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THE CHANGES IN STORE FOR ZOO’S TWIN PANDAS

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HOW MATT RYAN CLARIFIED HIS SUPER BOWL COMMENTS

REFUGEES IN GEORGIA

Syrian family finds ‘a future’ in Georgia

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WHY CROWDS FLOCKED TO SIX FLAGS FOR 1 LAST RIDE

U.S.-RUSSIA RELATIONS

Angry Russia retaliates for U.S. sanctions Putin orders Americans to cut embassy staff by 755 employees.

Neil MacFarquhar ©2017 The New York Times MOSCOW — President Vladimir

Now 12 years old, Nawroz Youssef is thriving in Georgia. A straight-A student who is quickly mastering English, she was recently admitted to the Paideia School in Atlanta. She wants to become a doctor. CHAD RHYM PHOTOS / CHAD.RHYM@AJC.COM

Refugees fleeing terror, war would be barred today.

ByJeremy Redmon jredmon@ajc.com

Nawroz Youssef and her Kurdish family made a break for it four years ago after the Islamic State invaded their village in northern Syria, destroyed its mosque and started executing people one by one, some with a sword. A neighbor and one of her father’s cousins were among the victims amid Syria’s brutal civil war, a humanitarian crisis that has plunged the country into darkness and deprivation.

Youssef, a birdlike girl with brown eyes and a soft voice, was held hostage along with her family for a day before the terrorists let them go. They fled to Turkey.

Her older brother, Alan, suffers from cerebral palsy and cannot walk. So her father carried him for three days.

Now 12 years old, Nawroz is thriving in Decatur. A straight-A student who is quickly mastering English, she was recently granted admission to the Paideia School, a prestigious independent school in Druid Hills. She wants to become a doctor. Her father, Taha, is getting help for the post-traumatic stress disorder he developed after witnessing the atrocities in his hometown. And her older brother is receiving physical therapy, the kind of help he couldn’t get during the war.

Putin announced on Sunday that the U.S. diplomatic mission in Russia would have to cut its staff by 755 employees, a response to the new U.S. sanctions that escalated the tensions between Washington and Moscow.

“Over 1,000 employees — diplomats and technical workers — worked and continue to work today in Russia; 755 will have to stop this activity,” he said, according to both a clip shown on state-run Rossiya 1 television and a transcript provided by the Interfax news agency.

Although the reduction in U.S. diplomatic staff had been announced on Friday, in response to a law passed in Congress last

THE STORY SO FAR

■ What happened: In response to reports of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, President Barack Obama ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and shut down two Russian recreational retreats in the U.S. ■ The latest: Russian leader Vladimir Putin said the U.S. would have to cut its diplomatic staff in his country, three days after Congress approved sanctions against Russia.

■ What’s next: The move increases the likelihood of new reprisals by the U.S.

week expanding sanctions against Russia, the president’s statement was the first to confirm the large Russia continued on A4

STATE GOVERNMENT

Georgia might ditch license-plate stickers Report on value of registration decals due to Legislature Jan. 1.

Family friend Saadia Mohamed Kelli sits with Alan Youssef at Alan’s home in Decatur. Alan fled Syria with his Kurdish family four years ago amid the civil war.

Check out a video to learn more details about the Trump administration’s travel restrictions at myAJC.com.

None of this would be possible if the family were to attempt to resettle in the U.S. under the restrictions the Trump administration has been enforcing as part of its travel ban, a measure it says is necessary to ensure national security. Nawroz and her family arrived in Georgia two years ago

without having a “close familial relationship” here. Refugees must have such relationships here before they may resettle in this country, the Trump administration argues as part of its interpretation of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

A federal judge in Hawaii issued an order July 13 to expand the exemptions in the travel ban for refugees, favoring those who have been given a “formal assurance” from a resettlement agency. Nawroz’s family came to the U.S. with Refugee continued on A6

By Kristina Torres ktorres@ajc.com

It is one of the most common experiences among car owners across the nation: Once a year, for a required fee, receive a decal to stick on your license plate or window showing your vehicle registration is up to date.

But now Georgia is flirting with the idea of eliminating the stickers altogether, a potential massive decision given that the decals got stuck on more than 10.7 million vehicles in the last fiscal year alone.

Only a handful of other states have taken such a step, which has been estimated to save millions of dollars.

In Georgia, however, the move wouldn’t necessarily eliminate

Georgia is considering eliminating the use of decals that show a vehicle registration is up to date. More than 10.7 million vehicles diplayed decals in 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

the state’s standard $20 annual registration fee (not including extra fees for specialty plates or additional tax based on a vehicle’s assessed value) and concerns remain.

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COMMUTING

School’s back — and so is traffic on metro Atlanta roads Police advise drivers to slow down, allow extra commuting time.

By David Wickert dwickert@ajc.com

With summer winding down, many metro Atlanta commuters are dreading the traffic that comes when school resumes and yellow buses take to local roads.

Police have some advice: Slow down, chill out and give yourself

Doby said. “It’ll take me sometimes 25 minutes to get down that road.”

A Georgia Department of Transportation analysis found traffic on most metro Atlanta highways is about the same yearround. But complaining about back-to-school traffic is a favorite pastime of Atlanta commuters this time of year. Cobb, Henry and Rockdale County schools resume today.

extra time.

Many areas around schools see a decrease in the traffic during the summer, with commute times dropping as much as 37 percent.

But with school resuming this week in some districts, the extra time spent on local roads is about to put an end to many commuters’ summer reprieve.

You don’t have to tell Dean Doby, who often sits in traffic near South Gwinnett High School in Snellville.

“I live a mile down the road,”

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Greattiming(again) byBravesarchitect It was fitting for master dealerJohn Schuerholz to be inducted into the Hall of Fame a day before the trade deadline, Mark Bradley writes.

Stateinsurancechief watchesasratesrise Georgia insurance commissioner Ralph Hudgens has done little to protect consumers from car insurance rate hikes, Bill Torpy writes.

The Cobb County School district held a bus ridealong for kindergarten and firstgrade students of McCall Primary School in Acworth Friday. BOB ANDRES / AJC

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WhiteHouse:Pass healthbillnoworelse The White House suggested senators cancel their summer break, if needed, to pass health care legislation after failed votes last week.

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MORE OF TODAY’S TOP NEWS VENEZUELA

KOREAN PENINSULA

Venezuelan voters scarce; 7 reported killed in clashes

U.S. B-1 bombers fly over S. Korea

President wants new assembly to go after his foes.

By Kim Tong-Hyung Associated Press

By Michael Weissenstein Associated Press

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ezuelans stayed away from the polls in massive numbers on Sunday in a show of protest against a vote to grant President Nicolas Maduro’s ruling socialist party virtually unlimited powers in the face of a brutal socio-economic crisis and a grinding battle against its political opponents and groups of increasingly alienated and violent young protesters.

The government swore to continue its push for total political dominance of this once-prosperous OPEC nation, a move likely to trigger U.S. sanctions and new rounds of the street fighting that has killed at least 122 and wounded nearly 2,000 since protests began in April.

Venezuela’s chief prosecutor’s office reported seven deaths Sunday in clashes between protesters and police across the country.

Seven police officers were wounded when an explosion went off as they drove past piles of trash that had been used to blockade a street in an opposition stronghold in eastern Caracas.

Across the capital of more than 2 million people, dozens of polling places were virtually empty, including many that saw hours-long lines of thousands voting to keep the government in power over the past two decades. By contrast, at the Poliedro sports and cultural complex in western Caracas, several thousand people waited about two hours to vote, many drawn from opposition-dom-

Show of force made in response to latest N. Korean ICBM test.

A banner that reads in Spanish “No to the Constituent Assembly” is seen at the Petare neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday. Opposition leaders had called for a boycott of the vote, declaring it rigged for the ruling party. ARIANA CUBILLOS / AP

inated neighborhoods where polling places were closed.

But at least three dozen other sites visited by The Associated Press had no more than a few hundred voters at any one time, with many virtually empty.

Opposition leaders had called for a boycott of the vote, declaring it rigged for the ruling party, and by late afternoon they were declaring the low turnout a resounding victory.

“It’s very clear to us that the government has suffered a defeat today,” said Julio Borges, president of the opposition-controlled but largely powerless National Assembly. “This vote brings us closer to the government leaving power.”

Maduro called the vote for a constitutional assembly in May after a month of protests against his government, which has overseen Venezuela’s descent into a

devastating crisis during its four years in power. Thanks to plunging oil prices and widespread corruption and mismanagement, Venezuela’s inflation and homicide rates are among the world’s highest, and widespread shortages of food and medicine have citizens dying of preventable illnesses and rooting through trash to feed themselves.

The winners among the 5,500 ruling-party candidates running for 545 seats in the constituent assembly will be charged with rewriting the country’s constitution and will have powers above and beyond other state institutions, including the opposition-controlled congress.

Maduro made clear in a televised address Saturday that he intends to use the assembly not just to rewrite the country’s charter but to govern without limitation.

Describing the vote as “the

election of a power that’s above and beyond every other,” Maduro said he wants the assembly to strip opposition lawmakers and governors of constitutional immunity from prosecution — one of the few remaining checks on ruling party power.

Declaring the opposition “already has its prison cell waiting,” Maduro added: “All the criminals will go to prison for the crimes they’ve committed.”

The Trump administration has imposed successive rounds of sanctions on high-ranking members of Maduro’s administration, with the support of countries including Mexico, Colombia and Panama. Vice President Mike Pence promised on Friday that the U.S. would take “strong and swift economic actions” if the vote went ahead. He didn’t say whether the U.S. would sanction Venezuelan oil imports.

The United States flew two supersonic bombers over the Korean Peninsula on Sunday in a show of force against North Korea following the country’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile test. The U.S. also said it conducted a successful test of a missile defense system located in Alaska.

The B-1 bombers were escorted by South Korean fighter jets as they performed a low pass over an air base near the South Korean capital of Seoul before returning to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the U.S. Pacific Air Forces said in a statement.

It said the mission was a response to North Korea’s two ICBM tests this month.

Analysts say flight data from the North’s second test, conducted Friday, showed that a broader part of the U.S. mainland, including Los Angeles and Chicago, is now in range of Pyongyang’s weapons.

Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday during a visit to Estonia that the U.S. and its allies plan to increase pressure on North Korea to end its nuclear program.

“The continued provocations by the rogue regime in North Korea are unacceptable and the United States of America is going to continue to marshal the support of nations across the region and across the world to further isolate North Korea economically and diplomatically,” Pence said. “But the era of strategic patience is over. The president of the United States is leading a coalition of nations to bring

pressure to bear until that time that North Korea will permanently abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile program.”

Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander, called North Korea “the most urgent threat to regional stability.”

“Diplomacy remains the lead. However, we have a responsibility to our allies and our nation to showcase our unwavering commitment while planning for the worstcase scenario,” O’Shaughnessy said. “If called upon, we are ready to respond with rapid, lethal, and overwhelming force at a time and place of our choosing.”

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, told CBS’ “Face the Nation” that North Korea’s latest test presents a clear and present danger to the United States.

“I’ve spent time on the intelligence and at the briefings, and done as much reading as I possibly could,” said Feinstein, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. “And I’m convinced that North Korea has never moved at the speed that this leader has to develop an ICBM.” Feinstein said the situation shows the danger of isolating a country.

“I think the only solution is a diplomatic one,” she said. “I’m very disappointed in China’s response, that it has not been firmer or more helpful.”

The Hwasong-14 ICBM, which the North first tested July 4, is the highlight of several new weapons systems Pyongyang launched this year. They include an intermediate-range missile North Korea says is capable of hitting Alaska and Hawaii, and a solid-fuel midrange missile analysts say can be fired faster and more secretly than liquid-fuel missiles.

SOLAR ECLIPSE

Cellphone service could be spotty for rural solar eclipse-watchers ByJilm Salter Associated Press ST. LOUIS — If you plan to

livestream next month’s solar eclipse from one of the prime viewing spots, here’s a thought: Keep your phone in your pocket, put on your paper shades and just enjoy the celestial wonder.

The Aug. 21 solar eclipse, when passage of the moon completely blocks out the sun, will be seen first in Oregon and cut diagonally across 14 states to South Carolina.

It will be the first total solar eclipse visible coast-to-coast since 1918.

The best places to see it fall

within a 60- to 70-mile-wide swath known as the “path of totality,” where there will be periods of total darkness ranging up to two minutes and 40 seconds. The path carves through largely rural areas, where cellphone service can be spotty at best, though, so it may not be possible to quickly post to Facebook, Instagram and the like even though carriers plan to temporarily boost capacity in some places.

“We’re expecting a good experience but there will be times at peak where the network will struggle,” said Paula Doublin, assistant vice president for construction

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“It is very much akin to a national championship week that occurs with the NCAA or pro sports, except it’s happening in a 3,000-mile-long band,” Doublin said.

Sprint and Verizon Wireless, which is the nation’s largest cellphone company, say recent network enhancements have reduced the need for deployment of temporary cell towers at large-scale

events.

Still, Sprint plans to have portable towers in Madras and Mitchell and in Rexburg, Idaho. Other locations are still being evaluated, spokeswomanAdrienneNortonsaid.

Verizon spokeswoman Karen Schulz said that with such large crowds expected in parts of Oregon and Kentucky, Verizon will deploy portable towers in Madras and Bend, Oregon, and in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She

said the company could bring in portable towers elsewhere, if needed.

T-Mobile will also be boosting coverage in places by expanding its network capabilities and deploying temporary towers.

U.S. Cellular is still evaluating how best to ensure optimal connectivity, Robert Jakubek, vice president of engineering and network operations, said in an email.

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RUSSIA

Russia showcases global ambitions Big military parades take place at home, plus Crimea, Syria.

Ivan Nechepurenko ©2017 The New York Times MOSCOW — Russia’s global

Chinese President Xi Jinping stands aboard a military jeep to inspect People’s Liberation Army troops during a parade in northern China on Sunday to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the force. LI GANG / XINHUA

Chinese president puts military might on show Huge parade part of campaign to bolster his position in party.

Chris Buckley ©2017 The New York Times BEIJING — China’s President

Xi Jinping has opened a public campaign to deepen his grip on power in a coming leadership shake-up, using a huge military parade on Sunday, speeches and propaganda, along with a purge in the past week, to warn officials to back him as the nation’s most powerful leader in two decades.

Wearing his camouflage uniform as commander in chief of the People’s Liberation Army, Xi watched as 12,000 troops marched and tanks, missile launchers, jet fighters and other new weapons drove or flew past in impeccable arrays.

Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong famously said political power comes from the barrel of a gun, and Xi signaled that he, too, was counting on the military to stay ramrod-loyal while he chooses a new leading lineup to be unveiled at a Communist Party congress in the autumn.

“Troops across the entire military, you must be unwavering in upholding the bedrock principle of absolute party leadership of the military,” Xi said at the parade, held on a dusty training base in the Inner Mongolia region, 270 miles northwest of Beijing. “Always obey and follow the party. Go and fight wherever the party points.”

Officially, the display was to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the creation of the People’s Liberation Army.

But it was also the highlight of a week of political theater

promoting Xi as a uniquely qualified politician whose elevated status as China’s “core” leader, endorsed by officials last year, should be entrenched at the party congress.

“These military parades could become a regular, institutionalized thing, but this one also has a special meaning this year,” said Deng Yuwen, a former editor at a party newspaper in Beijing who writes current-affairs commentaries.

“It’s meant to show that Xi Jinping firmly has the military in his grip, and nobody should have any illusions of challenging him.”

The congress will almost certainly give Xi, 64, a second five-year term as the party general secretary and chairman of the commission that controls the military, and it will appoint a new team to work under him.

military ambition was on display Sunday when the country celebrated Navy Day with large military parades not only in St. Petersburg, but also on the banks of Syria.

The parades of ships, submarines and aircraft were held at Russian naval bases in Sevastopol, annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, and at Tartus in Syria, where Russia is expanding its military presence.

The main parade took place in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city and home of the navy’s headquarters.

Aboard his presidential cutter, Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin, greeted crews of five ships and a submarine lined up for him in St. Petersburg’s Neva River. Thousands of viewers filled the city’s granite embankments.

Later, Putin disembarked onto the Admiralty Embankment to deliver a speech from a tribune.

“Much is being done today for the development and renovation of the navy,” Putin said. “New ships are being commissioned, the fleet’s combat training and readiness are being perfected.”

“Today, the navy is not only solving its traditional tasks, but is also nobly responding to new challenges, making a significant contribution to the fight against terrorism and piracy.”

Numerous ships then proceeded in front of the

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to attend the military parade during the Navy Day celebration in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday. MAXIM SHIPENKOV / AP

embankment, with new ones showcasing the continued modernization of the Russian fleet. In 2011, Russia began a large-scale overhaul, ordering dozens of new ships and submarines.

In Syria, seven Russian ships and a submarine took part in their own military parade just off the Russian military installation there.

Fighter jets and bombers from the Russian Hmeymim air base flew above.

In 2015, Moscow intervened in the civil war in Syria, citing the need to fight terrorists while they were still far away from its own borders. The emphasis of the Russian effort, however, has been to shore up Syria’s president, Bashar Assad, one of Moscow’s few allies in the Middle East.

Assad did not attend the parade.

Russia’s presence in Syria also created a bargaining chip for the Kremlin in its conflict with the West over the annexation of Crimea in

Ukraine and what U.S. intelligence agencies say were its attempts to intervene in the U.S. presidential election in 2016.

On Thursday, Putin signed a law ratifying a deal with the Syrian government that allowed Russia to keep Hmeymim air base for almost half a century. The deal cemented Russia’s military presence in the region.

In January, Russia also signed a similar agreement over its naval facility in Tartus, where it plans to build a permanent base.

Large ships and submarines that could not enter the Neva River were lined up in the nearby naval base city of Kronshtadt, which guards the entrance to St. Petersburg from the Gulf of Finland.

In Kronshtadt, two Chinese ships joined the parade to showcase Moscow’s strategic cooperation with Beijing.

The Chinese ships came thousands of miles to take part in war games in the Baltic Sea.

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White House: Pass health bill now or else Aides: Trump ready in coming days to let ACA ‘implode.’

