday hopes – again
Associated Press their all-vaccinated casts and crews. Califor- many nations. Adding to that anxiety is the
Lines again stretch around blocks at some nia and New York brought back indoor mask fact that hospitals in many U.S. states are al-
COVID-19 testing sites. Refrigerated mobile mandates. ready slammed with patients infected with
morgues are on order, and parts of Europe In Philadelphia, Health Commissioner the delta variant. The military and the Na-
are re-tightening borders amid a winter Cheryl Bettigole urged residents not to go to tional Guard have been enlisted to help at
spike in coronavirus infections. indoor holiday parties, calling them “just too hospitals.
This year’s holiday season was supposed to dangerous.” She ruefully advised against Refrigerated mobile morgues, a grim sym-
be a do-over for last year’s subdued celebra- even getting together with other households bol of the early pandemic, are making a
tions. Instead it’s turning into a redux of re- for Christmas. comeback. In Arizona, one county voted this
strictions, cancellations and rising angst over “It’s hard, and it feels impossible, and it week to spend $65,000 on a mobile morgue
the unending pandemic. feels unfair,” she acknowledged, but “I have because virus deaths have far exceeded ca-
“This year, more than ever, everyone to say it.” pacity. A hospital in Akron, Ohio, brought in a
needed a holiday,” said John McNulty, owner Many Americans have spent nearly two trailer to more than triple its morgue space,
of Thief, a Brooklyn bar that had to close for a years on an emotional seesaw as the pandem- Cleveland television station WKYC reported.
day earlier this week because of an infected ic worsened and waned in cycles and the Some people are striving to keep fears in
employee. hoped-for return to normal was repeatedly check.
As Christmas and New Year’s approach, a pushed back. A recent poll by MTV Enter- Yvonne Sidella, a “50-something” from Or-
pall lingers over the season. Infections are tainment Group and The Associated Press- wigsburg, Pa., views the steep rise in cases
soaring around the world, and the quickly NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the looming threat of omicron with equa-
spreading omicron variant has triggered new found that nearly half of American adults nimity. She does not plan to let it alter holiday
restrictions on travel and public gatherings said the pandemic made it harder to maintain plans that include spending time with her el-
reminiscent of the dark days of 2020. their mental health. derly parents, her four children and her eight
The accelerating cancellations seem “to “I think for a large number of people, there grandchildren.
have thrown us back into that sort of zombie was this hopefulness that this holiday season “I’m not going to let this blow my spirit,”
world of the first week of March of the pan- was going to be different. So if you went in said Sidella, a manufacturing supervisor.
demic last year,” said Jonathan Neame, the with that expectation, and you weren’t ad- “I’m going to continue to live my life. I’m not
chief executive of Shepherd Neame, Britain’s justing it over the last couple of months, I going to let this here thing have me afraid to
oldest brewery and chain of pubs. think you’re going to be all the more disap- go places or to do things or to touch people.”
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thurs- pointed,” said Dr. Vaile Wright, a clinical April Burns, a bill collector for New York
day that the city would “watch very careful- psychologist who works for the American City, said things are far from being back to
ly” whether to press ahead with plans to wel- Psychological Association. normal. But she considers the worst to be
come a fully vaccinated crowd back to Times Her advice? “Try to get to a place where the over.
Square on New Year’s Eve, a celebration that expectation is that this is going to continue on “Last year, everybody was shut down. At
was canceled last year. It’s a go for now, the for a while, and if you’re feeling stuck, try to least now, things are open, you know. You can
mayor said. find ways to make your life meaningful right get out more, and you still get to see people,”
Multiple Broadway shows, including “Ha- now.” said Burns, who is unvaccinated and was
milton,” “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “Harry Potter The world has been on edge over the om- standing in line Thursday near Wall Street to
and the Cursed Child,” called off perform- icron variant, which could become the dom- comply with city rules that require her to be
ances in recent days because of virus cases in inant strain of the coronavirus in weeks in tested weekly.
CDC backs Pfizer and Moderna vaccines over J&J’s
Bloomberg News public. I continue to encourage all Americans 4.85 in mid-June, according to a presentation
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and to get vaccinated and boosted,” she said. at the meeting.