DECISION TIME FOR TRUMP

By Hope Yen Associated Press WASHINGTON — The White

House stepped up demands Sunday for revived congressional efforts on health care and suggested senators cancel their entire summer break, if needed, to pass legislation after failed votes last week.

Aides said President Donald Trump is prepared in the coming days to end required payments to insurers under the Affordable Care Act as part of a bid to let “Obamacare implode” and force the Senate to act.

It was all part of a weekend flurry of Trump tweets and other statements insisting the seven-year GOP quest to repeal former President Barack Obama’s signature legislative achievement was not over.

“The president will not accept those who said it’s, quote, ‘Time to move on,’” White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said. Those were the words used by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., after the early Friday morning defeat of the GOP proposal.

Conway said Trump was deciding whether to act on his threat to end cost-sharing reduction payments, which are aimed at trimming outof-pocket costs for lower-income people. “He’s going

White House budget director Mick Mulvaney, when asked Sunday if no other legislative business should be taken up until the Senate acts again on health care, responded “yes.” The Senate is scheduled to work two more weeks before a summer break. AP

to make that decision this week, and that’s a decision that only he can make,” Conway said.

For seven years, Republicans have promised that once they took power, they would scrap Obama’s overhaul and pass a replacement.

But that effort crashed most recently in the Senate Friday, and that’s when McConnell said it was time to focus on other policy matters.

Republicans hold a 52-48 majority in the Senate, where no Democrats voted for the GOP bill and three Republicans defected in the final vote Friday. One of the GOP defectors, Sen. John McCain, has since returned to Arizona for treatment for brain cancer.

“Don’t give up Republican senators, the World is watching: Repeal & Replace,” Trump said in a tweet.

White House budget director Mick Mulvaney, when asked Sunday if no other legislative business should be taken up until the Senate acts again on health care, responded “yes.”

While the House has begun a five-week recess, the Senate is scheduled to work two more weeks before a summer break. McConnell has said the unfinished business includes addressing a backlog of executive and judicial nominations, coming ahead of a busy agenda in September that involves passing a defense spending bill and

raising the government’s borrowing limit.

“In the White House’s view, they can’t move on in the Senate,” Mulvaney said, referring to health legislation. “They need to stay, they need to work, they need to pass something.”

Trump warned over the weekend that he would end federal subsidies for health care insurance for Congress and the rest of the country if the Senate didn’t act soon.

He was referring in part to a federal contribution for lawmakers and their staffs, who were moved onto Obamacare insurance exchanges as part of the 2010 law.

“If a new HealthCare Bill is not approved quickly, BAIL-

“The president will not accept those who said it’s, quote,‘Time to move on,’”White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said. Those were the words used by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., after the early Friday morning defeat of the GOP proposal.

Conway said Trump was deciding whether to act on his threat to end cost-sharing reduction payments, which are aimed at trimming out-of-pocket costs for lower-income people.

“He’s going to make that decision this week, and that’s a decision that only he can make,” Conway said.

OUTS for Insurance Companies and BAILOUTS for Members of Congress will end very soon!” Trump tweeted.

The subsidies, totaling about $7 billion a year, help reduce deductibles and copayments for consumers with modest incomes.

The Obama administration used its rule-making authority to set direct payments to insurers to help offset these costs. Trump inherited the payment structure, but he also has the power to end them.

The payments are the subject of a lawsuit brought by

House Republicans over whether the health law specifically included a congressional appropriation for the money, as required under the Constitution. Trump has only guaranteed the payments through July, which ends today.

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, one of the three Republican senators who voted against the GOP health bill on Friday, said she’s troubled by Trump’s claims that the insurance payments are a “bailout.” She said Trump’s threat to cut off payments would not change her opposition to the GOP health bill and stressed the cost-sharing reduction payments were critical to make insurance more affordable for low-income people.

“The uncertainty about whether that subsidy is going to continue from month to month is clearly contributing to the destabilization of the insurance markets, and that’s one thing that Congress needs to end,” said Collins, who wants lawmakers to appropriate money for the payments.

“I certainly hope the administration does not do anything in the meantime to hasten that collapse,” she added.

Trump previously said the law that he and others call “Obamacare” would collapse immediately whenever those payments stop.

He has indicated a desire to halt the subsidies but so far has allowed them to continue on a month-to-month basis.

VICE PRESIDENT VISIT

Pence visits Baltics to reassure allies Vice president also hopes to send message to Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump talked at the G-20 conference in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7. Trump will sign legislation for tougher U.S. sanctions against Russia. THE NEW YORK TIMES

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number of embassy personnel involved.

Speaking in a television interview on the Rossiya 1 network, Putin said that Russia had run out of patience waiting for relations with the U.S. to improve.

“We waited for quite some time that maybe something will change for the better, had such hope that the situation will somehow change, but, judging by everything, if it changes, it will not be soon,” Putin said in the interview, according to Interfax news agency.

Although the initial news alerts in Russia said that Putin had ordered 755 Americans out of the country, the president had actually ordered an overall staff reduction.

Not all of those leaving their posts would be Americans expelled from the country.

Part of the confusion stemmed from the fact that the Russian president used a Russian verb meaning to “pack up,” when referring to his action.

In making the initial announcement on Friday, Russia announced that the U.S. diplomatic staff would have to be reduced to 455, matching the number of Russians employed at diplomatic missions in the U.S. From the outset there was some confusion about how the Russians arrived at that number, so it was not clear how many Americans would actually have to leave Russia.

Mission employees include scores of workers erecting a new building as well as translators, drivers and a large number of support staff.

Russia has additional options available for further measures against U.S. interests, Putin warned, without going into details. But for the moment, he said, he is opposed to using them.

“I hope it will not come to this,” he said.

Russia has been accused of interfering in the U.S. presidential election, including releasing hacked emails embarrassing to the campaign of Hillary Clinton.

Congress is also investigating the possibility of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government, with President Donald Trump’s oldest son, Donald J. Trump Jr., recently confirming that he met with a Russian lawyer linked to the government who wanted to discuss removing an earlier round of sanctions.

Putin has denied any Russian interference in the U.S. election, saying that anti-Russian sentiment in the U.S. was being used to drive an internal political battle.

On Friday, the White House announced that Trump would sign the law passed by Congress last week that strengthens existing sanctions and expands some of them, especially in the oil sector.

Putin said in the interview released Sunday that it was important not to let such actions go unanswered.

In December, President Barack Obama expelled 35 Russian diplomats and shuttered two Russian diplomatic country estates in Maryland and on Long Island. Putin did not respond at that time, indicating he would wait for better relations with the next administration.

Even while announcing the sizable cuts, Putin held out hopes that the worsening relations with Washington could be reversed. He noted the U.S. and Russia had cooperated in trying to establish safe zones in Syria and that there was a long history of shared projects in the oil sector.

In announcing the response on Friday, Russia said that it wanted to reduce the U.S. diplomatic presence

By Ashley Parker Washington Post TALLINN, ESTONIA — Vice President Mike Pence touched down in Estonia on Sunday on the eve of President Donald Trump’s expected signing of legislation to impose broad sanctions against Russia, and said he came bearing a message from the president: “Russia’s destabilizing activities, its support for rogue regimes, its activities in Ukraine, are unacceptable.”

Speaking briefly with reporters in Town Hall Square here in Tallinn’s old town, Pence reaffirmed the president’s decision to sign the sanctions bill, but also held out the possibility that the implementation of the penalties — for which Russia has already retaliated — might actually improve relations between the two countries, saying he and Trump “expect Russian behavior to change.”

“The president and I remain very hopeful that we’ll see different behavior by the Russian government, with regard to Ukraine, with regard to supporting rogue regimes in Iran and North Korea,” Pence said. “We continue to believe that if Russia will change its behavior, our relationship can change for the good and improve for the interests in both of our countries and the interest of peace and stability in this region and around the world.”

Russia has rejected the idea that the sanctions will

in Russia to 455 people, mirroring the number of Russian diplomats accredited to the U.S. In addition to the main embassy in Moscow, the U.S. also runs consulates in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok.

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Embassy in Moscow issued a short statement in which the outgoing American ambassador, John F. Tefft, expressed “his strong disappointment and protest” over the cuts.

In addition, the Krem-

Estonia’s Prime Minister Juri Ratas (left) welcomes Vice President Mike Pence at the government palace in Tallinn, Estonia, on Sunday. Pence is visiting Estonia, Georgia and Montenegro. MINDAUGAS KULBIS / AP

in any way improve relations, with its U.S. embassy t weeting on Saturday: “Washington still doesn’t get the fact that pressure never works against @Russia, bilateral relations can hardly be improved by sanctions.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that the U.S. diplomatic missions in Russia will have to reduce their staffs by 755 people.

Pence’s long-planned, 31/2-day trip to Estonia, Georgia and Montenegro was originally intended to reaffirm the United States’ commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization — Estonia is one of only five countries currently meeting its defense spending commitment — and touch on the United States’ commitment to the security of the Baltic states. All three countries have been the targets of Russian aggression.

But in wake of Trump’s decision to sign the legislation — which passed the Senate Thursday on

an overwhelming 98 to 2 vote — the vice president’s trip has now taken on a clear Russia focus, senior administration officials said. Nearly all of Pence’s remarks and speeches are likely to address the challenges Russia poses in this part of the world.

But Pence’s rhetoric abroad so far seems at least slightly out of sync with some of his boss’ previous comments and actions on the topics of both Russia and NATO. Despite the firm conclusion of his own intelligence community that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Trump has repeatedly refused to fully accept that determination. When he has acknowledged that Russia did meddle, he has often downplayed Moscow’s role, saying other state or individual actors could have played a role as well.

Asked how the Baltic states can accept Pence’s reassurances that the United States will sup-

lin said that as of Tuesday, it will block access to two U.S. diplomatic properties: a warehouse in Moscow and a bucolic picnic ground along the Moscow River. That move was basically a tit-for-tat response to the seizures in the U.S. Putin had made no secret of the fact that he hoped Trump would return the two estates as a friendly gesture when the two met for the first time earlier this month, but that did not hap-

pen. The U.S. government has said the two Russian properties it closed were not just recreational areas but were also used for intelligence gathering.

The number of U.S. targets inside Russia that the Kremlin could retaliate against is limited, particularly if Moscow is worried about damaging the investment climate or about other economic fallout just as it recovers from a recession.

Outside its borders, how-

port them against Russian aggression and interference in their domestic politics when Trump has frequently taken a softer line, the vice president said, “The president has confirmed repeatedly that we believe Russia did meddle in U.S. elections. I think he has also said it could have been other actors as well.”

His message throughout Eastern Europe, Pence added, is a simple one. “While our policy is America-first, it’s not America-alone, and that our allies in Eastern Europe can be confident that the United States of America stands with them,” he said. “We are committed to NATO, we are committed to our common defense.”

Trump’s comments and actions have at times raised questions about his commitment to the alliance, despite statement of strong support from Pence and other administration officials.

While attending a ceremony at NATO headquarters in Brussels in May on his first trip abroad, Trump delivered a speech from which he specifically removed a roughly 20-word section intended to reaffirm U.S. support for the treaty’s Article 5, which says an attack on one member is an attack on all members. He later committed to NATO’s collective defense ideal, which comprises the cornerstone of the treaty, but the earlier omission worried European leaders.

Pence on Sunday again tried to play down the president’s previous uncertainty on Article 5, arguing Trump has never wavered in his commitment.

ever, is a different matter.

Moscow might have shown some restraint in eastern Ukraine or in Syria because of the expectation of improving ties with Washington, but now, the Kremlin may be looking for places to challenge the U.S. The initial announcement from the Russian Foreign Ministry about the cuts said that if the U.S. responded to the latest measure with any further expulsions, Russia would match them.

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Son of Nashville mayor dies of apparent OD 22-year-old died Saturday at private residence in Denver.

By John Raby Associated Press

The only son of Nashville Mayor Megan Barry — whom her office described as “a kind soul full of life” — has died of an apparent drug overdose, and she asked for privacy as she and her husband face life “without his laughter and love.”

The office released a statement Sunday from Barry and her husband, Bruce, saying 22-year-old Max Barry died Saturday night in Denver.

“Early this morning, we received news that no parents should ever have to hear,” the couple said. “Our son Max suffered from an overdose and passed away.

We cannot begin to describe the pain and heartbreak that comes with losing our only child. Our son was a kind soul full of life and love for his family and friends.”

Max Barry graduated in June from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington.

“Our family would greatly appreciate your thoughts and

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry (center) is hugged by her son, Max, as her husband,Bruce (left) applauds after she was sworn into office in Nashville. A statement released Sunday from Megan and Bruce Barry said their only child died Saturday night in Denver from an apparent drug overdose. AP 2015

prayers, and would respectfully ask for privacy as we mourn the loss of our child and begin to understand a world without his laughter and love in our lives,” the statement said.

Funeral arrangements are

pending. The Tennessean reported a visitation is set for this evening at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music, and a memorial service is scheduled for Tuesday morning at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville.

Denver police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez declined to search the department’s records and logs for the police report of Barry’s death, saying that would violate the department’s policy of not identi-

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the help of a refugee resettlement organization in Atlanta.

But the Supreme Court has put the Hawaii judge’s ruling on hold, pending a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

It’s unclear how many refugees could be turned away as part of Trump’s directive.

But as of June 30, there were 26,353 from around the world who had been vetted and were waiting to resettle in the U.S., according to Baltimore-based Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, which cited U.S. State Department figures. Refugee advocates are suing to halt the travel ban. The Supreme Court is expected to hear challenges to the executive order in October.

Meanwhile, Nawroz is missing her home, school and friends in Syria, even her family’s herd of sheep.

But she is glad to be out of harm’s way, going back to school and learning English in the United States. Fellow refugees, humanitarian workers and others have rallied around her family in Georgia.

“I have a future,” she said.

“I have friends. And so I love America a lot.”

Safety and the rule of law

L ast month, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated key parts of Trump’s revised travel ban while agreeing to hear legal challenges to his executive order. In its ruling, the high court partially granted the Trump administration’s request to lift preliminary injunctions against the directive and let it block visitors from six Muslim-majority countries for 90 days, freeze the nation’s refugee resettlement program for 120 days and limit the number of refugees who may be brought here this fiscal year to 50,000, down from about 85,000 the year before. (The 50,000-cap has already been reached for this year.)

But the court said those restrictions cannot be applied to people with a “bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States.”

The court also used the phrase “close familial relationship.” The Trump administration has defined that to include parents, fiancés, spouses and children. In the ruling he issued this month, U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson, a President Barack Obama appointee, ordered the exemptions to also apply to grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sistersin-law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins in the U.S. The Supreme Court has sided with Watson on this part of his ruling.

During the court battles over his executive order, Trump argued he has the

fying victims.

Investigator Melinda Rose of the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office in Denver told the newspaper that an official cause or manner of death would not be declared until after the results of an autopsy, which was planned for Sunday.

The newspaper reported Max Barry had recently moved to Denver. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Jenny Fulton told The Denver Post that Barry died at a private residence in the county. Fulton added the death is not considered suspicious.

Megan Barry was sworn in as Nashville’s first female mayor in September 2015 with her husband and son by her side. Max Barry bearhugged his mom after the oath of office, sat just to her right as she gave her inaugural speech and kissed her afterward.

Te n n e s s e e C o u r t o f Appeals Judge Richard H. Dinkins, who issued the oath, said his son and Max Barry started school together in kindergarten and the judge coached both on youth basketball and baseball teams.

Dinkins said the Barry family would host an annual hol-

iday party with a houseful of kids.

Max Barry “had a loving environment,” Dinkins said in a telephone interview Sunday. “He was not pampered and spoiled. He was very grounded, had a very happy childhood.”

Metro Council Member Fabian Bedne said Barry attended the same high school as his son, and saw him often.

“He seemed like a good kid, nice friendly attitude,” Bedne said in a Facebook message Sunday. “When I served with the Mayor in the Council and visited her home they seemed to have a great relationship at home as well. It is a devastating loss to all of Nashville, we love our Mayor and her family.”

Condolences for the Barry family poured in on social media.

“No parent should ever live to see the passing of a child,” Nashville Sheriff Daron Hall said on Twitter.

The Tennessee Titans posted a statement of sympathy on its website. “ O u r o r g a n i z a t i o n ’s thoughts and prayers are with Mayor Barry and her family during this difficult time.”

Alan Youssef, who has cerebral palsy, looks around the new family vehicle. The Kurdish family fled Syria as refugees four years ago after Islamic State fighters invaded their town and started executing people. CHAD

Emily Walters Laney, the director of refugee and immigration services for Lutheran Services of Georgia, said in a July 6 email that her agency stood to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding if the government’s travel restrictions were upheld. Her agency, she added, “has not filled vacant positions and laid off several staff earlier in the year, and more cuts will likely come prior to the end of this ban.”

“Another implication to consider is our employers,” she said. “We have multiple employers who call us frequently with openings for our clients. With no refugees arriving (or very few), this could have impacts on the employers we work with as well, which impacts several industries in the Atlanta and Savannah areas.”

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legal authority to restrict immigration as president.

The high court agreed to a point, saying in its ruling that “the balance tips in favor of the government’s compelling need to provide for the nation’s security.”

Trump has said his travel ban is meant to give his administration time to tighten up its screening process for visitors and to protect the United States from terrorist attacks. But refugees, advocates say, receive the most thorough screenings of any travelers to the United States.

The vetting process for Nawroz’s family, for example, took nearly two years. Critics also say Trump has so far failed to demonstrate how his travel ban could make the U.S. safer.

In his March 6 executive order, Trump said more than 300 people who have been admitted to the U.S. as refugees were the subjects of counterterrorism probes by the FBI. Trump administration officials have declined to identify their native countries or their immigration status, though they said they came from around the world and that some could now be lawful permanent residents or naturalized U.S. citizens. The FBI declined to comment.

But since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, no one in the U.S. has been killed by extremists with family backgrounds in the six countries covered by the travel ban, according to a report published in January by Charles Kurzman, a sociology professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a specialist in Islamic movements.

The Cato Institute, a libertarian group based in Washington, released a report the same month that says no one from those six countries killed any Americans in terrorist attacks on U.S. soil between 1975 and 2015.