Prevention recommended messenger RNA Vaccines and boosters are becoming in- Women ages 30 to 49 were at the highest
vaccines made by Moderna Inc. and Pfizer creasingly important as omicron spreads risk of the syndrome and resulting death, ac-
Inc. for use in adults over Johnson & John- across across the world. While delta remains cording to the presentation from Isaac See of
son’s shot, which has been linked to rare but the dominant strain in the U.S., omicron has the CDC’s COVID-19 Vaccination Safety
serious blood clots. now been detected in 33 states, and has Task Force. Men of all ages who received the
All 15 members of the CDC’s Advisory quickly risen to account for an estimated 3% vaccine had a lower risk of the complication.
Committee on Immunization Practices voted of cases nationally, although it may be far However, the risk of rare forms of blood
in favor of the recommendation Thursday af- more prevalent in New York and New Jersey, clotting is exponentially greater from CO-
ter U.S. regulators announced revisions to the CDC has said. VID-19 itself than from a single dose of the
the shot’s fact sheet to warn of the rare clot- The risk of the vaccine-linked condition, J&J vaccine, said Penny Heaton, the head of
ting syndrome. CDC Director Rochelle Wa- called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia vaccines for the company’s Janssen pharma
lensky signed off on the advice. syndrome or TTS, may be higher than previ- unit. Citing research from the University of
“Today’s updated recommendation em- ously thought. The rate among women with Oxford, Heaton said COVID-19 causes more
phasizes CDC’s commitment to provide real- TTS as of early December was 5.84 per mil- than 400 cases of the rare events per 1 million
time scientific information to the American lion J&J doses administered, compared with people.Friday, December 17, 2021 • S T R I P E S L I T E • PAGE 5
AMERICAN ROUNDUP
Ex-auto tech gets prison with officially recognized pedi- district to the N.C. Department of her home.
gree or kennel club associations of Instruction, The Charlotte The unanimous vote to pay
for parts scheme such as the American Dog Observer reported. By compar- Anjanette Young $2.9 million
Breeding Association. ison, from August to Dec. 13, a was widely expected, coming
MA BOSTON — A for-
mer auto techni-
cian for Boston police has been
Sonic blasts being used total of 23 guns have been found
in CMS schools.
two days after a council com-
mittee voted to recommend that
sentenced to two months in pris- to scare geese away The number of guns and oth- the full council accept the settle-
er weapons found on students ment and after the city’s law de-
on for defrauding the agency
out of $260,000 in auto parts, SD SIOUX FALLS —
Sioux Falls is using
pyrotechnics and sound can-
during a school day has varied
in recent years. In 2017-18, nine
partment said Young’s attorney
had agreed to the amount.
Acting U.S. Attorney Nathaniel
guns were reported by CMS to
Mendell said Wednesday nons to scare Canada geese that
are migrating into the city as state officials. During the 2020-
Boyfriend poisoned
Bahram Gharony, 36, of Bos-
ton, was sentenced Tuesday af- temperatures drop and ponds 21 school year, when students to shut him up
freeze in rural areas. missed much of their normal
ter pleading guilty two counts of
wire fraud in August. His sen- City officials say the geese are
creating a safety hazard for air-
class time because of the CO-
VID-19 pandemic, the district
FL JACKSONVILLE —
A Florida woman told
deputies she gave her boyfriend
tence also includes three years
of supervised release and resti- planes near the Sioux Falls Re- reported six guns. “just enough” poison in his lem-
tution of $256,432. gional Airport. The geese can A dozen elk fall through onade to shut him up and then
Prosecutors say Gharony strike a plane’s windshield or called law enforcement “so he
used his position to order auto get sucked into its engines. ice at lake and perish wouldn’t die,” according to a po-
parts that were purportedly for
the Boston Police Department
Sioux Falls Animal Control
and the South Dakota Depart-
ment of Game, Fish and Parks
MI GRAYLING — A doz-
en elk fell through ice
in northern Michigan and died,
lice report.