Jim Jess, a north Cobb County resident and the vice chairman of the Georgia

Taha Youssef laughs at a story during dinner.

He was a farmer in Syria before the war. In the U.S., he says, “I feel welcome all the time.”

Tea Party Inc., said there are other things at stake beyond national security, such as upholding the rule of law.

Like Trump, Jess believes the president has the power to temporarily restrict travel to the United States.

“The whole thing with bringing people here — I would rather see them create safe zones in their countries,” said Jess, a magazine editor who voted for Trump.

“Yeah, we want to be welcoming to other people in the world. But does that mean we have to assume the burden for every nation that has a problem?

“Syria is a chaotic nation,” he continued. “It is a failed state, if you will. They really need to solve their own problems over there. And we can certainly assist them in that.

The idea of a no-fly zone — a safe zone for refugees — that would make a whole lot more sense than trying to disperse those people to other countries. And in doing that you also safeguard countries from terrorist threats.”

Wheels for Alan

Nawroz’s mother, Hayat Ibrahim, recently prepared a generous smorgasbord in their modest Decatur apartment. On her dining room table she set out a large dish of rice sprinkled with roasted cashews, plates of hummus garnished with tomatoes and

parsley, and a platter of juicy baked chicken. The meal signaled her family’s deep gratitude. Their guests had just arrived with an important gift: a donated car. Just outside their door was parked a shiny black 2013 Hyundai Sonata. It will help them get Alan to his physical therapy sessions.

A freelance journalist and a pair of former refugees from Syria and Bosnia raised more than $8,000 for the car through a GoFundMe online account. Smiling broadly, Alan and his siblings and parents took turns inspecting the sedan and imagining themselves riding in it.

The gift represents another example of how the Atlanta region has embraced them.

The family is also giving back. Hayat cooked food for an April event in Clarkston that brought Syrian refugees and U.S. military veterans together to foster understanding. She also prepares meals for sick people in her community. Nawroz, who speaks Kurdish, Arabic and Turkish, helps fellow refugees fill out application forms for medical care and interprets for them as they hunt for apartments and shop for groceries.

Her father, Taha, a farmer who has twinkling eyes and who limps from a gunshot wound inflicted by the Bashar Assad regime, marveled at the

generosity of the guests who had gathered in his home. He poured them hot chai from a silver kettle and gestured to a small U.S. flag that sits by his front door.

“I feel welcome all the time,” he said. “I’m so happy.”

Those who could be turned away

Atlanta-area refugee resettlement agencies are now scrambling to figure out how the travel ban will affect their clients — and their budgets.

Each year, they help resettle in Georgia several thousand refugees fleeing persecution from around the world.

New American Pathways, which resettled Nawroz’s family, has been expecting 109 refugees through Sept. 30 from Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Iraq, Myanmar, Somalia and Syria. Before the federal judge in Hawaii issued his order and the Supreme Court responded, the agency was preparing for that number to fall substantially. Also before those court decisions, officials at World Relief Atlanta and Lutheran Services of Georgia said dozens of their clients from around the world would not be able to resettle in the state this fiscal year because of the way the Trump administration was enforcing the travel ban.

Becoming American

Peer inside Nawroz’s tidy room and you won’t see any hints of the horrors her family experienced in Syria’s civil war, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions of others. Instead, there hanging on her walls are her bright crayon drawings of Santa Claus, Christmas trees and Thanksgiving scenes. Another depicts butterflies floating in the air alongside a girl closely resembling Nawroz in a long pink dress.

Hoping to one day become U.S. citizens, Nawroz and her family have already embraced the culture. One of her family’s favorite games — Jenga — sits boxed up in her room. Nawroz is reading the first book in the “Harry Potter” fantasy novel series.

Some family friends recently brought her and her older sister, Randa, to an Atlanta United soccer game at Georgia Tech. They fondly remember how the fans excitedly gave each other high-fives and chanted “A-T-L!” Nawroz shares her room with Randa, 17, who supported the family in Turkey by working long hours at a garment factory. Alan, 15, sleeps in the same room. Their three narrow twin beds are lined up next to each other. Nawroz climbed atop one and chatted about her future.

Alan, she said, has inspired her to want to become a doctor and help children. So has Dr. Heval Kelli, a fellow Kurd who came to Georgia as a refugee from Syria and worked his way up from washing dishes at a local Mediterranean restaurant to serving as a cardiology fellow at Emory University. Kelli cares for Nawroz’s father and joined several others in helping raise money for their family car.

“I’m so happy in America,” Nawroz said. “And I am thanking all of the people who are in America that are helping us. Thank you for welcoming us to America.”

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NASA recycles to build prototype for habitat Project looks to keep astronauts in space for up to year.

By Kristine Phillips Washington Post

An aluminum cargo container, built more than 15 years ago to move large equipment to space, will be transformed into a prototype of a space habitat where astronauts would live during long missions.

The projec t is a step toward NASA’s next big human spaceflight project called the Deep Space Gateway, a “spaceport” in the moon’s orbit where astronauts would live for up to a year. NASA’s goal is to have it up and running by the mid-2020s, and from there, the space agency hopes to gain some experience and develop capabilities needed to push farther into the solar system, specifically to Mars.

Colorado-based Lockheed Martin, a NASA contractor, announced this month that it will refurbish the cargo space container into a habitat prototype. It won’t look like much on the outside — just a massive cylindrical metal container, about 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. The interior will be turned into a living quarter, with robotics work stations for astronauts, a place to exercise

and storage spaces for food, water, toiletries — “all the things you need to live and be happy in space,” said Bill Pratt, of Lockheed Martin.

“It is easy to take things for granted when you are living at home. ... Something as simple as calling your family is completely different when you are outside of low Earth orbit,” Pratt said in a news release. “While building this habitat, we have to operate in a different mindset that’s more akin to long trips to Mars to ensure we keep them safe, healthy and productive.”

Named Donatello, the cargo container was one of three built by the Italian Space Agency in the 1990s to serve as “moving vans” carrying equipment, experiments and supplies to and from the International Space Station, a large spacecraft orbiting the Earth and where astronauts have lived since 2000.

Donatello was delivered to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center from Italy in 2001.

While the two other cargo containers, called Leonardo and Raffaello, flew on several shuttle missions to the International Space Station, Donatello was never used.

Lockheed Martin will refurbish Donatello at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The work will take about 18 months.

Although Donatello was

A short video recently surfaced of a blacktip shark flipping chaotically across the water as it is dragged, on a rope, behind a speedboat, with at least four people appearing to be onboard, watching the spectacle.

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Video seems to show shark bound, dragged by boat Law enforcement group says it is investigating.

Jacey Fortin ©2017 New York Times

The video is disturbing: In about 10 seconds, it seems to show a shark flipping chaotically across the water as it is dragged, on a rope, behind a speedboat. At least four people appear to be onboard, watching the spectacle.

The details are hard to make out because the creature is tumbling so quickly over the choppy waters in the boat’s wake. It seems to have a grayish body, a white belly and a dorsal fin.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating the matter. A spokesman for its law enforcement division said it had identified the people in the video.

Their names, and other d e t a i l s , a re n o t b e i n g released while the investigation is underway. So it remains unclear exactly what the creature was, whether it was alive and where the video was taken.

Mark Quartiano — known as Mark the Shark because he leads shark-fishing expeditions — said he received the video from the men who recorded it via direct message on Instagram. He said the video appeared to show a blacktip shark being dragged by a rope tied around its tail, presumably after it had already been caught with a rod and reel.

“I was horrified,” Quartiano said.

Quartiano, who is based in Miami, shared the video via his own Instagram account the day he received it. That post has gained the video attention on social media — it’s been viewed more than

53,000 times — and from Florida officials.

“It is too early to speculate as to what, if any, violations took place in this incident,” the state’s wildlife commission said in an statement.

It added: “The lack of respect shown in this video for our precious natural resources is disheartening and disturbing, and is not representative of conservation-minded anglers around the world.”

In Florida, shark fishing is legal, but regulated.

Some species cannot be harvested at all; others must have reached a certain length before harvesting is allowed.

(Blacktip sharks can be harvested at any length.)

Shark fishers sometimes catch sharks only to tag and rerelease them so they can be tracked by scientists.

Quartiano — who said he has killed thousands of sharks in his decades of shark angling — insisted that the dragging video had “crossed a line.” He said sharks sometimes die while being fished from the water, but he could not tell whether the shark in the video was still alive at the time of the recording.

He hoped that it was not.

The sharing of this video coincides with Shark Week, an annual event in which the Discovery Channel capitalizes on viewers’ love for — and fear of — the often big and sharp-toothed fishes that hunt in our salty waters.

Quartiano said he also received another file from the men: A photo apparently showing the shark after it had been dragged through the water, with its body torn apart.

“It’s just so heartbreaking to see, and everybody I show it to has the same sentiment: ‘Why would anybody do that, and then brag about it?’” he said.

The artist’s rendering shows Lockheed Martin’s habitat prototype.

The ultimate goal is to house astronauts in space for long periods.

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originally built to be flown to space, the refurbished hardware won’t make it there, Pratt said. Lockheed will turn over its prototype to NASA, which will then start looking

at building the actual habitat, Pratt said.

“It’s a steppingstone to the actual flight vehicle and pretty representative of the actual thing that flies,” Pratt

said.

The Deep Space Gateway habitat will be docked to a spacecraft called Orion, the “exploration vehicle” that will carry astronauts.

Pratt said it’s still too early to say how much the prototype will cost.

Lockheed Martin is one of six U.S. companies NASA contracted to build habitat prototypes for the spaceflight project. The Deep Space Gateway focuses on sending astronauts on extended missions in the moon’s orbit, a far more modest goal than reaching Mars. But it’s more technologically doable in the near term under plausible budgets.

NASA said it hopes to send humans to Mars by the 2030s.

In March, President Donald Trump signed a bill authorizing $19.5 billion to fund NASA programs, including Mars exploration.

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Atlanta, Decatur and Cherokee County schools follow on Tuesday. The rest of the region’s schools open over the next week.

The beginning of the school year brings hundreds of buses to local roads, stopping regularly to pick up and drop off children. It also brings thousands of parents driving to and from school with their kids.

Not surprisingly, that affects traffic around those schools. In a report provided to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, GDOT compared average commute times near various schools from January through May of 2016 to June and July that same year.

The report found morning commute times around the schools dropped off anywhere from 2 percent to 37 percent during the summer. Afternoon commutes declined much less or were unchanged.

For example, morning commute times fell 25 percent on State Bridge Road near Johns Creek High and State Bridge Crossing Elementary. They fell 37 percent on U.S. 78 near Britt Elementary and South Gwinnett High School.

The reductions made just a few minutes’ difference or less. It took about eight minutes to drive U.S. 78 near South Gwinnett during the school year, for instance, and about five minutes during the summer, GDOT found.

But that doesn’t count traffic delays on side roads.

Doby said traffic on Skyland Drive next to South Gwinnett backs up because of school buses and parents dropping off their children.

He called traffic in the area a “nightmare.”

Snellville Resident Kevin Johnson agreed.

“Traffic (on U.S. 78) is bad, man,” Johnson said. “It’s not like downtown. But it’s getting there.”

GDOT found traffic volumes hardly changed on most metro Atlanta interstates during the summer.

One exception: Traffic volumes did decrease somewhat on southbound Ga. 400 from Holcomb Bridge Road to I-285.

Heavier traffic in some areas isn’t the only reason commutes may get longer during the school year. GDOT spokeswoman Natalie Dale said many parents drive more, leading to longer commutes.

“In summer, you go from your home to work,” Dale said. “During the school year,

Rules of the road

Schools in metro Atlanta are starting this week and next, meaning that hundreds of cheddaryellow school busses will reappear on streets and highways. Passing school busses can be tricky, here’s a quiz about the rules for motorists when they approach a stopped school bus: 1 Motorists driving alongside a stopped school bus must stop when its red lights are flashing.

True False

2 When a school bus stops with its red lights flashing, motorists in the center lane can continue to drive.

True False

3 Motorists on the opposite side of a stopped school bus can continue to drive if the street is divided by two yellow lines.

True False

4 A person driving on the opposite side of a stopped school bus can continue to drive if the street is divided by a median or grass separating traffic.

True False

Answers: 1) True, 2) False, 3) False, 4) True Source: Gwinnett County Public Schools.

you go from home to school to drop off the kids and then to work.

“It’s not that there’s more people on the roads (during the school year),” she said.

“They’re just going to different places.”

Gwinnett County Police Cpl. Michele Pihera said a commute that might take 30 minutes in the summer can take 45 minutes or more during the school year. She said people should factor in the extra time when planning their trips.

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ment said the department will enforce school zone speed limits and will be watching for drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses. He also urged motorists to slow down and give themselves more time to get where they’re going.

Doby tries to take that advice. A plumber, he drives a thousand miles a week to jobs around metro Atlanta.

When stuck in traffic, he turns on his stereo and tries to relax.

“It’s just part of life,” he said. “You just deal with it.”

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Fertilizers pose threat to waterways in U.S. Research suggests climate change will worsen problem.

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Nitrogen-based fertilizers, which came into wide use after World War II, helped prompt the agricultural revolution that has allowed the Earth to feed its 7 billion people.

But that revolution came at a cost: Artificial fertilizers, often applied in amounts beyond what crops need to grow, are carried in runoff from farmland into streams, lakes and the ocean. New research suggests that climate change will substantially increase this form of pollution, leading to more damaging algae blooms and dead zones in U.S. coastal waters.

A study published in Science concludes that eutrophication, excessive nutrient enrichment, is likely to increase in the continental United States as a result of the changes in precipitation patterns brought by climate change. Heavier rains caused by higher temperatures will cause more agricultural runoff, sluicing more nutrients into rivers, lakes and oceans.

The authors found that future climate change-driven increases in rainfall in the United States could boost nitrogen runoff by as much as 20 percent by the end of the century.

“When we think about climate change, we are used to thinking about water quantity — drought, flooding, extreme rainfall and things along those lines,” said Anna Michalak, a professor of global ecology at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Stanford, Calif., and one of the authors of the study. “Climate change

This photo shows a large phytoplankton bloom off the coast of New Jersey and New York two years ago. A study predicts more algae blooms. CONTRIBUTED BY NASA

is just as tightly linked to issues related to water quality, and it’s not enough for the water to just be there. It has to be sustainable.”

Excess nitrogen from the fertilizers can cause eutrophication in the ocean, which can lead to harmful algae blooms or hypoxia — reduced levels of oxygen that create conditions in which organisms can’t survive.

The study’s authors looked at three emissions scenarios — high, stable and falling — in both the near and far future in more than 2,100 “subbasins” or watersheds in the continental United States.

Their results show that in the high emissions scenario, which assumes that future greenhouse gas emissions trends follow those of the past, increased precipitation alone would cause “large and robust increases” in nitrogen amounts on the watershed scale, particularly in the Upper Mississippi Atchafalaya River Basin, the Northeast and the Great Lakes basin.

In the stable emissions model, in which a rise in global surface temperatures by 2 degrees Celsius from preindustrial times is more than likely, the Northeast would still see a robust

increase in nitrogen loading.

This is in part because the nitrogen accumulation will occur in areas that already are experiencing it, and because watersheds in the Northeast and elsewhere drain into coastal regions where nitrogen pollution is already affecting water quality, the study said.

For instance, the Chesapeake Bay has experienced a “dead zone,” a result of hypoxia, regularly since 1950. Earlier this summer, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted a larger than average dead zone there, despite previous efforts at reducing nutrient levels.

The most notorious dead zone in the country surrounds the mouth of the Mississippi River in the Gulf of Mexico. This year, it is expected to cover an area approximately the size of Vermont — nearly 10,000 square miles — according to research from Louisiana State University.

While the researchers did not specifically model the global effects of climate change on nitrogen loading in other parts of the world, they applied their models to analogous areas outside the United States.

Mohamed Al Ali attaches a registration sticker on his license plate in the parking lot of the Motor Vehicle Division in DeKalb County.

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“I’m not really sure of the intent here,” said Kevin Payne, Floyd County tax commissioner and president of the Georgia Association of Tax Officials, who was among two dozen people who met with the state Department of Revenue earlier this month about the idea.

“The fact that I would still have to pay the tax on my birthday, I’m not really saving anything except I don’t have to put the decal on my license plate,” Payne said.

A majority of states across the nation still use license plate or window decals to visually signal a vehicle’s registration status. The small group that don’t include Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania, which had required the stickers on-and-off for the past 74 years, stopped issuing them just this year, estimating the move will save the state more than $3 million annually in printing and mailing costs.

Car owners there are still required to register their vehicles and hold a current registration card, and state officials point to a Pennsylvania State University study that said eliminating the sticker would have no impact on vehicle registration compliance.

That state also went to a two-year registration cycle, something that could be a

potential compromise here.

In Georgia, the idea has been floating around for a while but there is no definitive plan. Instead, for the first time, the Revenue Department has been tasked with a fact-finding mission. Its report is due to the state Legislature by Jan. 1.

The findings are expected to kick-start a more serious consideration of the idea, although notable hurdles remain.

Law enforcement agencies have told state officials that doing away with the decals would take away the only visual clue officers have of quickly seeing if a vehicle is currently registered.

A missing or expired decal can be cause for a traffic stop, and officers have said it can help them determine whether there might be other criminal activity.

A potential alternative would be to buy electronic license plate readers, which some police agencies in Georgia already use and are connected to databases that show registration status, among other information.

The readers themselves, however, can cost $15,000 or more per unit, with bigger agencies likely having to consider a cost upwards of $1 million to equip their fleets.

Smaller agencies might not have the financial power to cover the cost, something that could be helped by federal grants. The state, too, could create its own grant program, a decision that

would require buy-in from the governor’s office and state Legislature.

The potential benefits, meanwhile, also come with dollar signs.

Georgia could save almost $2 million annually by not having to print the decals, according to a Revenue Department memo last year.

Local counties in coordination with the state also pay more than $3.9 million annually to print and mail roughly 800,000 registration notices a month to vehicle owners reminding them their registration is coming due. Any reduction in that volume would be an additional savings, the memo said.

According to some large fleet owners, doing away with the annual requirement would also be a huge convenience. The Enterprise rental car agency alone buys 50,000 decals a year in Georgia, according to a representative who attended the agency meeting this month.