Deputies with the Jackson-
ville Sheriff’s Office said Alvis
but that he then sold to others.
began using pyrotechnics and despite a desperate rescue ef- Parrish, 54, put a psychotic drug
Parish to require sound cannons Thursday to fort by hunting guides, author- in the lemonade of William Car-
neutering of pets scare geese from ponds east of ities said. ter, with whom she had been liv-
the Sioux Empire Fairgrounds “This is a very tragic and un- ing with for nine years, on Dec.
LA SHREVEPORT —
Beginning in July, pet
owners in a north Louisiana
and at Elmwood golf course.
Animal control officials say
fortunate event,” said Dan
Eichinger, director of the De-
7. She then called authorities.
When deputies arrived at her
parish could see their dogs or the sound cannons are a hu- partment of Natural Resources. home, she was on the front
cats impounded if they don’t get mane method of scaring geese, The elk, a group of bulls, fe- porch and said she did it be-
them spayed or neutered. instead of using chemicals or males and calves, died Tuesday cause he wouldn’t shut up, ac-
The Shreveport Times re- poisons. They create a sonic at Crapo Lake, a private lake in cording to an arrest report.
ports that the Caddo Parish blast with no projectiles. Otsego County, about 20 miles “I gave him just enough to
northeast of Grayling.
Commission approved a spay Schools set mark for A hunting party saw the elk
shut him up and called y’all so
he wouldn’t die,” said Parrish,
and neuter mandate Thursday.
The vote was 10-1. guns on campus heading down a slope and onto according to the arrest report.
the ice. Two hunting guides in a A deputy put her in handcuffs
The law, which does not in-
clude a monetary penalty, will NC CHARLOTTE
North
—
Carolina’s
second largest school system
rowboat tried to cut a path
through the ice with a chainsaw
and Parrish continued talking.
“Do whatever you want. If you
take effect July 1. It will expire
in 2024 unless the commission says it has surpassed its previ- but didn’t make much progress, don’t take me, I will kill him,”
decides to extend it. ous 10-year high for the amount the DNR said. she said, according to the arrest
Under the law, dogs must be of guns on campuses after just City to pay woman report. The deputy reported she
was speaking with a slur, as if
sterilized by 52 weeks old and three months of the 2021-22 aca-
cats by 26 weeks old. demic year. $2.9M over police raid she was intoxicated.
Supporters said the new law
is meant to reduce the rising
number of stray and unwanted
The previous highs of 19 guns
found or confiscated in the 2016-
17 school year, and 22 in the
IL CHICAGO — The Chi-
cago Council
Wednesday voted to pay nearly
on
Carter at first didn’t want to
go to a hospital, but he was taken
to an emergency room after he
animals in the parish that have 2018-19 school year, are figures $3 million to a woman who was collapsed to the floor, saying he
to be euthanized. Exceptions from complete years, based on handcuffed while naked by po- was not feeling well.
are made for pets registered annual reports from the school lice officers during a 2019 raid — From Associated PressPAGE 6 • STRIPES LITE • Friday, December 17, 2021
Kelce, Chiefs hold off Chargers in OT
Associated Press tions the past two games, but he broke out in but this is the NFL, and you have to get in the
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Travis Kelce, Pa- a big way. He had five of his 10 catches for end zone.”
trick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs 142 yards in the fourth quarter and over- Los Angeles’ defeat came after a terrify-
have faced their share of challenges this time. He also had a 69-yard reception that ing injury to tight end Donald Parham. The
season. The two-time defending AFC cham- led to Tyreek Hill’s 1-yard touchdown and a 24-year-old appeared to lose consciousness
pions are peaking at the right time for an- two-point conversion that tied it at 21. after slamming his head on the turf in the
other playoff push. “Everybody is talking about him losing a first quarter. He was helped off on a stretch-
Kelce had a career-high 191 receiving step. He looked fast to me,” Chiefs coach er and taken to a hospital, where the team
yards and scored on a 34-yard pass from Andy Reid said after the 32-year-old Kelce said he is in stable condition.
Mahomes in overtime as the Chiefs rallied had his sixth career game with at least 10 Herbert threw two touchdowns and ran
for a 34-28 victory over the Los Angeles catches. “His endurance down the stretch for another score, but the Chargers (8-6)
Chargers on Thursday night. for an elder statesman — he’s not over the came up empty on three red-zone drives.
Kelce caught a tying 7-yard touchdown hill — his acceleration is something.” Herbert completed 22 of 38 passes for 236
pass with 1:16 left in the fourth quarter, then Mahomes bounced back after a fourth- yards and an interception.
ended the game with his catch-and-run in quarter interception led to Austin Ekeler’s
“I really liked the way we managed the
overtime. On first-and-10, Kelce pulled in touchdown and gave the Chargers a 21-13
entire game tonight. It didn’t go down for us
Mahomes’ pass at the 30 and eluded two advantage. He was 10-for-16 for 197 yards
today, but we gave ourselves an opportuni-
tackles en route to the end zone, where he and three TDs after the turnover.
ty. We just didn’t finish the game off defen-
was swarmed by teammates. “Obviously it (stinks) in the moment. I
sively,” Chargers coach Brandon Staley
“I don’t think I’ve ever been part of a mean, I promise you I felt as bad as anyone
said.
walk-off touchdown or anything like that, so about that throw and that situation, and
to be in that moment, find him underneath knew how bad it looked. But you will get an- The Chargers fell behind 10-0 early in the
and him making such a dynamic play other chance and you better be ready for second quarter before scoring on two
where, I mean, he cut back, ran by people,” that moment,” Mahomes said. straight drives to take a 14-10 lead at half-
said Mahomes, who completed 31 of 47 for a Justin Herbert gave the Chargers a 28-21 time. Herbert scored on a 1-yard keeper off
season-high 410 yards with three touch- lead with 2:19 remaining on an 8-yard TD left end and then connected with Jalen Guy-
downs and an interception. “You think he’s pass to Keenan Allen, but couldn’t make it ton for a 4-yard TD on the next drive.
old. He can’t run by people. But he’s still hold up. It is the second straight season the The Chiefs benefited off Chargers mis-
running by people. And he got in the end Chiefs have come to the Chargers’ Holly- takes for their first 10 points. After Los An-
zone.” wood Park home and won in overtime. geles turned it over on downs, Kansas City
The Chiefs were 3-4 at the end of October “The goal is always to score. We needed to went 95 yards in 11 plays, culminating in Mi-
but have won seven straight to improve to put up points, and we got in the end zone, chael Burton’s 7-yard run up the middle.
10-4 and go up by two games in the AFC and that was our mission,” Herbert said. The Chiefs then turned Anthony Hitch-
West. “We would have loved to have been able to ens’ interception of Herbert into points on
Kelce had been held to six total recep- run the clock down and not have any time, Harrison Butker’s 30-yard field goal.
League updates virus protocols, pushes booster shots
Associated Press quirements for those who have from within team facilities. or two Mesa tests — or one of
In moves reminiscent of the recovered from COVID-19,” That is the opposite of where each — being negative. The lo-
environment for the 2020 sea- the league said in a statement. previous positives had come gistics for that could speed up
son, the NFL has updated its “All of these changes are from right after Thanksgiving. the return of sidelined players.
protocols and advocated for grounded in our data and sci- The league and the players’ “We have to think differently
booster shots in reaction to an ence-backed approach, with union, advised by independent about this phase of the pan-
increase in COVID-19 cases safety our No. 1 goal for the infectious disease officers, demic,” Sills said. “We are fac-
around the league. entire NFL community.” have developed a mechanism ing a different set of challenges
As part of its protocol chang- The updated protocols will in the protocols that might lead and in some ways almost a dif-
es, it is requiring masks re- be enforced through Week 15 to shorter stints on the side- ferent disease ... and it is going
gardless of vaccination status, games, but are likely to contin- lines for people testing posi- to require a different (strategy)
and remote or outdoor meet- ue or even be strengthened af- tive. from us.”