With that volume came the need to track down those cars and the drivers using them when the time came to update the stickers.

“It is a more efficient way to do things,” Revenue Department attorney Stephen DeBaun said of possibly eliminating — or at least reducing — the stickers’ use.

But, he added, considering the money needed to invest in upgrades such as the license plate readers, “there is a significant up-front cost.”

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Sentencing upheld in soldier’s conviction An Israeli military court on Sunday upheld the 18-month sentence of a soldier convicted of fatally shooting a Palestinian attacker who lay on the ground wounded after stabbing and wounding another soldier, in a case that divided the country where military service is mandatory.

Sgt. Elor Azaria, an army combat medic, was recorded on a cellphone video as he fatally shot a badly wounded Palestinian who had previously attacked a soldier with a knife. The Palestinian, Abdel Fattah al-Sharif, was lying on the ground unarmed when Azaria shot him in the head.

I s ra e l’s to p ge n e ra l s pushed for the prosecution of the soldier they say violated the military’s code of ethics they hold dear.

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including Parojinog’s daughter, Nova Parojinog Echavez, who’s also the city’s vice mayor. Echavez told reporters Sunday that no one from their side fired a weapon.

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Fair rides to reopen after fatal accident Officials say rides shut down at the Ohio State Fair after a thrill ride broke apart and killed a man are open after being re-inspected.

Fair officials made the announcement Sunday morning. Some rides, mostly in the fair’s Kiddie Land, had previously reopened.

All rides were shut down Wednesday night after a swinging and spinning ride called the Fire Ball broke apart, killing 18-year-old high school student Tyler Jarrell and injuring seven others, several critically.

The Dutch manufacturer of the Fire Ball subsequently ordered similar rides to shut down worldwide.

Mayor, dozen others killed by police

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Philippine police fatally shot more than a dozen people, including a mayor whom President Rodrigo Duterte publicly linked to the drug trade, during an early morning raid Sunday.

Re y n a l d o P a ro j i n o g , mayor of Ozamiz City in M i n d a n a o i n s ou t h e r n Philippines, and at least 14 others, including his wife, are the latest casualties in Duterte’s brutal drug war.

It has killed thousands of suspected drug users and dealers. Parojinog was the third mayor killed in the government’s crackdown on narcotics, specifically methamphetamine, locally known as shabu.

Authorities said Parojinog and others were killed in an exchange of gunfire with police.

At least five were arrested,

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Australian authorities tightened security at airports across the country on Sunday after disrupting what they described as an elaborate plan to detonate a bomb on a plane.

Officials offered few details about the alleged plot, which they described as credible and organized. Police said four men had been arrested in raids at five locations in the Sydney suburbs Saturday night. It was not clear how or if they knew each other, or whether they were linked to international terrorist groups.

Justice Minister Michael Keenan said the plot was the 13th significant threat broken up by police since Australia raised its terrorist

threat level from medium to high in 2014.

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SOMALIA

Car bomb kills 6 in Mogadishu A car bomb exploded near a police station in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, on Sunday, killing at least six people and wounding at least 13 others, according to a police captain.

Capt. Mohamed Hussein said the explosion near Waberi police station along the busy Maka Almukarramah road might have been the work of a suicide bomber.

The explosion came on the same day that fighters from the al-Shabab terrorist group launched a deadly attack on a convoy of Ugandan soldiers with the African Union in southern Somalia.

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‘Casablanca’ poster sold for $478,000 The only known surviving Italian issue poster for the classic movie “Casablanca” has sold for $478,000 in Dallas at a public auction of vintage movie posters.

The firm Heritage Auctions in Dallas says the price ties a record for the highest amount paid for a movie poster at a public auction.

The 1946 Italian poster — f o u r ye a r s a f t e r t h e Oscar-winning movie was made and first shown in the U.S. — was previously was owned by a collector in London.

Auction officials said the buyer Saturday chose to remain anonymous.

Sunday’s price equaled the record amount paid in 2014 for a poster for “London After Midnight,” a 1927 silent movie where Lon Chaney played a vampire.

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In U.S. first, scientists edit genes of human embryos Controversial step could help babies avoid diseases.

By Marilynn Marchione Associated Press

For the first time in the United States, scientists have edited the genes of human embryos, a controversial step toward someday helping babies avoid inherited diseases.

The experiment was just an exercise in science — the embryos were not allowed to develop for more than a few days and were never intended to be implanted into a womb, according to MIT Technology Review, which first reported the news.

Officials at Oregon Health & Science University confirmed that the work took place there and said results would be published in a journal soon. It is thought to be the first such work in the U.S.; previous experiments like this have been reported from China. How many embryos were created and edited in the experiments has not been revealed.

The Oregon scientists reportedly used a technique called CRISPR, which allows specific sections of DNA to be altered or replaced. It’s like using a molecular scissors to cut and paste DNA, and is much more precise than some types of gene therapy that cannot ensure that desired changes will take place exactly where and as intended. With gene editing, these so-called “germline” changes are permanent and would be passed down to any offspring.

T h e a p p ro a c h h o l d s great potential to avoid many genetic diseases, but has raised fears of creating “designer babies” if done for

less lofty reasons, such as producing desirable traits.

Last year, Britain said some of its scientists could edit embryo genes to better understand human development. And earlier this year in the U.S., the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medicine said in a report that altering the genes of embryos might be OK if done under strict criteria and aimed at preventing serious disease.

“This is the kind of research that the report discussed,” University of Wisconsin-Madison bioethicist R. Alta Charo said of the Oregon work. She co-led the National Academies panel but was not commenting on its behalf.

“This was purely laboratory-based work that is incredibly valuable for helping us understand how one might make these germline changes in a way that is precise and safe. But it’s only a first step,” she said.

“We still have regulatory barriers in the United States to ever trying this to achieve a pregnancy. The public has plenty of time” to weigh in on whether that should occur, she said, adding that “any such experiment aimed at a pregnancy would need FDA approval, and the agency is currently not allowed to even consider such a request” because of limits set by Congress.

One prominent genetics expert, Dr. Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute in La Jolla, Calif., said gene editing of embryos is “an unstoppable, inevitable science, and this is more proof it can be done.”

Experiments are in the works now in the U.S. using gene-edited cells to try to treat people with various dis-

eases, but “in order to really have a cure, you want to get this at the embryo stage,” he said. “If it isn’t done in this country, it will be done elsewhere.”

There are other ways that some parents who know they carry a problem gene can avoid passing it to their children, he added. They can create embryos through in vitro fertilization, screen them in the lab and implant only those free of the defect.

Dr. Robert C. Green, a medical geneticist at Harvard Medical School, said the prospect of editing embryos to avoid disease “is inevitable and exciting,” and that “with proper controls in place, it’s going to lead to huge advances in human health.”The need for it is clear, he added: “Our research has suggested that there are far more disease-associated mutations in the general public than was previously suspected.”

Hank Greely, director of Stanford University’s Center for Law and the Biosciences, called CRISPR “the most exciting thing I’ve seen in biology in the 25 years I’ve been watching it,” with tremendous possibilities to aid human health.

“Everybody should calm down” because this is just one of many steps advancing the science, and there are regulatory safeguards already in place, he said.

“We’ve got time to do it carefully.”

Michael Watson, executive director of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, said the college thinks that any work aimed at pregnancy is premature, but the lab work is a necessary first step.

“That’s the only way we’re going to learn” if it’s safe or feasible, he said.

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Intrigue surrounds former IT worker’s arrest in email leaks Pakistani-American faces bank fraud charges, U.S. says.

Investigation of Lynch, Comey also requested.

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By Matthew Schofield Tribune News Service

WASHINGTON — For months,

conservative news outlets have built a case against Imran Awan, his wife, two brothers and a friend, piece by piece.

To hear some commentators tell it, with the help of his family and a cushy job on Capitol Hill, Awan, a Pakistani-American, had managed to steal computer hardware, congressional data and even — just maybe — a trove of internal Democratic National Committee emails that eventually surfaced last summer on WikiLeaks.

It helped that the story seems to involve, if only tangentially, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Florida congresswoman who is the former chairwoman of the committee and an ally of Hillary Clinton’s.

The Daily Caller, with almost two dozen articles on the family, has led the pack in reporting the story, packaging new details that have dribbled out of the investigation into a growing web of material, even as few in the so-called mainstream news media paid attention.

That is until last week, when Awan was arrested by the FBI and U.S. Capitol Police on seemingly unrelated charges as he tried to board a flight to Pakistan.

In the days since, the story has gone from the fringes of the internet to Fox News and other established publications.

President Donald Trump gave an added boost to the intrigue, reposting a tweet from the conservative news site Townhall suggesting a cover-up by TV networks.

“ABC, NBC, And CBS Pretty Much Bury IT Scandal Engulfing Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Office,” Townhall wrote, adding a link to an article explaining Awan’s ties to the Florida Democrat.

But for all the publicity, few if any of the fundamental facts of the case have come into focus. The criminal complaint against Awan filed July 24 alleges that he and his wife conspired to secure a fraudulent loan, not to commit espionage or political high jinks.

And Awan’s lawyer, Christopher Gowen, contends that the more explosive accusations are the product of an anti-Muslim smear job targeting his client and his client’s family.

So is the family’s story the stuff of a spy novel, ripe for sleuthing and criminal prosecution, or simply an overblown Washington story, typical of midsummer? Many here are finding it hard to say.

The tale more or less began six months ago, when investigators for the U.S. Capitol Police started looking into allegations by unnamed House lawmakers that the Pakistani-Americans had

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executed some sort of scam.

What, exactly, has not been clear. News outlets have alluded variously to a procurement scheme, outright theft of computers or unauthorized access to computer networks — in addition to more extreme crimes like espionage.

The Capitol Police declined to comment on the investigation, which they said was continuing. Gowen said his client was cooperating with investigators but had not been interviewed in connection with the case.

Some basic facts appear to be clear. Awan had been employed by the House of Representatives as an IT specialist since 2004 and his wife, two brothers and a friend began similar work in subsequent years. Over the years, he contracted to work part time for more than a dozen Democratic members of Congress, including Wasserman Schultz. The work, Gowen and congressional staff members said, was mostly run of the mill: setting up new phones and computers, fixing printers, helping aides and members reset passwords.

After the authorities briefed lawmakers about the investigation of Awan this spring, the legislators began to cut ties one by one, citing concerns about appearances or an abundance of caution.

Wasserman Schultz held out, arguing that until there was credible evidence, she saw no reason to terminate a long-standing work arrangement. She ultimately did so last week, after getting news of Awan’s arrest.

“After details of the investigation were reviewed with us, my office was provided no evidence to indicate that laws had been broken, which over time, raised troubling concerns about due process, fair treatment and potential ethnic and religious profiling,” Wasserman Shultz said through a spokesman.

Wasserman Schultz has been a favorite target of conspiracy theorists on both the left and the right since July 2016, when WikiLeaks began posting internal Democratic National Committee

correspondence that showed party officials had conspired to harm the presidential candidacy of Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Her connection to the IT staff members has only helped fuel conspiracy theories this time around.

George Webb, a prolific YouTube conspiracy theorist, suggested in February that the men were Pakistani spies given access to sensitive government information

by Democrats who backed them. Since Awan’s arrest, the allegations have only grown more elaborate and pushed into the mainstream.

Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera and Sean Hannity speculated that Awan was the source of Democratic National Committee emails published by WikiLeaks.

“Here’s the corrupt IT guy standing at the shoulder of Debbie Wasserman Schultz, arrested at the airport trying to flee,” Rivera said. “He has all of the passcodes. He has the passwords. He has all of the information.”

“This is my theory: Maybe Debbie Wasserman Schultz didn’t want to be exposed,” Hannity, who dined with Trump at the White House on Wednesday evening, interjected, “because she knows she colluded against Bernie Sanders. She knows the primary was rigged.”

Gowen, the lawyer, said the allegation was baseless.

“He didn’t even have a security clearance,” Gowen said. “It is a completely utterly ridiculous statement.”

Xochitl Hinojosa, a spokeswoman for the Democratic committee, called the suggestion “laughable.”

“He was never employed by the DNC,” she said. “The U.S. intelligence community has concluded that Russia was behind the DNC hack.”

The criminal complaint against Awan alleged that he and his wife, Hina Alvi, had conspired to defraud the Congressional Federal Credit Union by claiming on a $165,000 loan application in January that a property they owned was their primary residence when it was actually being rented out. The money was

then included as part of a $283,000 wire transfer to Pakistan, according to the affidavit. Gowen said the transfer represented the latest payment by his client for a piece of property he was buying in that country, though the affidavit says that it was initially earmarked for “funeral arrangements.”

Awan pleaded not guilty to the separate bank fraud charge in a Washington court and was released under high-intensity supervision.

Gowen called the charge “extremely minor” and said his client would fight it.

What connection, if any, it has to the House investigation is unclear.

Awan was arrested as he tried to board a flight for Pakistan, where Alvi and the couple’s children have been staying since March. Gowen said he had informed the prosecutor in the original investigation of Awan’s intention to travel and thought he had clearance.

The authorities had also stopped Alvi when she left the country in March, and a search of her belongings showed boxes of household goods and more than $12,000 in a case, according to an affidavit. She was allowed to proceed.

Gowen said the family had traveled to Pakistan to stay with family. After speculation about the investigation started to appear online, he said, the family began receiving threats online and without work, they needed to save money.

WAS H I N GTO N — H o u s e Republicans are intensifying their effort to have the Justice Department investigate Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, seeking the same sort of special counsel probe President Donald Trump’s campaign is now enduring.

House Judiciary Committee Republicans last week detailed in a seven-page letter to addressed to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein a request for a special counsel to investigate “actions taken” by Clinton, former FBI Director James Comey and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

Earlier in the week, committee Republicans agreed to seek documents related to Comey’s investigation of Clinton’s private email server while secretary of state.

“The American public has a right to know the facts — all of them — surrounding the election and its aftermath,” said the 20 Republicans who signed the letter. “We urge you to appoint a second special counsel to ensure these troubling, unanswered questions are not relegated to the dustbin of history.”

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has been investigating possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign. The Department of Justice did not respond to a request for comment on the GOP letter, or on whether the letter was correct in describing the current scope of Mueller’s investigation.

A committee aide, speaking on the condition of anonymity said: “The members are concerned that the order given to Special Counsel Mueller is narrow in scope and doesn’t address many issues that are outlined in the letter ... “ President Donald Trump has been prodding Sessions via Twitter to revive an inquiry into Clinton. Her use of a private email server when she secretary of state from 2009 to 2013 was investigated for months by the FBI. Comey in July 2016 said he had concluded her actions

House Republicans hope to investigate former Secretary of State and former Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton.

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were careless but not criminal in intent, and that “no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case.” Just days before the election, he wrote a letter to Congress saying the case had been reopened, but then quickly said it was again regarded as closed after emails found on the laptop of the husband of a Clinton aide turned out to be ones investigators had already seen.

Last week’s letter criticizes “the unbalanced, uncertain, and seemingly unlimited focus of the special counsel’s investigation,” and charges it “has led many of our constituents to see a dual standard of justice that benefits only the powerful and politically well-connected.”

The Republican letter requests outlines what is essentially a detailed list of Republican complaints about the Clinton campaign. It suggests 14 areas it says need further investigation, from the “shadow cast over our system of justice concerning Secretary Clinton and her involvement in mishandling classified information” to “Connections between the Clinton campaign, or the Clinton Foundation, and foreign entities, including those from Russia and Ukraine.”

The letter raises other concerns, including revisiting the “unmasking” of U.S. citizens in foreign wiretaps, “accusations by the President that he was wiretapped by the previous administration,” and “immunity deals given to potential Clinton co-conspirators.”

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From the right

Mindset devoid of responsibility

Columnist right about health care

In reading Paul Krugman’s latest assault on Trumpcare, there are two points he makes in this article that basically sum up the liberal philosophy of government-run health care (“Trump is sabotaging your health care because of spite,” Opinion, July 24). He mentions that the simplest way for people to be assured of health care is for the government to pay their bills directly.

Sounds great, doesn’t it?

Let’s just let the government pay for it. Oops, I forgot the people (taxpayers) are the government and we are the ones paying the bill. His next ridiculous statement concerns Medicaid. He believes it just unthinkable that the administration would allow the states to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients. In his liberal mindset, that would be akin to torture. My God, whatever happened to personal responsibility?

Thank you for printing Jack Bernard’s op-ed advocating Medicare for all (“World showing way forward on health care,” Opinion, July 22). As one of the lucky seniors who has received Medicare benefits since hitting 65, I am grateful every day for the peace of mind this health insurance program gives me.

Examining health care systems in single-payer countries, Bernard shows us that Medicare for all would dramatically cut per capita health care expenses. On important measures, citizens in single-payer countries report higher satisfaction with care, without the health care-related financial problems faced by one-third of Americans.

This is the time to finally establish health care as a right, just as every other industrialized country has already done. The way forward is to provide Medicare for all our citizens.

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FROM THE RIGHT

So-called GOP moderates enabling party extremists

Trump’s transgender ban troll move, not real policy

Paul Krugman

He writes for the New York Times.

We’ve already spent a lot of time talking about the awfulness of Donald Trump — and with plenty of reason. But can we take a moment to consider the awfulness of Sen. John McCain? Awfulness somewhat, but only somewhat, redeemed by his last-minute vote.

In case you haven’t been following the story, what has been going on in the Senate these past few days is one of the most shameful episodes in that body’s history. Policy that will affect the lives of millions of Americans (and may ruin many of those lives), that will shape a sixth of the economy, is being rushed through a process that is both chaotic and cynical.

We don’t know yet how all this will turn out, but one thing is clear: McCain has been a crucial enabler of the Senate’s shame — and a world-class hypocrite to boot. On Tuesday, he cast the decisive vote allowing this whole process to proceed, with no Democratic votes. Then he gave a sanctimonious speech denouncing partisanship and divisiveness, and declared that while he voted to allow debate to begin, he would never

vote for the existing Senate bill without major changes.

And later that day, he voted for that very bill, even though, you guessed it, it hadn’t changed in any significant way.