ings. It also is stopping in-per- ter that point. Previously, a vaccinated per- The 32 teams also were told
son meals, adding restrictions Dr. Allen Sills, the league’s son — players, coaches, exec- Thursday that they may con-
on activities outside the facil- chief medical officer, said the utives and staffers — who tests tinue current media policies
ity, prohibiting outside visitors omicron variant of the corona- positive must then have two that include media wearing
during team travel, and limit- virus is “in many ways (like) negative tests 24 hours apart masks at all times in a club fa-
ing the amount of people in addressing a new disease.” and be asymptomatic before cility. But the teams can also
team weight rooms. Omicron is responsible for the being cleared to return. Begin- shift to virtual interviews for
“Finally, and based on ex- significant uptick in positive ning immediately, the new pro- the rest of this week, some-
pert advice, we will adjust the COVID-19 cases, according to tocols relax that requirement a thing a few of them already
return-to-participation re- Sills, which are emanating bit, allowing for two PCR tests have done.Friday, December 17, 2021 • S T R I P E S L I T E • PAGE 7
Balanced Suns cruise past Wizards
Associated Press games dating to Oct. 27. The Thursday for another short- beat Houston.
PHOENIX — Chris Paul and way the two teams have won handed victory. New York snapped a four-
Deandre Ayton had a good time this season is quite different: The Nets were missing seven game losing streak, winning for
in the fourth quarter, celebrat- The Warriors are outscoring players because of coronavirus just the second time in its last
ing dunks and three-pointers, teams by nearly 12 points per health and safety protocols but nine games. Houston has lost
high-fiving teammates and gen- game while the Suns have about still had Durant, the NBA’s four of five since a seven-game
erally taking it easy. a seven-point margin. leading scorer who added 11 re- winning streak.
The Phoenix Suns have won a Suns coach Monty Williams bounds and eight assists. The Knicks had four players
lot of games in a lot of ways this said he was particularly im- Blake Griffin and Nic Clax- out because of the NBA’s health
season, but blowouts have been pressed with the victory be- ton both added a season-high 17 and safety protocols — R.J.
few and far between. That cause it came just two days af- points for the Nets, who had just Barrett, Obi Toppin, Quentin
changed Thursday night with a ter a physical 111-107 overtime nine players available. Patty Grimes and Kevin Knox. On top
118-98 victory over the Wash- win at Portland. He could sense Mills scored 14 points in East- of that, Derrick Rose started
ington Wizards. that his team was a little tired at ern Conference-leading Brook- the game but left with a sore
“We actually put a team away the morning shootaround, but lyn’s fourth straight victory. right ankle after playing just 12
today,” center JaVale McGee pushed through any discom- Joel Embiid had 32 points, minutes.
said. fort. nine rebounds and six assists in Daniel Theis led Houston
McGee scored 17 points and “We were ready,” Williams the 76ers’ third straight loss. with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Ayton added 15 as the combo said. “That was pretty cool. The Seth Curry scored 29 points. Pacers 122, Pistons 113:
dominated the interior, pushing outcome was the residual of the It was Brooklyn’s second Caris LeVert scored 20 of his 31
the Suns to 58 points in the focus and determination we straight game without starters points in the first half and host
paint. All five starters and eight showed on defense, holding James Harden, LaMarcus Al- Indiana handed Detroit its 13th
total players scored in double that team to 98 points and hav- dridge and DeAndre’ Bembry, straight loss.
figures. Landry Shamet had 16 ing eight guys in double fig- along with reserves Bruce LeVert was 12-for-18 from
points and made four three- ures.” Brown, Paul Millsap, Jevon the field. Justin Holiday added
pointers, and Paul had 12 points Nets 114, 76ers 105: Kevin Carter and James Johnson. 17 points for Indiana, shooting
and six assists. Durant scored 34 points, mak- Knicks 116, Rockets 103: 5-for-15.
The Suns pulled even with ing a four-point play with the Immanuel Quickly hit seven Saddiq Bey led the Pistons
Golden State for the NBA lead game tied and 1:46 left, and host three-pointers and scored 24 with 28 points and 10 rebounds.
at 23-5. They have won 22 of 24 Brooklyn beat Philadelphia on points to help visiting New York Detroit is an NBA-worst 4-23.