Wait: It got worse. On Thursday, Senate leaders reportedly threw together a new bill that would totally restructure health care — health care! — over lunch, to be voted on within a few hours.

And three senators, including McCain, declared in a press conference Thursday afternoon that they would indeed vote for this “skinny reform” — but only if assured that the House would go into conference rather than simply passing it. That is, they were willing to vote for something they know is terrible policy, as long as they were assured that it wouldn’t actually become law. The dignity of the Senate, 21st-century style.

You might ask, why not just vote no and try to come up with actually good policy? Because, as they also know, Republicans don’t have any good policies to offer, so a bum’s rush is the only way they can pass anything.

And, until that last-minute vote, McCain turned out to be perfectly willing to help the bums get rushed.

When we look at the degeneration of American politics, it’s natural to blame the naked partisans — people like Mitch McConnell, with his principle-free will to power, or Ted Cruz, with his ideolog-

ical rigidity. And Trump has, of course, done more to degrade his office than any previous occupant of the White House.

But none of what is happening right now would be possible without the acquiescence of politicians who pretend to be openminded, decry partisanship, tut-tut about incivility and act as enablers for the extremists again and again.

Consider Rob Portman of Ohio, who cultivates an image as a moderate, praises Medicaid and talked big about the defects of Republican health plans — but also voted for that bill. Hey, in Ohio the number of uninsured would only triple.

Credit where credit is due: two senators, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, have stood up against the effort to betray every promise Republicans have made — and McCain did something right in the end. But every other supposed moderate in the Senate has offered a profile in cowardice.

Mona Charen

She writes for Creators Syndicate.

Presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway, perhaps attempting to curry favor with the current court favorite, Anthony Scaramucci (who — stay with me here — had just accused the president’s former chief of staff, Reince Priebus, of a felony), popped up on “Fox and Friends” to suggest that it is “demoralizing” to fill out all the forms required for government service. She’s worried that “paperwork” is keeping many qualified men and women from joining the administration.

Right. It’s the paperwork. Scaramucci, Donald Trump’s Mini-Me, who has barely had a chance to find the West Wing’s bathroom, was angling to push Priebus out the door, while

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Jay Bookman

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President Trump does the same to his attorney general.

You want to talk about demoralization, let’s talk.

After days of heaping abuse on Jeff Sessions, and thereby alienating conservatives who admire Sessions along with anyone who believes in simple decency, President Trump dropped his little bomb about transgender troops.

Back on planet Earth, I’d be inclined to assess the merits of the question. The left’s default mode for any vexing public policy matter is to claim “discrimination” or “hate” is the issue. Complex questions are shoehorned into a civil rights box, and once so designated, they are beyond debate.

The left’s approach — to declare trans people to be a persecuted minority rather than confused people in need of understanding and therapy — inhibits reasonable debate.

But so does Donald Trump’s cynical use of the question. After years of professing his attachment to LGBTQ concerns, offering that Caitlyn Jenner could use any bathroom he/she preferred in Trump Tower, telling crowds that he would be a “better friend” to LGBT people than Hillary Clinton and even thanking Republican convention-goers for cheering that gays should not be murdered, Trump now finds it useful to declare transgenders unwelcome in the U.S. military.

Never mind that even conservative Republican

members of Congress had not asked for that much.

They had opposed only forcing the military to pay for gender-reassignment surgery. And never mind that the military was in the midst of a thorough evaluation of its transgender policy.

And never mind that the president failed to consult with or even to inform his military advisers before tweeting the new policy — which has provoked an extraordinary response from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, clarifying that there will be “no modifications to the current policy until the President’s direction has been received by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary has issued implementation guidelines.”

If Trump were truly concerned about the impact of transgender troops on military readiness, he would take the trouble to educate himself on the matter, review the military’s assessments, convene meetings, hear from all sides and then propose legislation.

Instead, he chose to troll the left by announcing a sweeping ban. Sure enough, they’ve played their part in the drama he is orchestrating. Stephen Colbert said the president had gone from “crazy to cruel.”

The next act is for conservative intellectuals and opinion leaders to defend Trump’s ploy as a serious policy, and to scream that the left has “lost it.”

No thanks. I’m demoralized.

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About 12 million people will get a lift in their credit scores as the national credit reporting agencies wipe from their records two major sources of negative information about borrowers: tax liens and civil judgments.

The change stems from a lengthy crusade by consumer advocates and government officials to force the credit bureaus to improve the accuracy of their reports, which are often speckled with errors and outdated information. Those mistakes can limit borrowers’ access to credit cards, auto loans and mortgages, or saddle them with higher borrowing costs.

In a change that began July 1, the three major credit reporting companies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — will now enforce stricter rules on the public records they collect, requiring each citation to include the subject’s name, address and either their Social Security number or date of birth. Nearly all civil judgments and at least half of the nation’s tax lien records do not meet the new standards, and will be eliminated from consumer credit reports.

The change will benefit borrowers who have negative public records, but it will also help thousands of people who have battled, often in

About 7 percent of the 220 million people in the United States with credit reports will have a judgment or lien stripped from their file, according to an analysis. vain, to have incorrect information removed from their files.

“We’ve filed hundreds of lawsuits over this,” said Leonard Bennett, a consumer lawyer in Alexandria, Virginia. “Comprehensively fixing it hasn’t been something the industry has prioritized.”

That began to change two years ago, when a coalition of 31 state attorneys general cracked down on the credit bureaus and negotiated a deal that required sweeping changes to their practices. (New York’s attorney general had previously reached a separate settlement with similar terms.) The credit bureaus have already made some adjustments, such as removing traffic tickets and court fines from their files, but July’s changes will have the broadest effects yet.

About 7 percent of the 220 million people in the United States with credit reports will have a judgment or lien stripped from their file, according to an analysis by Fair Isaac, the company that supplies the formula that generates the credit scores known as FICO. Those people will see their scores

rise, modestly. The typical increase will be 20 points or less, according to Fair Isaac’s analysis. (FICO scores range from 300 to 850. Higher is better; lenders generally prefer people with scores of 640 and above.)

The biggest beneficiaries, consumer advocates say, will be those who are spared the frustration of trying to fix errors. False matches have been a common problem. Without the kind of additional identifying information that will now be required, a court record showing a judgment against Joe Smith can easily wind up on the wrong Joe Smith’s credit report. (On June 20, a California jury awarded $60 million to a group of consumers who said TransUnion falsely flagged some of them as terrorists and drug traffickers because it had mistaken them for others with similar names.)

Credit bureaus are also required to update their public records information at least once every 90 days.

That change pleases Brenda Walker, a Virginia resident with a pending lawsuit against TransUnion over the company’s monthslong delay in amending her report to show

that a tax lien had been satisfied.

Walker said she had been turned down for credit cards, a car loan and a student loan she tried to take out for her daughter’s education.

“It wreaked havoc,” she said. “My credit score was so damaged from something that had already been paid and released.”

The flip side of the change, lenders warn, is that some borrowers may now appear more creditworthy than they actually are.

“This removes information from the picture that our customers get about what a borrower has done in the past,” said Francis Creighton, the chief executive of the Consumer Data Industry Association, which represents credit reporting companies. “If someone has a big bill that they owe, that’s something that should be part of the conversation.”

But when the two largest credit scoring companies, Fair Isaac and VantageScore, tested what happens when tax liens and civil judgments are removed, both found that it did not meaningfully change the snapshot provided to lenders on most borrowers.

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Before marriage, couple sort out financial priorities Expert helps pair put first things first when it comes to debt, desires.

By George Erb The Seattle Times SEATTLE — After deciding to get married, Suzie Kwon and Kevin Driscoll started thinking about combining their money, and their talk soon turned to shared dreams and obligations.

That’s when the Seattle couple’s financial anxiety began to rise.

Kwon, 31, and Driscoll, 30, want to save up for a house, pay off Kwon’s student debt and sock away money for retirement. They also want to plan for children and have enough money left over to travel.

That began to look a little overwhelming.

“It was a lot of little moving pieces all at once that we have to manage now,” Kwon said. “We wanted to get an expert’s opinion.”

As regular readers of The Seattle Times’ Money Makeover project, Kwon and Driscoll decided to apply for a free makeover. The Financial Planning Association of Puget Sound worked with The Times and put out a call for a planner who would advise the couple at no charge. Trish Howe, a financial planner with an office in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, volunteered.

Young people often contend with a blizzard of financial decisions as they form households and make plans for the future. All of this occurs when their earning power is lower because they are early in their careers.

“It kind of comes down the chute all at once,” Howe said of the financial decisions facing young adults.

Fortunately, Kwon and Driscoll have chosen promising careers.

In December Kwon earned a master’s degree in occupational therapy from the University of Washington. She’s currently working as an on-call occupational therapist at a Seattle hospital. Her pay before taxes and withholding varies, but it averages about $72,000 a year.

Driscoll is an analyst for the industrial-engineering department of a Puget Sound aerospace company.

His income before taxes and withholding is about $90,000 a year.

Their combined income puts them at nearly twice King County’s projected 2016 median household income of $84,897, according to data the state Office of Financial Management released in March.

Kevin Driscoll and Suzie Kwon of Seattle — with Nash, their cat — want to save up for a house, pay off Kwon’s student debt and sock away money for retirement. DEAN RUTZ / SEATTLE TIMES

The median household income in King County has increased 24 percent in five years.

The couple’s income has not shielded them from financial stress, however.

Kwon owes about $82,000 on 13 student loans with interest rates ranging from 2.6 percent to 6.8 percent. Her studies launched her career, but Kwon also sees the debt as an obstacle to other goals, such as homeownership.

And the thought of buying a house is another source of anxiety in Seattle because of soaring home values. The couple want to buy a house in the city, yet double-digit increases in prices often make it seem like a receding dream. The median price for a single-family house in Seattle is now $729,000.

A 20 percent down payment for a home at the current median price would be $146,000.

“Overall, very discouraging,” Driscoll said.

On the other hand, Driscoll is off to a good start on his retirement savings. He has about $119,000 in his 401(k) and $2,500 in a Roth individual retirement account.

He has a securities portfolio with about $38,800 in stock, and the couple keep about $9,000 in a reserve account.

Kwon also has a workplace 401(k) account, but it contains less than $200 because she just started her career.

Howe identified Kwon’s student debt as the couple’s most pressing

issue. Retirement is 40 years away, Howe reasoned, and homeownership will be part of their retirement nest egg.

Howe then surprised the couple when she looked at how much Driscoll was contributing to his 401(k) and said, “He’s saving too much.”

Driscoll was socking away $18,000 a year into his retirement account, the maximum allowed for his age.

Howe advised him to reduce his annual contribution to 8 percent of his salary, or about $8,800 a year, enough to take full advantage of his employer’s matching contribution.

That freed up a little over $9,000 a year.

Kwon and Driscoll are frugal enough to have a monthly surplus from their paychecks. That surplus, combined with the money that used to go to Driscoll’s 401(k), means they can spend $2,000 a month on paying down the debt and save another $2,000 a month for a house.

Howe urged the couple to systematically pay off all 13 student loans, starting with the most expensive debt, in this case two student loans with an interest rate of 6.8 percent.

When those loans are paid off in about six months, the couple will tackle the next most expensive student loan, and so on. At that rate, all of the interest-bearing student loans should be gone by the end of 2020.

At the same time, the couple can accumulate a down payment on a home by socking away $2,000 a month, or $24,000 a year.

In addition, Howe suggested that both Kwon and Driscoll augment their down-payment fund by opening Roth IRA accounts and each contributing $5,500 a year.

Because savers have already paid taxes on money deposited in Roth IRAs, the Internal Revenue Service is more lenient about withdrawals.

Roth IRA contributions — though not earnings — can be withdrawn at any time without taxes or penalties. That makes a Roth IRA a promising vehicle for saving a down payment, Howe said.

The couple’s combined annual savings for a down payment — $11,000 in their Roth IRAs plus $24,000 — adds up to $35,000 a year. If they stick to the plan, Kwon and Driscoll should have more than $100,000 for a down payment in three years.

Once they’re in a house, they can increase their retirement savings.

“They’re accomplishing two major goals within five years,” Howe said. “Retirement is going to be an ongoing project.”

Kwon and Driscoll have already started acting on Howe’s recommendations. Driscoll has reduced his 401(k) contributions and opened a Roth IRA. Kwon plans to open her Roth IRA soon.

Of Howe’s plan, Driscoll said, “We’re pretty much going to follow it to a T.”

INVESTMENTS

Laddering CDs could lead to bigger returns Space out the maturity dates to beat lengthy low-rate interest cycles.

By Mitch Strohm Bankrate.com

Savvy investors keep a portion of their portfolio in safer investments not subject to the ups and downs of the stock market. Many people opt for the rock-solid security of certificates of deposit, or CDs, but you don’t necessarily want to go to the bank and just ask to buy a handful of CDs. Having a laddering strategy can lead to bigger returns.

HOW LADDERING WORKS

CD rates rise and fall but do so in a fairly slow manner. If the economy is in a slump and interest rates are in a prolonged low-rate cycle, you don’t want to get stuck buying a bunch of long-term CDs with low interest rates.

Laddering CDs — which means buying CDs with staggered maturity dates — can help you beat lengthy low-rate cycles because it allows you to take advantage of interest rates spread over months or years while keeping some liquidity. Laddering takes advantage of the fact that the highest interest rates almost always are paid to the longest-term CDs. In other words, a 5-year CD is almost always going to have a higher rate

than a 1-year CD. Having a CD ladder can also be helpful when interest rates are on the rise. Laddering can provide you with enough cash for new CDs with higher yields.

BUILDING YOUR LADDER

A CD ladder can be as long or as short as you like, but for this example let’s use a 5-year ladder with five rungs. If you have $20,000 to invest, you’d invest $4,000 in each rung. You could put $4,000 in a 1-year CD, $4,000 in a 2-year CD and continue on up to putting $4,000 in a 5-year CD. After a year, the 1-year CD occupying the first rung matures and each of the other CDs has one less year until maturity. In other words, the 2-year CD now matures in 1 year; the 3-year is 2 years from maturity, etc.

The money from the 1-year CD that has just matured is rolled over into a new 5-year CD, since you no longer have a CD maturing in 5 years. Every year you’re replacing the CD on the rung that’s farthest out.

By always replacing the longest maturity, which is the top rung on the ladder, you’re always reaping the benefit of earning the highest interest rates. If interest rates happen to be in a slump for one year, you’re only reinvesting a portion of your investment when yields

Having a laddering strategy for your money can lead to better returns.

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are low. And you don’t have to try to guess when rates are at their highest because you’re constantly reinvesting.

KEEP SOME LIQUID FUNDS ON THE SIDE

The most important thing to keep in mind when laddering CDs is to make sure the maturities match your cash needs. It’s no good having a 1-year CD if you have an emergency halfway into the term and are in a cash crunch because your money is tied up. You won’t want to tap into your CD because penalties for early withdrawal will squash your returns.

If you don’t have an emergency fund, consider starting one with a high-yield savings or money mar-

ket account.

CONSIDER A SHORT-TERM CD LADDER

While a 5-year ladder allows you to take advantage of the best interest rates offered, your ladder could be shorter if it makes you more comfortable. The rungs should be whatever maturities suit your cash-flow needs.

In an extremely low-rate environment, it’s best to keep a ladder short. What this means is you could have a 1-year ladder with rungs every three, six, nine and 12 months, for example.

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A B O NUS DIGITA L SEC T IO N F O R O U R SU B S C RIB ER S HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Exterior projects that increase a home’s value

From fire pits to retaining walls, patios to paved walkways, these DIY improvements really pay off. tamper to make sure the ground is level.

You might be tempted to cut pavers by hand to save time, but the HomeAdvisor site warned this can result in uneven cuts that will make the finished product look shoddy.

Instead, HomeAdvisor recommends using a wet masonry saw to ensure a polished cut. If you don’t want to take this step, consider using precut pavers, said Raboine.

Finally, HomeAdvisor cautions that edging must be solid and carefully installed, as it is a key structural component of a paver patio.

Bypassing the edging portion of the project, not using a durable material or failing to install it properly will cause the patio to spread.

By Dan Ketchum GOBankingRates.com

During the summer you’re busy making plans for vacations and backyard barbecues. While you’re at it, you also might want to consider remodeling projects that will increase your home’s value. Investing a little time and money in your residence now can seriously pay off if you decide to put it on the market down the road.

“Summer doesn’t just mean warmer weather — it also means home improvement season is in full swing,” said Brad Hunter, chief economist for home improvement resource website HomeAdvisor. “...

No matter the size of a family’s budget, the warmer months comprise the peak time for homeowners to take on home projects.”

If you decide to remodel your home, be strategic, because not all updates increase an appraisal.

Make your home the most valuable property on the block by tackling at least a few of these outdoor summer remodeling projects that can increase your home’s value.

PAVING A WALKWAY

Home value boost: $795 to $1,425 Pro cost: $900 to $950 DIY cost: $530 to $555 Pavers can be heavy, so if you go the DIY route, enlist a helper and have your materials delivered, said Joe Raboine, director of Belgard Design Studio and Elements R&D. Don’t take this project on unless you’re sure you can handle the heavy lifting. If your walkway is more complex, Raboine said a pro can help design and recommend materials that can match the exterior of your home.

Not only will paving a walkway increase your home’s value, it also looks beautiful and is extremely functional. When the project is complete, you’ll no longer have to endure filthy shoes from walking through the previously dirtfilled area.

This is one of the best remodeling projects, because Raboine said

FIRE PIT INSTALLATION

Decks or patios can increase your home’s value up to 12 percent.

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it could return as much as 150 percent of the funds invested. It’s a simple way to upgrade your home without taking on a major initiative.

RETAINING WALLS

Home value boost: $1,800 to $18,000 Pro cost: $5,100 to $12,000 DIY cost: $1,200 to $5,095 If you have a sloped yard that is difficult to mow, installing a retaining wall could be an investment that pays. Highly functional, this update can offer hillside stabilization and prevent landslides.

Also visually appealing, a retaining wall can make it possible to create a beautiful landscape design otherwise impossible on a steep surface. Retaining walls can be made from a variety of materials — such as brick, concrete and stone — depending on their purpose.