League, players agree to additional COVID protocols
Associated Press The exceptions: during on- — roughly 8% of the league’s this country; there’s been a
The NBA and its players court basketball activities for total player roster — from at dramatic uptick in cases.
have agreed to enhanced players, and for head coaches least 13 different teams known Knock on wood, the severity of
health and safety protocols during games. to be in the league’s protocols. those cases and the rate of hos-
through the holiday season in Testing will be increased Chicago had a league-high pitalizations don’t appear to be
response to rising virus num- from Dec. 26 through Jan. 8, eight players in protocols, one as dramatic. But it’s still very
bers, with additional testing the league said. The league al- more than Brooklyn. Harden real.”
coming and a return to mask so told teams that more re- and Antetokounmpo both en- There was a bit of good news
usage in many situations. quirements and recommenda- tered the protocols earlier this Thursday when the Bulls re-
The upgraded mask rules tions would be coming in the week. vealed that two of their 10 play-
will be in place “until agreed next few days, “to help reduce Washington coach Wes Un- ers who entered protocols have
otherwise by the NBA and the risk of COVID-19 spread seld Jr., speaking to reporters since been cleared for a return.
Players Association,” accord- within the team environment.” in Phoenix before the Wizards’ The Bulls had two games this
ing to a memo shared with The memo was released on game there Thursday, said the week postponed because of a
teams Thursday night and ob- the same day that Russell rise in numbers — in the NBA, player shortage. For now,
tained by The Associated Westbrook entered the health other leagues and around the they’re scheduled to return to
Press. Masks need to be worn and safety protocols, joining country — is “a huge concern.” play Sunday at home against
again in almost all circum- Milwaukee’s Giannis Anteto- “Protocols are put in place,” the Lakers.
stances during team activities kounmpo and Brooklyn’s Unseld said. “We’ve been test- “We got hit really hard with
— including travel, when on James Harden as past league ing for some time now with the all this and we lost a lot of play-
the bench during games, in MVPs currently sidelined by cases that we’ve had. It’s not ers,” Bulls coach Billy Dono-
meetings and locker rooms, coronavirus concerns. unusual. It’s not unique to our van said. “Other teams have
weight rooms and training As of Thursday evening, team. Obviously, look around maybe been hit a little bit, but
room settings. there were at least 39 players the landscape of the league and not as much.”PAGE 8 • STRIPES LITE • Friday, December 17, 2021
Playing in empty arena, Habs top Flyers
Associated Press 900th career point and host COVID-19 protocols. scored.
MONTREAL — Jonathan Tampa Bay beat Ottawa. Golden Knights 5, Devils 3: Sabres 3, Wild 2 (SO): Tage
Drouin was the only scorer in Vasilevskiy made 25 saves to Nicolas Roy scored the last of Thompson scored the only goal
the shootout, and the Montreal get his 63rd win in 2021 regular- his team’s four straight goals, in a shootout, lifting visiting
Canadiens beat the Philadel- season and playoff games. He Robin Lehner made 23 saves Buffalo over Minnesota.
phia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday broke the record of 62, estab- and visiting Vegas beat New After the first five shooters
night in a mostly empty Bell lished by Pittsburgh goalie Jersey for its third straight win. came up empty, Thompson end-
Centre because of the rise of Marc-Andre Fleury in 2009. Dylan Coghlan, William Car- ed the game when he beat Min-
COVID-19 cases. Kings 4, Panthers 1: Anze rier and William Karlsson also
nesota goalie Cam Talbot with a
Quebec public health officials Kopitar and Dustin Brown scored for the Golden Knights,
forehand.
asked the Canadiens to play scored in the second period and who have won six of seven and
without fans in their home are- Jonathan Quick made 41 saves are 5-1-1 all-time against the Oilers 5, Blue Jackets 2:
na earlier Thursday to help slow to help visiting Los Angeles de- Devils. Jesse Puljujarvi had two goals
the spread of the virus. The Can- feat short-handed Florida. Islanders 3, Bruins 1: Cal and an assist, and host Edmon-
adiens agreed to the provincial Olli Maatta scored for the Clutterbuck scored twice and ton snapped a six-game skid
government’s request, making first time in 75 games and Ar- Semyon Varlamov stopped 40 with a win over Columbus.
the game the first at Bell Centre thur Kaliyev added a third-peri- shots for his first win of the sea- Derek Ryan, Brendan Perlini
without spectators since Game od goal for the Kings, who im- son as host New York topped de- and Warren Foegele also scored
4 of the 2021 North Division proved to 3-0-1 in their last four pleted Boston. for the Oilers, who ended a five-
semifinals against the Toronto games. Anthony Beauvillier also game losing streak at home.
Maple Leafs on May 25. Hurricanes 5, Red Wings 3: scored to help the Islanders get Canucks 5, Sharks 2: Brock
Artturi Lehkonen and Lau- Nino Niederreiter broke a tie their second straight win at Boeser scored twice and visit-
rent Dauphin scored in regula- with his second goal of the game home after opening 0-5-2 at new ing Vancouver won its sixth
tion for Montreal. Cayden Pri- 18 seconds into the third period UBS Arena.
straight game since coach
meau, the son of former Phila- to send depleted Carolina past Predators 5, Avalanche 2:
Bruce Boudreau took over,
delphia player Keith Primeau, visiting Detroit. Filip Forsberg had two goals
beating San Jose.
allowed two goals on 38 shots. Tony DeAngelo and Jack and an assist to lead host Nash-
He saved every shootout at- Drury, who made his NHL de- ville over Colorado in a game Bo Horvat, J.T. Miller and Ja-
tempt. but, joined Niederreiter with between rosters wrecked by son Dickinson also scored as the
Lightning 2, Senators 1: An- first-period goals, and Vincent COVID-19 outbreaks. Canucks extended their resur-
drei Vasilevskiy set an NHL re- Trocheck added an empty-net- Tanner Jeannot added a goal gence since Boudreau replaced
cord for wins in a calendar year, ter for the Hurricanes, who and an assist, and Roman Josi the fired Travis Green less than
Steven Stamkos picked up his played with 16 skaters due to and Mattias Ekholm also two weeks ago.
No. 2 Duke pulls away from Appalachian State
Associated Press “They were tough. I think the Mountaineers hung with Duke hawk slam at the 3:02 mark in
DURHAM, N.C. — Wendell score is not indicative of the for a while, but couldn’t keep the first half that came amid a
Moore Jr. scored 21 points as game.” pace with the Blue Devils in the 14-5 run for the Blue Devils. On
No. 2 Duke pulled away for a 92- The Mountaineers trimmed second half. Still, App State the second, at the 5:55 mark in
67 victory over Appalachian the deficit to five points early in should have enough firepower the second half, Moore charged
State on Thursday night. the second half, but Duke then to compete for the Sun Belt down the lane through traffic
Moore made 8 of 11 shots and connected on three straight championship again. for a one-handed jam that gave
had five rebounds and six as- three-point attempts to push its Duke: The Blue Devils Duke a 20-point lead.
sists. Paolo Banchero scored 16 lead to double digits again. played well enough to win by a “He’s having, right now, an
points, AJ Griffin and Trevor Leading the Mountaineers comfortable margin. Duke took All-American year. He’s played
Keels had 11 apiece and Jeremy was Michael Almonacy, who care of the ball, racking up 21 as well as anybody. And he’s
Roach scored 10 for the Blue scored all of his 17 points in the assists to just nine turnovers. been a leader,” Krzyzewski said
Devils (9-1). first half. Justin Forrest had 16 Duke entered this game with of Moore. “With all of the work
Duke ended the first half on a points for App State. the third-best assist-to-turn- he did in April and May, he com-
20-9 run and led by 13 points at over ratio in the country at pletely changed his athletic
intermission. App State (6-6) Big picture plus-1.95. ability.”
had led 24-23 midway through Appalachian State: The Entering this game, Moore
the first half. Mountaineers brought back Highlight reel was the only player in the coun-
“That was a really good game 92% of their scoring from a team Moore had two dunks that try averaging better than 17
for us. They play hard and that made the NCAA Tourna- brought the crazy out of the fans points, six rebounds and five as-
they’re a veteran team,” Duke ment a year ago, the third ever at Cameron Indoor Stadium. sists per game while shooting
coach Mike Krzyzewski said. App State team to do so. The The first was a fast-break toma- better than 50% from the floor.You can also read