Both practical and pretty, a retaining wall is one of the best remodeling projects, as it can seriously increase your home’s value. If you’re

considering putting your home on the market, this enhancement creates more yard space, which will make your property more attractive to potential buyers. A well-built retaining wall can help give buyers peace of mind in feeling like the property is a sound investment.

PATIOS AND EATING AREAS

Home value boost: $600 to $3,000 Pro cost: $1,000 to $2,000 DIY cost: $400 to $500 Patios can increase your home’s value up to 12 percent, said Raboine, making this a great summer remodeling project. Of course, all patios aren’t built equally, so if you remodel your home with one, make sure it’s done right.

The HomeAdvisor site lists three common mistakes in the construction of patios — poor leveling and hand-cutting and inadequate edging. If this is a DIY project, the site recommended using a steel hand

Home value boost: 150 percent Pro cost: $1,400 to $5,000 DIY cost: $200 to $400 Building a fire pit as a DIY project and having it installed by a professional offers different benefits, said Raboine. If you make it yourself, you can create a portable model that can be moved when not in use.

On the other hand, he noted that a fire pit built by a professional can look very impressive, delivering a good return on your investment.

Beyond determining who will build your fire pit, you’ll also need to decide whether you want it to be fueled by wood or natural gas.

If you opt for the latter, you’ll need to hire a plumber to hook the fire pit up to the gas line.

After the initial installation, this approach might be easier, because you won’t have to find firewood or endure thick campfire smoke every time you want to heat things up outdoors. However, this is a matter of preference, so decide what works best for your home.

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SAVINGS

More Americans getting better about saving Survey: 24% of adults say they have no money available for emergencies.

By Amanda Dixon Bankrate.com

Way to go, savers! There are more of you out there, putting more money away in case of a financial emergency.

Only 24 percent of adults now say they have no money saved for an emergency like a layoff or a huge medical bill, according to Bankrate’s June Financial Security Index survey. That’s the lowest level since polling began in 2011.

Also, 31 percent have what’s considered an adequate savings cushion: enough to cover six months’ worth of expenses or more. That’s the highest Bankrate has seen in the seven years we’ve been asking about that.

But, looking at the flip side, the findings mean about a quarter of Americans still don’t have any emergency fund. And more than twothirds are short on savings.

If you’re in either of those groups, it’s time to get on board!

GETTING INTO THE HABIT

Barely saving can be just as bad as not socking away anything. Blair and Ryan Critch of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., learned that the hard way.

When the housing market crashed, they lost everything and had to file for bankruptcy. Back then, they had emergency savings to cover just two months.

“We wish we had had more money saved up in the bank,” Blair Critch

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says.

She became a network marketing expert, and her husband opened a real estate office, Ocean400 International Realty. Now with eight months’ worth of emergency savings and over a million dollars in earnings, the couple are teaching their sons the value of saving for a rainy day.

Building an emergency fund starts with automating your savings.

“You have to be in the habit of regularly contributing to your savings, ideally, with a direct deposit from each and every paycheck,” says Greg McBride, CFA, Bankrate’s chief financial analyst.

FALLING SHORT OF THE GOAL

Experts recommend having enough savings to cover expenses for three to six months. If you’re an entrepreneur or breadwinner,

McBride says, you may need to save more.

Bankrate’s survey finds 1 in 5 adults has some savings but not enough to pay the bills for the threemonth minimum.

To help you reach the threemonth savings target, put any extra money you make into a high-yield savings or money market account. If you get a bonus at work, for example, avoid the temptation to upgrade your house or car, says financial planner Brian White, president and owner of Century Financial.

CREATING AN ADEQUATE SAVINGS CUSHION

Moving up the ladder, 17 percent of Americans have enough savings to cover three to five months’ worth of expenses. Younger millennials — those between ages 18 and 26 — are most likely to fall into this camp.

“A lot of them (millennials) have

seen their parents suffer financially through the recession, and so they are trying to be savvier with their money,” says consumer savings expert Andrea Woroch.

That leaves the group maintaining adequate savings, enough to cover expenses for at least six months.

The survey shows it represents 31 percent of Americans — the highest in seven years.

To take your emergency savings to the next level, Woroch suggests doing freelance work or selling unwanted items. Comparison-shopping and couponing offer other ways to save money and grow your rainy day fund.

Consider investing in a certificate of deposit as well. Compare deals among the top CD rates.

If you’re struggling to save for emergencies and retirement at the same time, find out whether you can open a Roth IRA. “You can always use the Roth IRA to pull out any contributions you have made at any given time that’s tax-free and that’s penalty-free,” says investment adviser Brent Sutherland, owner of Ntellivest.

FINANCIAL SECURITY REACHES RECORD HIGH

Bankrate’s Financial Security Index itself has reached an all-time high, reflecting the confidence that recently led the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates for the third time in six months.

The survey was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International.

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6 best short-term investment options If you’re a saver or investor looking for quick results, use care when picking among several methods.

By Michael Keenan GOBankingRates.com

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates in December for the first time since 2006, but rates are still at historical lows, which is good news for borrowers. If you’re buying a new home or car, you’re in luck.

If you’re a saver or an investor looking for short-term investment options, you haven’t been so fortunate, though. Low interest rates make it difficult to grow your cash, so you must choose carefully among short-term investment options and decide which one is right for you.

Here are six short-term investment options:

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

If you have money in a savings account at a bank or credit union, it’s likely insured for up to $250,000 by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. or National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, making this type of account a very low-risk investment. In addition, savings accounts and money market deposit accounts allow you to withdraw all of your funds at any time without incurring a penalty. You can maximize the interest you earn on your savings by choosing a high-yield savings account. Online banks often offer high-yield savings accounts.

BROKERAGE MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUNDS

Although bank and brokerage money market accounts might sound the same, they aren’t. A money market mutual fund is a low-risk mutual fund that holds investment-grade, short-term government bonds — and sometimes triple A-rated corporate debt — that mature between 30 and 90 days.

Like a typical mutual fund, an MMF sponsor pools investors’ savings into a fund typically organized as a trust. However, MMF sponsors are restricted in what kind of investments they can make. In addition, the assets and liabilities involved with these types of funds are determined differently from other mutual funds. If you invest in an MMF, you can redeem your shares on demand and get the price you paid for them, which you can’t do with other mutual funds. Some MMFs even allow investors to write checks on these accounts.

Although money market funds traditionally hold their value at a share price of $1, there’s no guarantee that the principal value won’t deviate from $1, which makes the MMF riskier than the comparable bank and brokerage account products.

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT

A certificate of deposit is a time deposit account — issued by banks and credit unions — that works like

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model to focus on other data points, like the number of credit cards a borrower has with high balances, and found that the predictive value was almost identical.

“Not surprisingly, those with civil judgments and tax liens are likely to have lots of other credit blemishes,” said Ethan Dornhelm, Fair Isaac’s principal scientist. “These changes aren’t going to bring those people into the tiers where they’re going to qualify for prime credit.”

As public records disappear from the big bureaus’ reports, other data providers are eager to step in and fill the gap. LexisNexis Risk Solutions has for years gathered public records information from about 3,000 jurisdictions around the country and sold it to the credit bureaus. Now, with that business drying up, the company is marketing its own Liens and Judgments Report to lenders.

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a promissory note. In exchange for a competitive, fixed interest rate, you’re required to keep your money in the account for a specified amount of time.

CD term lengths range from a few months to five or more years.

The interest rate depends on how much money you put in the CD and how long a term you choose. Generally speaking, the more money you deposit and the longer the term you choose, the higher your interest rate will be.

However, if you withdraw money from the CD before its maturity date, the withdrawal is subject to a significant penalty fee. In general, you’ll get hit with a penalty of three to six months’ interest if you take the money out early.

One way to maximize returns on a CD is to ladder it: This means you invest proportionally in a variety of term lengths. Then, as each shorter certificate matures, you reinvest the proceeds in the CD with the longest term. So, if you want to invest $10,000, you might put $2,000 apiece in one-, two-, three-, four- and five-year CDs. At the end of the first year — when the oneyear certificate matures — you’d put that money into a new, five-year CD. The next year, you reinvest the funds from the matured two-year certificate in another five-year CD.

sumer price index. TIPS are issued with maturities of five, 10 and 30 years and pay interest twice a year.

When inflation picks up, TIPS can shine. In addition, although you’ll have to pay the feds, the interest you earn on TIPS is exempt from state and local income taxes.

You can invest in TIPS with a minimum of $100, and you can purchase additional TIPS in increments of $100. You only need to hold the TIPS for 45 days before you can cash out.

TIPS are considered low-risk investments because they are backed by the U.S. government and because their value rises with inflation but the interest rate remains fixed.

SERIES I SAVINGS BONDS

lot of cash because the minimum investment starts at just $25. You’re required to hold an I bond for a minimum of one year, so if you’re an ultra-short-term saver, this likely is not an option for you.

SHORT-TERM BOND FUNDS

A short-term bond fund is a mutual fund that invests in bonds with typical maturity terms of one to 3.5 years. The types of bonds in the fund’s portfolio can vary; examples include government, corporate, taxable and tax-exempt bonds.

Although tax-exempt bonds might have a lower interest rate than taxable bonds, if you’re in a high tax bracket, your after-tax rate of return might be higher.

Fairly conservative investors favor short-term bond funds because they’re less sensitive to interest rates than portfolios with longer durations.

Although short-term bond funds can lose value if interest rates rise, they’re less risky than longterm bond funds because of the short duration of their underlying bonds. For example, if rates go up and a bond in the fund has a maturity of two years, you’re stuck with the lower rate only for those two years. If it were a 20-year bond, you’d be stuck with the low rate for a lot longer.

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities are marketable securities designed to protect investors from the negative effects of inflation, and their principals adjust according to changes in the con-

A Series I savings bond is an interest-bearing U.S. savings bond designed to protect against inflation. Most Series I bonds are issued electronically, but you can purchase paper certificates with a minimum of $50 using your income tax refund.

This investment has two return components and will earn interest for up to 30 years. The first component is a fixed interest rate set at issue. The second interest rate is based on the inflation rate and usually adjusts twice a year. Series I savings bond interest payments are free from state and local taxes and, in some cases, completely tax-free, such as when you use them to pay for qualified educational expenses.

An I bond, available through TreasuryDirect.gov, can be a great investment for those without a

Because LexisNexis is not a party to the credit bureaus’ settlement, it is still free to sell that information, said Ankush Tewari, a senior director with LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The company can accurately link people to their public records, even without identifying information like a Social Security number, with an error rate of less than 1 percent, he said.

As the credit bureaus continue to work through the settlement terms, further changes are coming.

Starting in September, their reports will eliminate medical debt collection accounts that are less than 6 months old, a change intended to reflect the sometimes-lengthy process of sorting out health insurance reimbursements.

Also that month, all data furnishers — the companies that provide information about consumers to the credit bureaus — will be required to include each individual’s full name, address, birth date and Social Security number in their reports.

Brenda Walker of Virginia said she was turned down for credit cards, a car loan and student loan she sought for her daughter’s education. “It wreaked havoc,” she said. “My credit score was so damaged from something that had already been paid and released.” ANDREW MANGUM / THE NEW YORK TIMES

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‘WHO THE HELL WANTS TO TALK ABOUT POLITICS’: President Donald Trump addresses the Boy Scouts of America’s 2017 National Scout Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel National Scout Reserve in Glen Jean, W.Va., on July 24. His political remarks at the event enraged many parents and former Scouts, thrusting the organization once again into the middle of the nation’s culture wars. DOUG MILLS / NEW YORK TIMES

SIGN OF THE TIMES: A protester holds a sign during a rally against the GOP health care plan Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Republican efforts to pass legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, were dealt setbacks when a mix of conservative and moderate Republican senators joined Democrats to oppose the legislation.

HANDLE WITH CARE: This king cobra was one of three that were packed into potato chip cans for shipment to a home in Monterrey Park, Calif., in March. On Tuesday the alleged intended recipient, Rodrigo Franco, was arrested on a federal smuggling charge after a monthslong investigation that involved shipments of protected species to and from Hong Kong. Franco faces one count of illegally importing merchandise into the United States, which carries a maximum of 20 years in federal prison. U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR

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FUMING OVER RIDE-HAILING APPS: A man holds smoke bombs during a protest by Spanish taxi driver unions in Madrid on Thursday.

The unions called for a 24-hour strike to protest the increase in cars operated by private companies offering cheaper ridehailing services.

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GRIEF AFTER ATTACK IN PAKISTAN: Relatives of victims of a deadly bombing mourn July 24 in Lahore, Pakistan. Officials said a suicide motorcycle bombing killed many people and wounded others at a vegetable market in the neighborhood of Kot Lakhpat on Lahore’s outskirts. K.M. CHAUDARY / ASSOCIATED PRESS TRIAL BY FIRE FOR INDONESIAN RECRUITS: A Banser recruit walks over burning coals as part of an initiation during a rigorous three-day induction course July 22 in Kebumen, Indonesia. Banser, the security unit of Indonesia’s largest Muslim organization, Nahdatul Ulama, has been on the rise to defend against Islamic fundamentalist groups as worries grow over the rise of ultraconservative forces in the world’s most populous Muslim country. Claiming a membership of 50 million, the “militant moderates” from the Nahdlatul Ulama are dedicated to supporting Indonesia’s national unity and multireligious character while combating conservative Islamic organizations. ED WRAY / GETTY IMAGES

RAINY DAY PLAY IN PHILIPPINES: Boys enjoy a makeshift swing outside their flooded homes after heavy rains from Tropical Storm Nesat inundated parts of metropolitan Manila, Philippines, on Thursday. Strong rains caused floods in low-lying areas, and classes were suspended in most schools in the capital. AARON FAVILA / ASSOCIATED PRESS

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FLASH FLOOD’S DEADLY TOLL: Hearses carrying family members killed in a flash flood leave St. Patrick Catholic Church on July 25 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Ten members of an extended Arizona family were killed earlier this month in a flash flood while they celebrated a birthday. Floodwaters from a sudden rainstorm barreled through a normally tranquil swimming area in Tonto National Forest, where more than 100 people were taking refuge from summer heat, authorities said. Some of those washed downstream clung to trees until rescuers reached them. MATT YORK / ASSOCIATED PRESS

THE ‘MAVERICK’ IS BACK: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gives a thumbs-up to well-wishers Tuesday as he gets into his car at the Capitol in Washington. McCain was recently diagnosed with a type of aggressive brain cancer known as primary glioblastoma but returned on the day the Senate was holding a key procedural vote on President Donald Trump’s effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. MARK WILSON / GETTY IMAGES

WHITE HOUSE NEWCOMER: Anthony Scaramucci, new White House communications director, talks with reporters Tuesday for ‘Regional Media Day’ at the White House in Washington.

Conservative media outlets were invited to set up temporary studios on the West Wing’s north side to interview White House officials and President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members. After Scaramucci’s appointment, Sean Spicer resigned as press secretary. CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES

WEIGHING IN AT NAACP CONVENTION: Maryland delegates from Anne Arundel County vote on resolutions at the NAACP National Convention, held July 22-26 in Baltimore. From left are Tryphenia Ellis-Johnson, general member; Jacqueline Allsup, vice president; and the Rev. Marguerite Morris, general member. ALGERINA PERNA / BALTIMORE SUN

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BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS: Law enforcement officers stand for the national anthem during law enforcement appreciation night at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California, before the San Francisco Giants took on the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. EZRA SHAW / GETTY IMAGES

COMING-OUT PARTY: A female baby Masai giraffe born July 11 frolics in her enclosure during her public debut at the Los Angeles Zoo on Wednesday. Still without a name, the giraffe already stands about 6 feet tall and weighs 156 pounds. It’s the second baby born to mother Zainabu and father Philip.

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YANKS TOP THE RANKS: Winner Jordan Spieth of the United States (right) and runner-up Matt Kuchar, also of the United States, examine the British Open Golf Championship trophy after the final round of the tournament at Royal Birkdale, Southport, England, July 23. DAVE THOMPSON / ASSOCIATED PRESS

CELEBRATING GOLD: Simone Manuel of the United States celebrates after winning the gold medal in the mixed 4x100 meter medley relay final on Day 13 of the 2017 FINA World Championships on Wednesday in Budapest, Hungary. LAURENCE GRIFFITHS / GETTY IMAGES

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Generations ago, firemen were vital to the operation of locomotives. Firemen were the guys who shoveled coal into the furnace to create steam and power engines.

Then came diesel engines, which were cheaper, more efficient and didn’t need a coal shoveler. But the railroad unions didn’t see it that way. And so for decades trains continued to carry firemen, although they were no longer soiled by coal.

A recent article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution described how Georgia government has created a modern day fireman — the state insurance commissioner.

The article, published on July

ABOVE: Members march Sunday from the site of the old church to attend the first morning worship service at the new Friendship Baptist Church.

The 155-year old historic church, which started out as the home for both Morehouse and Spelman colleges, was rebuilt after its former building was demolished to make way for the Falcons’ Mercedes-Benz Stadium. RIGHT: Usher Jazmine Frear directs parishioners to their seats for the first morning worship service at Friendship Baptist Church. PHOTOS BY KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC

Find more photos and a video from Sunday’s opening at myajc.com

Six Flags shutters the Ga. Cyclone after 1 last hurrah Coaster has beckoned 8.7M visitors across its creaky wooden tracks.

trict officials said this stage of construction, which began in May 2015, cost $48 million and was funded by SPLOST IV, the special purpose local option sales tax.

The Walton where the Etzbachs fell in love was different from the 302,506-square-foot, 132-classroom wing they ogled over Sunday.

“This is our school, but it’s not,” she said as their two children – zoned to attend Lassiter when they reach high school age – played at a TV production desk.

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Parkgoers take one last ride on the Georgia Cyclone before it closed Sunday. Six Flags Over Georgia has not announced what will replace the attraction, which has been open since 1990. GREG BLUESTEIN / AJC

welcome nostalgia among flashier fare, like the Goliath and the Scorcher, that have long since eclipsed the Cyclone in popularity. Others gladly spurned it

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Gwinnett teen dies after collapsing at soccer practice

A 16-year-old died Saturday after collapsing during soccer practice with Atlanta Fire United, a coach said.

Michael Jones was a rising junior at Parkview High School who’d recently joined Atlanta Fire United, Parkview boys soccer coach Dan Klinect told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Shortly before Jones collapsed, he was acting strangely, Klinect said.

Ceremony in Cobb County opens 1st phase of construction.

Most couples don’t spend the 23rd anniversary of their first date at a ribbon-cutting ceremony of the high school where they met.

But James and Jamie Etzbach did.

The ceremony on Sunday, the day before Cobb County schools started classes earlier than ever, opened the first phase of the revamping of the 2,575-student Walton High School. School dis-

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Youth, 16, had recently joined Atlanta Fire United team.

23 and written by colleagues Carrie Teegardin and James Salzer, said Georgia last year saw the highest increases in the nation for personal auto insurance rates — more than twice the average, 12.2 percent vs. 5.6 percent. Not

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CLASSIC ERA OF ROLLER COASTERS

To some, the Georgia Cyclone was a rickety giant they happily skipped as they entered Six Flags Over Georgia. To others, it was a noble throwback to a bygone era of clambering coasters.

The Cyclone was not the sleekest or most famous of the thrill rides that dot the theme park’s landscape. And it definitely wasn’t the smoothest. But even the ride’s fiercest critics waited in lines Sunday that stretched longer than an hour to take one last whirl before the park shuttered it for good.

“I won’t be too sad to see it go,” said Mark Hammond, a Fayetteville rider who earlier used sharper language that made a nearby Six Flags official blush.

“But I had to say goodbye.”

A throwback to the classic era of roller coasters, the Cyclone opened in 1990 as a spitting image of its more famous brethren, the legendary Coney Island Cyclone.

Since then, it has beckoned visitors from near the park’s entrance, giving rides to roughly 8.7 million people across its creaky wooden tracks.

The ride’s biggest fans saw it as

Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens says he has no authority to hold down rates in Georgia, which last year saw the highest increases in the U.S.

Michael Jones, a 16-year-old student at Parkview High School.

“His club coach said he had a weird expression on his face,” Klinect said.

Atlanta Fire United coach Mirza Mustafic performed CPR until the ambulance arrived, Klinect said.

Officials said Jones suffered cardiac arrest.

“The whole thing is so shocking because you wouldn’t think someone with his athleticism would pass away from cardiac arrest,” Klinect said. “That’s what I’m

trying to grasp and understand.”

Klinect said he’d known Jones for years and coached him when he was at the Gwinnett Soccer Association as well as when he played for Parkview.

“He was tremendous as a student, player and as a person.”

Klinect said. “He works harder than anybody out there.”

Jones was the kind of player who wouldn’t sulk when things didn’t go his way, but would instead ask what he could do to improve and get better.

“He was the kind of kid you’d want on your team,” Klinect said.

A Gwinnett County Schools official said grief counselors will be available for students returning to school.

Parents and students fill the halls during an open house of the newly completed first phase of construction at Walton High School in Marietta on Sunday. All of the construction is scheduled to be completed by mid-2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Why Asian students do so well: Parents are the primary educators

Maureen Downey Get Schooled

With schools starting back this week, parents fret about whether their child’s teacher will be engaging, how much homework to expect, and if their child will be able to balance classes with soccer or band.

In East Asian countries, parents voice a singular worry: Will their child learn? Academics eclipse all other activities, and the children’s success depends not only on their own dogged effort, but

that of the parents as well.

The difference may explain the performance gap between East Asian countries and the United States. For example, Georgia released exam results earlier this month showing less than half of students, typically around 40 percent on each grade level, scored proficient or better in math and English/language arts.

According to a research scholar on East Asian education, this lagging performance, even when comparing middle-class students, will not change unless we upend two beliefs: Teachers are responsible for student achievement, and parents play a supportive rather than the primary role.

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‘Dunkirk’ conquers box office for 2nd week in row ‘Emoji Movie’ debuts at No. 2 despite bad reviews.

THE TOP 5

1.“Dunkirk,” $28.1M 2.“The Emoji Movie,” $25.7M 3.“Girls Trip,” $20.1M 4.“Atomic Blonde,” $18.6M 5.“Spider-Man: Homecoming,” $13.5M

By Lindsey Bahr Associated Press

“The Emoji Movie” survived negative reviews but couldn’t conquer “Dunkirk,” which had enough fight left to conquer the box office for a second weekend in a row.

Down only 44 percent from its first weekend, director Christopher Nolan’s World War II film earned $28.1 million to take first place, according to studio estimates on Sunday. “Dunkirk” has grossed $102.8 million domestically to date.

Sony Pictures Animation’s “The Emoji Movie” finished second with $25.7 million.

The film featuring the voices of T.J. Miller and Anna Faris asanthropomorphizedemojis got pummeled by critics. It’s currently resting at a dismal 8 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, but audiences still turned out.

“It’s great when the critics and audiences are in sync, but in the end it comes down to: Has the film reached the intended audience?” said Adrian Smith, Sony’s president of domestic distribution. “Seeing these results, it clearly has.”

Sony is expecting the film, which cost an estimated $50

Christopher Nolan’s World War II film “Dunkirk” has grossed $102.8 million domestically to date. MELISSA SUE GORDON / WARNER BROS. PICTURES

million to produce, to play well for the rest of the summer.

Thedividebetweenreviews and a film’s success has been a continuing topic this summer, as some films, such as “Baywatch,” capsized under poor reviews, and others like “The Emoji Movie” seemed immune.

“Kids don’t care about reviews and there is a severe lack of family films in the marketplace,” said Paul Dergarabedian, a senior media analyst for comScore.

But “The Emoji Movie” also fell at the box office throughout the weekend after a strong Friday when it placed No. 1, which Dergarabedian thinks could be due to negative word of mouth on social media.

By contrast, the extremely well-reviewed “Dunkirk” rose throughout the weekend.

Also holding on quite well is Universal Pictures R-rated comedy “Girls Trip,” which fell a miniscule 36 percent from its debut weekend to take third place with $20.1 million.

Even in weekend two, “Girls Trip” beat out the splashy new Charlize Theron actioner “Atomic Blonde,” distributed by Universal’s boutique label Focus Features. “Atomic Blonde” opened in fourth with $18.6 million.

“We think it’s a really solid opening for the movie and think that the film is going to have a nice long life at the box office for the summer,” said Lisa Bunnell, president of distribution for Focus Features.

Theron produced and stars

in the film about a British spy on a mission in Berlin near the end of the Cold War. It cost an estimated $30 million to produce. While reviews were generally positive, audiences gave the film a middling B CinemaScore, which could impact its word-of-mouth potential.

In fifth place was “Spider-Man: Homecoming” now in its fourth weekend in theater. The new web-slinger added $13.5 million, which bumped its domestic total to $278.4 million.

“Homecoming” has now officially passed both “Amazing Spider-Man” movies at the North American box office, although it is still lagging significantly behind the Tobey Maguire “Spider-Man” films.

While the summer box office remains down from last year, audiences are still turning out for some of the buzzier specialty releases.

Annapurna Pictures rolled out the Kathryn Bigelow film

Illegal fees collected on traffic tickets, suit says Atlanta court case involved people on ‘pay only’ probation.

By Carrie Teegardin cteegardin@ajc.com

A private probation company working at Atlanta Municipal Court collected illegal fees from people who were placed on “pay only” probation to pay off traffic tickets, according to a new civil rights lawsuit.

The lawsuit was filed against Sentinel Offender Services, the company that formerly provided private probation services for the Atlanta court. The lawsuit, brought by Southern Center for Human Rights and Caplan Cobb LLP, is asking for the return of “enrollment” fees that the company collected, which the lawsuit says were not legal.

Sentinel no longer provides private probation services at the Atlanta court, which has since contracted with another company.

Plaintiff Stacey Adams was fined $215 for making an improper U-turn when she went to the Atlanta court in July 2015, according to the lawsuit. She couldn’t afford to pay the fine immediately.

Like many courts in Georgia, Atlanta Municipal Court places people who can’t pay traffic tickets immediately on probation with a private company, to allow them to make payments over time.

Adams was required to pay an additional $81 in “supervision” fees as part of the “pay only” probation system. But the lawsuit said Sentinel also imposed a $20 “enrollment fee” that wasn’t authorized by the court. That fee, imposed on Adams and others, was

not legal, according to the lawsuit.

“The practice of forcing the poor to pay illegal fees under the threat of incarceration must stop,” said Michael Caplan, one of the attorneys in the case, in a statement announcing the lawsuit. “We look forward to seeking full recovery of the illegal fees Sentinel collected from our clients and fellow citizens.”

The AJC could not immediately reach Sentinel for a comment on the case.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has written extensively about abuses in the private probation system in recent years. The widely used system to allow poor people to pay off tickets over time routinely doubled the cost of traffic tickets for those who couldn’t pay when they went to court.

Georgia places more people on probation than any other state, primarily because it uses probation as a payment system.

The Georgia General Assembly passed sweeping reforms to the system in 2015 to limit fees in “pay only” cases and give judges the clear authority to waive fines and fees or order community service hours if the costs are beyond what an offender can afford.

“This case shows how some private probation companies are trying to make an end-run around protections the legislature enacted to stop the exploitation of low-income people,” said Akiva Freidlin, an attorney at the Southern Center for Human Rights. “It’s another example of what happens when our local governments use courts to raise money from people who can least afford to pay, and then let private companies have part of the business.”

Sentinel, which provides a range of services across the country, got out of the private probation business in Georgia earlier this year.

Like many courts in Georgia, Atlanta Municipal Court places people who can’t pay traffic tickets immediately on probation with a private company. BOB ANDRES / AJC

Q&A on the News Q: How many transgen- gender individuals serve in

der members are actually in the military? — Bob Markert, Roswell A: The numbers vary. Out of 1.3 million active-duty military members, between 1,320 and 6,630 are transgender, according to a 2016 study commissioned by the Pentagon by Rand Corp., a nonprofit research institution.

The report estimates that only a small number — between 29 and 129 on active duty — will seek gender transition– related care each year that could disrupt their ability to deploy.

The National Center for Transgender Equality estimatesthatabout15,000trans-

the U.S. armed forces in any capacity.

Q: W h e n t h e r e c e n t flash floods were in Ariz o n a , wh a t we re t he weather conditions in the area where the people were swept away? — Hal Rabinowitz, Atlanta A: It was not raining on July 15 in the area of the swimming hole, which is located near Payson, Ariz., and about 90 miles north of Phoenix, although there were thunderstorms upstream.

“Heavy rain was falling 8 miles upstream from where they played, but skies were apparently clear where they

were,” CNN reported on July 17.

The thunderstorm that caused the fatal flash flood “hit about 8 miles upstream along Ellison Creek, which quickly flooded the narrow canyon where the swimmers were,” The Associated Press reported.

The flood killed 10 people from the same extended family who were at the swimming hole for a birthday celebration, according to reports.

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It had faced numerous lawsuits in Georgia.

The new suit also says that Sentinel required plaintiff Jerry Saint Vil to pay the “enrollment” fee three times. In one case, according to the complaint, Saint Vil was on probation so that he could pay off a $215 fine for failure to obey a traffic control device. The lawsuit

says that Sentinel required him to sign a form saying that a failure to pay could result in his being locked up.

The lawsuit says that regulators from the Georgia Department of Community Supervision, which oversees probation providers, informed Sentinel that it did not have the authority to collect the “enrollment” fees.

“Detroit,” about an incident during the 1967 riots, a week before its nationwide launch in 20 theaters in 10 markets.

“Detroit” earned a strong $365,455 from the limited launch.

Also playing well in limited release is the Al Gore-led climate change documentary “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” which took in $130,000 from four locations.

legal notices INVITATION FOR BIDS METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY (MARTA) will accept Bids as follows: IFB B34002A Browns Mill Bus Facility Paint Booth Renovations. Bid Submittal August 1, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. MARTA Annex. Bid Opening August 2, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. MARTA Headquarters. For more information contact Keli Davis at 404-848-4318.

RFP P39820 MARTA’s Planning Support and Technical Services. Proposal Submittal August 11, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. MARTA Annex. For more information contact Reginald Bryant at 404-848-4158.

IFB B31586 Track Renovations Phase IV Running Rail, Switch Steel, Tie and Fastener Replacement. Bib Submittal August 14, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. MARTA Annex. Bid Opening August 15, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. MARTA Headquarters. For more information contact Valerie Floyd at 404-848-4047.

IFB B34375 Emergency Trip Station Replacement Group 4. Bid Submittal August 15, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. MARTA Annex. Bid Opening August 16, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. MARTA Headquarters. For more information contact Jose Peraza at 404-848-6014.

RFP P39636 Clayton County Advertising Bus Shelters and Benches. Pre-Proposal Conference July 31, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.

MARTA Headquarters. Proposal Submittal September 8, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. MARTA Annex. For more information contact Charlette Davison-Moore at 404-848-4207.

To obtain a Bid document or CD, contact MARTA’s Contract Control Branch at 404-848-4193. You may also use a major credit card to purchase Bid documents or CDs. Bid documents should be received at MARTA’s Annex Building, 2400 Piedmont Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30324 by the aforementioned date and local time and envelopes containing bids MUST BE marked with Bid Number. Contracts are subject to Federal Grant Regulations and to MARTA’s Resolution on Equal Opportunity prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion or national origin.

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Bugs seen; score is 35 at chain

By Becca J.G. Godwin Becca.Godwin@ajc.com

A location of a popular Atlanta sports restaurant chain failed a recent health inspection, Fulton County records show.

Dantanna’s in the CNN Center scored a 35/U following the Monday evaluation. There are also locations in Buckhead and Sandy Springs.

Scores below 70 are considered failing. The downtown location’s prior score, from November, was a 91.

According to the report, roaches were observed during the inspection.

Officials also reported “heavy fruit fly activity” and a black and pink slime-like substance inside an ice machine.

Grant Dyrenfurth, general manager, said every issue is being addressed.

One problem Dyrenfurth highlighted was the coolers. He said they were “on the fritz” and not keeping proper temperatures, but were being repaired Tuesday.

He expects the restaurant to pass the next inspection “with flying colors.”

Follow-up inspections are generally completed within 10 days of the original evaluation.

INFORMATION

Dantanna’s One CNN Center, Atlanta Score: 35/U

ACROSS METRO ATLANTA

Here are other recent inspection scores for area restaurants.

Douglas County ■ Gumbeaux’s Cajun Café, 6712 E. Broad St., Douglasville. 94/A ■ Hog Wild BBQ, 3749 Kings Highway, Douglasville. 100/A ■ Johnny Rockets, 6700 Douglas Blvd., Douglasville. 97/A ■ Martin’s Restaurant, 5796 Fairburn Road, Douglasville. 92/A ■ Tony’s Mexican Grill, 4040 Chapel Hill Road, Douglasville.

91/A Cobb County ■ Chow King Grill, 2400 Cobb Parkway, Smyrna. 83/B ■ Dickey’s Barbeque Pit, 1610 Ridenour Blvd., Kennesaw. 92/A ■ Muss & Turner’s, 1675 Cumberland Parkway, Smyrna.

94/A ■ Panera Bread, 600 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. 100/A ■ Smashburger, 440 Barrett Parkway, Kennesaw. 78/C DeKalb County ■ East 48th St. Market, 2462 Jett Ferry Road, Dunwoody. 82/B ■ Magnolia Room Tucker, 4450 Hugh Howell Road, Tucker. 78/C ■ Nicola’s Restaurant, 1602 Lavista Road, Atlanta. 83/B ■ Purnima Restaurant, 4646 Buford Highway, Chamblee. 83/B ■ Red Hills Jerk Center, 7185 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain. 85/B LAURA BERRIOS FOR THE AJC

QUESTIONS OR TIPS?

Information about restaurants is taken from public records and reflects scores from the latest Health Department inspections.

■ Search restaurant inspections database: www.ajc.com/restaurantdatabase ■ Read past scores: www. ajc.com/inspectionsarchive ■ Keep up on restaurant reviews and food news: atlantarestaurants.blog. ajc.com.

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New item-DeKalb County

The Elizabeth Porter Park fund has received the largest donation of its fundraising campaign when the now dissolved Marietta Redevelopment Corp. contributed $40,701.

MRC was dissolved in March by its board of directors after the acquisition in late 2016 of eight acres for construction of 78 single-family homes and clearance of MRC’s existing debt, leaving the nonprofit with $40,701 after final expenses were paid.

MRC Chairman Terry Lee said, “Councilwoman Michelle Cooper Kelly was relentless in her pursuit of funds on behalf of Elizabeth Porter Park. She also presented the most compelling arguments why the money would be put to good use. Elizabeth Porter Park was selected because it is a significant part of Marietta’s history.”

Kelly, also chairwoman of the Marietta Elizabeth Porter Historic Committee, said the committee was formed in September 2015 “to establish a timeline among the historic hospital, the once popular canteen and the final re-purpose to the Elizabeth Porter recreational facility.”

Now the park fund has about $84,000 to tell the story of Marietta, Baptist Town and Porter, who was the former recreation center manager.

Current plans call for an additional $50,000 to go toward a statue of Porter, donor recognition and interpretative signage within the park, recounting the history of the African-American hospital and the Baptist Town community.

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Dissolved corporation gives funds to new park

What’s not working around metro Atlanta Michael Terk hopes construction will soon be completed on one of the county’s busy roads.

“Several months ago, DeKalb County began repairs on the curbs on The By Way. The work was never completed. The county’s work has resulted in damage to the roadbed where weeds are beginning to grow,” Terk said.

He said the damage has caused narrowing of an already dangerously narrow road.

“I have called the county but no one seemed to know about the project. I emailed the county with photos but failed to receive a reply,” he added.

We sent the item to the county and will keep you updated.

Days on list: 7 Who’s looking into it: Communications Manager Andrew Cauthen, acauthen@dekalbcountyga.gov

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Frank Craft wants to see a busy city street re-striped.

“Please re-stripe Peachtree from 10th Street in Midtown to the DeKalb County line. In dry weather, the stripes are barely noticeable. In wet weather, it is a safety hazard as the lines are not visible. I’ve witnessed too many potential accidents as people cannot see the stripes,” he wrote.

We sent the item to the city and will keep you updated.

Days on list: 6 Who’s looking into it: City of Atlanta Department of Public Works Commissioner William Johnson, 404-330-6240, wm johnson@atlantaga.gov

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Christine Stanton hopes a popular area of town can see some safety improvements.

“I am hoping that some action can be taken on this issue. Once again there is a terrible accident

Michael Terk would like to see the cones removed from The By Way soon. CONTRIBUTED BY MICHAEL TERK

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on Moreland Ave between Mclendon Avenue and DeKalb Avenue,” she wrote.

Stanton said the striping on the road is non-existent, and motorists cannot tell where the lanes are anymore.

“Also the cross walk striping at

the intersections of Moreland Avenue, Euclid Avenue and McClendon Avenue are gone. This is a high traffic and pedestrian area. It’s time for someone to take action and get this taken care of it has gone on for to long,” she added.

We sent her issue to the city and will let you know when it’s resolved.

Days on list: 6 Who’s looking into it: City of Atlanta Department of Public Works Commissioner William Johnson, 404-330-6240, wm johnson@atlantaga.gov JOHN THOMPSON FOR THE AJC

Ease of commuting in Spain can teach lesson to Atlanta travelers

Doug Turnbull Gridlock Guy

My family travels abroad at least once a year and doing so easily conjures up the brain drain of “Back home, this would never be successful,” or “They are just so (insert the positive adjective) here.” The truth is that if we added up the pros and cons of the USA or Atlanta and compared them to any place we have been, our opinions would show far more nuance. That said, the commuting options and habits in both Madrid and Barcelona, Spain, recently taught us quite a bit.

First, there are multiple transit options. Madrid and Barcelona both have extensive entanglements of metro train lines and the trains run like tops. In the heart of Downtown Barcelona, for example, trains arrive every two or three minutes during the day and they are often packed.

We never rode an empty metro car in either city. And there are substantial reasons for that.

Walking and taking train and bus are not only necessities, but they are cultural in these denselypopulated cities. The roads still have plenty of traffic, but they definitely could not handle the majority of the city’s residents taking

their cars individually from place to place, like we do in Atlanta.

There also is no need for that.

In Barcelona especially, each neighborhood has its own — almost everything. We stayed on a small street, Carre d’Asturies, that has at least three fresh veggie markets, clothing stores, several restaurants and cafes, a pharmacy, at least two gelato stands, and some more specialty shops. The residents live above and around all of this bustle and the Fontana Metro stop sits at the end of the street. The only thing missing is a gas station.

And when people in the Gracia neighborhood do need to go elsewhere, the Metro is convenient and has very small distances between each stop. This chops walking bouts into manageable distances and the walking keeps many Barcelonans in shape. And vast bus systems in both Barcelona and Madrid fill in the gaps between the Metro lines and stops.

One argument against this model being viable in Atlanta is simply that urban sprawl leaves too much ground for rail to cover.

But Spain (like much of Europe) also employs low-cost, mainly above-ground regional trains that connect their suburbs with the Barcelona city center.

Georgia could make use of existing railways for regional trains that are separate from, but connect with MARTA, just as GRTA and Xpress buses operate. Decades ago, a commuter train connected Duluth, Norcross, Doraville, and Atlanta. If regional trains could trim

freeway traffic just a bit, Atlanta would have more room to grow.

One thing Atlanta does better than Madrid and Barcelona is flight. Madrid’s airport has terribly long lines and requires walking seemingly the length of Iberia to traverse concourses. Barcelona’s is beautiful, but sequesters an entire concourse (ours, E) from the main shopping and eating area and also has a ridiculous screening process right before boarding flights. Hartsfield-Jackson has its flaws as the world’s busiest airport, but it flushes through the droves fairly efficiently.

No city does commuting perfectly, but Madrid and Barcelona teach plenty about city planning.

Closeness of goods (and people), the lack of cars, and the ease of mass transit may just make someone want to delay their trip to those cities’ inefficient airports.

Metro Atlanta should take note, as more cities establish themselves, but also should pat itself on the back for its typically smooth aviation hub.

CAROLYN CUNNINGHAM FOR THE AJC

CHEROKEE

Six schools to get new security foyers The Cherokee County School Board has let a $207,500 contract to construct security foyers at six elementary schools, the second phase of a project to enhance the safety of students.

Womack, Lewis & Smith was awarded the contract to install the new foyers at Clark Creek ES Stem Academy, Hasty and Oak Grove ES Fine Arts Academies and Indian Knoll, Knox and Woodstock elementary schools.

Additional phases are planned to further secure other schools, officials said.

The project will create a second layer of front entrance doors to better monitor visitor access.

DAVID IBATA FOR THE AJC

HENRY

County to allow tax districts for dam repair The Henry County Board of Commissioners voted recently to approve an ordinance allowing for the creation of special tax districts to fund repairs of various dams throughout the county.

Private land owners or individual communities can now petition the county to create a self-taxing district with specific participants to set aside money for the costs associated with dams that affect their property directly. The measure affects Category 1 dams, which if damaged would affect “life and public safety” with a collapse being potentially catastrophic, according to officials.

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Doug Turnbull, the PM drive airborne anchor for Triple Team Traffic on News 95-5 FM and AM-750 WSB is the Gridlock Guy. He also writes a traffic blog and hosts a podcast with Smilin’ Mark McKay on wsbradio. com. Contact him at doug. turnbull@coxinc.com

Library construction hitting milestone Forsyth County officials said an expansion of the state’s busiest library branch remains on track to open in the spring.

Library system Director Anna Lyle said the expansion portion should be readied by fall and the entire facility will close for about four weeks. Library employees will then shift the collection from the 20,000-square-foot existing library into the 18,000-foot extension so that a renovation of the older portion built in 2000 can be done.

The groundbreaking on the nearly $3 million proje c t w a s i n N o v e m b e r.

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Ninth-grader Aechita Shrivastana gets a hug from Mj Pavon (center) at the grand opening of the newly completed first phase of construction of Walton High School in Cobb County. All of the construction is scheduled to be completed by mid-2019.

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Walton High

and not enough seats.

“You’d better build two schools real quick,” he remembered telling them.

And so Walton and Spray-

berry high schools came to be. Isakson said the land to build Walton and neighboring Dodgen Middle School cost $4,500 back then.

He complimented the district on its progress.

“We have a pearl of beauty in this school, this school district,” Isakson said.

Jeannette Martinez, who moved to Cobb from Puerto Rico and spent a semester at the old Walton last year, said she thinks she’ll like spending 10th grade here.

The 15-year-old, who wants to be a make-up artist after she graduates, said the old building was hard to memorize.

“It looks more open,” she said pointing out to a patio with covered benches. “It’s a huge school compared to (schools in) Puerto Rico.”

The Cyclone never reached the same dizzying pace, though it could feel like it. An initial 95-foot rise up a clop-clop-clop of wooden planks hurtled riders through slopes and slices that topped out at 50 miles per hour. Some cuts were smooth; most are not.

One constant – riders best hold tight, for the Cyclone had a knack for lifting them out of their seats.

For all this, the Cyclone

routinely landed on top50 lists of the world’s best wooden coasters, with many reviewers citing the extreme – and to some, surprising – power of the ride. It tugged, yanked and tore riders across the convoluted track, sometimes all at the same time.

A generation of parkgoers saw it as a must-ride, a first test just outside the ticket gate that prepared them for the adventures

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ter and athletic building, is set to be completed in early 2019, the district said.

Several county commissioners and school board members gathered to cut the ribbon out front along with U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson and newly elected U.S. Rep. Karen Handel, whose 6th District includes part of East Cobb.

Isakson explained how he helped find the land for the first Walton High in the mid-1970s. The real estate businessman said he was out to lunch with county school officials at the time who were telling him how they had too many students

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feet dangle and arms flail.

The Cyclone wasn’t the first wooden roller coaster at Six Flags, nor is it the last. The Great American Scream Machine, open since 1973, still holds court on the other side of the park, barreling riders down a 105-foot drop at speeds of 57 miles per hour.

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only that, the state was first or second the previous three years.

Since 2011, Ralph Hudgens has picked up a check as insurance commissioner, the elected official charged with regulating insurance in Georgia. But when it comes to protecting consumers from car insurance rate hikes, he’s as useful as a fellow with a coal shovel on a diesel engine.

When asked if he was trying to do something to hold down rates, Hudgens told the AJC reporters, “I can’t — the state law, those guys over there, have taken that ability away from me.”

Back in 2008, “those guys,” the state Legislature, the business-friendly fraternity that adores unfettered, free market, lightly regulated commerce, voted to take the handcuffs off insurance companies and slap them on the insurance commissioner. After that, car insurance companies in Georgia in almost all cases could increase rates without state approval.

It was a bill that was tacked onto another bill and sneaked through both chambers in record time,

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the things about education that adults control. Let’s step back and look at the children.

They bring something to the table, too,” said Cornelius N. Grove, author of the new book, “The Drive to Learn: What the East Asian Experience Tells Us about Raising Students Who Excel.”

And what children bring — or don’t bring, in the case of U.S. students, he says — is a receptiveness to learning and a moral and cultural imperative to excel.

In his earlier book, “The Aptitude Myth,” Grove challenged the assumption that school performance is determined by innate aptitude.

Studies show that, in fact, East Asian students in the

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson calls the school “a pearl of beauty” in the district.

Discarded cigarette blamed in deadly fire

Reward offered after Woman still missing; grandson charged burglary at club

A 6-year-old Spalding County boy who was burned in a Saturday morning fire started by a cigarette in a trash can has died, officials say.

Zachary Shavers Tobias Sevenstar died about noon on Sunday, after being taken to a burn center in Augusta on Saturday, said Glenn Allen, communications director for the Georgia Department of Insurance/ State Fire Marshal’s Office.

Zachary’s mother, 44-yearold Christie Lewis, died at her home located at 408 E. McIntosh Road in Griffin, when the fire broke out about 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Allen said.

“The early Saturday morning house fire was caused by careless smoking,” Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said.

“The investigation revealed that the improper discarding of a cigarette into a trash can started the blaze.”

The woman’s husband, Jimmy Lewis, said firefighters found his wife on top of Zachary in an attempt to shield him from the flames.

“She was a good person and a beautiful person and she loved life,” Lewis said.

Hudgens said this death brings Georgia’s fire fatalit y total to 65 for 2017.

After a burglary at a popular Athens club, members of the music community are rallying support in the form of a $15,000 reward.

The 40 Watt Club in Athens was burglarized in the early hours Friday, Athens-Clarke County police spokesman Sgt. Jim Schultz told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

More than $20,000 worth of house equipment was stolen, said Velena Vego, a talent buyer for the club.

“We’re devastated,” Vego said. “We’ve never had this happen in the 30 years we’ve been here.”

Vego said all the microphones, amplifiers and electronics have the club’s information engraved with 40 Watt. “So I don’t know how they’re going to resell anything,” Vego said. “I don’t know what (the burglars) were thinking.”

Some of those who were angered by the news include David Lowery of Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, who pinned a tweet Friday saying, “$5k reward from me personally for arrest/ conviction of the (expletive) lowlifes who broke into the @40WattAthens last night and stole the PA.” R . E . M . ’s M i k e M i l l s offered another $5,000 t o t h e p o t a n d s i n ge r Jason Isbell followed suit.

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The man accused of assaulting and kidnapping his 78-year-old grandmother is now accused of killing her, according to police.

But by Sunday afternoon, the woman’s body had not been found.

Divers searched a pond at Chapel Hill Park in DeKalb County for signs of Millicent Williams, reported missing one week ago. Her grandson, Gregory Anthony Williams, has been charged with her murder.

Gregory Williams, 36, had been in jail since Thursday, when he was found in his grandmother’s car. He was arrested in a Kroger parking lot and charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault and theft by taking. On Saturday, he was charged with felony murder, though her body was not located.

Family members reported Millicent Williams missing Sunday, according to DeKalb police. Officers found her Decatur-area home in disarray and there was blood inside.

Police and court records showed Millicent Williams had previously feared her grandson would hurt her.

Her grandson, an Army veteran with mental illness, had even threatened to kill her, according to a police report.

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elsewhere. Now it is to be replaced, though park officials will only say it will be succeeded by another “innovative and thrilling” addition.

Brian Self is an out-withthe-old type of guy who was eager to trade rumors about what will take its place. But the Peachtree City restaurateur was drawn to the Cyclone on Sunday by a sense of history.

“I love riding every ride

before they close down. I just wanted one last hurrah,” he said. “I’ll miss the nostalgia – but I’m looking forward to what’s next.”

The final bumpy ride was bittersweet for the Tyner clan, for this was 9-yearold Ava’s favorite ride.

“I like the classic ones. I like the noises. And I like that it’s more rickety,” she said, catching her breath after a head-spinning ride.

“I don’t know why, I just

like it that way.”

Her mother Lisa, a nurse from Woodstock, tried to explain the ride’s allure.

“It’s simple: You just buckle in and ride,” she said. “Don’t get me wrong.

I love the fancy rides where you hang down. But this is my childhood.”

As for Ava, she seemed like she’d get by just fine.

Her interview done, she was already off to the races in search of the next thrill.

have been rough, with car insurance claims overriding premiums. State Farm had its worst last year of all insurers, losing almost $7 billion on car policies but still earning $400 million overall in net income.

In 2015, State Farm made $6.2 billion in net income and $4.2 billion the year before.

Allstate similarly lost money on car claims but still managed to make $1.76 billion last year and $2 billion the year before.

In the AJC interview, reporters asked Hudgens why Georgia should even have an insurance commissioner? How is he helping?

“Gracious, you are asking some questions,” he responded. “If you will go out that door, consumer services division, we have multiple people that do thousands of complaints a year, they end up getting millions of dollars back to consumers from insurers that they were not giving them to begin with.”

Then Hudgens got back to explaining his job. “It’s to regulate the companies ...

Then his deputy, Steve Manders, jumped in — sensing his boss was struggling — and added: “To make sure (insurance) companies are solvent.”

sibilities?

Yes, he said, if parents have courage. “You must get out of the habit of bolstering your children’s self-esteem when they don’t do well. That doesn’t happen in East Asia,” he said. And parents have to rethink the “well-rounded child” ideal, which is widespread here but has left American children far behind their East Asian peers academically.

Grove rejects the criticism that the East Asian education model will lead to less creativity and innovation.

“We are not short of entrepreneurs in this country,” he said. “We have masses of young people who aren’t able to do simple math, who have trouble reading a sentence.

That is our bigger problem and the one I am trying to help solve.”

because that’s how those things work.

Hudgens, in fact, was also one of “those guys” in the Legislature. But he was not just a mere “guy,” he was chairman of the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee, a post that helped him be one of the top 10 legislators getting love (in the form of gifts) from lobbyists.

At the time, some like then-Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine argued against the action. “In the future,” he said, “if they know they can get whatever they want, the sky is the limit.”

Earlier, I mentioned it was a union that pushed to keep alive that unneeded railroad fireman gig. Now, there obviously is no union representing insurance commissioners in Georgia. But there is something better: The Legislature, a body of 236 ambitious souls who are often looking for a soft place to land after doing their time in the state House or Senate.

The L e gi slature pays $17,300 for three months of full-time work. (Plus a per diem.) It’s not enough to get rich, but it does open the door to all sorts of cushy bureaucratic jobs, lucrative business contacts or even higher office.

One of those gigs is insurance commissioner, which pays about $120,000 a year and still allows time for a fellow to tend to other business if he must. Hudgens was able to find the time to run a portable toilet company in Athens, a billboard company, and do some land investing while overseeing some other business enterprises.

Remember, this is a business-friendly state and politicians don’t take a vow of poverty.

And the businesses are friendly in return.

My colleagues determined that “two-thirds of the $2.1 million he raised to run for insurance commissioner in 2010 and for re-election last year came from people who work directly or indirectly — such as insurance industry lawyers or lobbyists — in industries that Hudgens’ office regulates or licenses.”

The reporters located regular Georgians, such as Robin Greene, an instructor at a

Christian school, who were struggling with the ever-rising insurance bills.

In an interview, they asked Hudgens what he could do to help drivers like Greene.

They said Hudgens was “stumped.”

“You kind of caught me off guard,” he said. “I really don’t know what to say.”

It was as if the insurance commissioner, the man whose job it is to know exactly what to say when asked questions like that, had never really considered the impact of steadily rising rates on folks struggling to get by.

Hudgens, who announced he’s heading into the sunset after next year, declined to talk with me for this story.

Tim Ryles, who ran the office in the early 1990s, told me the commissioner can publicly question the insurance companies when they’re seeking increases, can lobby the Legislature to get tougher laws, or can tell insurance companies he’ll more tightly monitor insurance claims if they’re seeking big increases.

“It’s not a free market,” Ryles said. “Don’t say it’s free market when people have to buy it.”

Insurance companies complain that the last two years

U.S. don’t enter kindergarten with a cognitive edge. Yet they end up surpassing classmates because they believe achievement derives from effort, not genes. Students who fail an algebra test here often say, “I’m just not good at math.” East Asian students use failure to figure out what they don’t know and redirect their study plan.

Then, there are Asian parents, made infamous by Yale professor Amy Chua’s book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” in which she chronicled forcing her two daughters to practice their instruments for six hours and threatening to dismantle and give away one’s doll house if she didn’t nail “The Little White Donkey.”

Chua’s draconian standards, which prompted some critics to blast her methods

as “abuse,” seem to have paid off, said Grove. Chua’s youngest child attends Harvard, while the older graduated from Harvard and is a U.S. Army officer working toward a law degree at Yale.

Both young women contend they always knew they were loved and plan to raise their own kids with similar high expectations.

Grove said Asian parents show so much passion and involvement because they see themselves as their children’s primary educators, explaining, “In Asia, parents retain this responsibility. They see the teacher as supporting their efforts. They very much respect anyone with knowledge, so teachers get a great deal of respect.”

And that deep cultural respect permeates classrooms where East Asian stu-

dents arrive with upturned faces and pencils in hand to take notes and listen to their teachers, seldom asking questions, a trait often derided as passive and, thus, as ineffectual learning. “Here, we assume that if students are talking and moving around, they are mentally engaged and learning, but that doesn’t necessarily follow,” said Grove.

“East Asian students believe that a class session is their opportunity to get expert knowledge, so they don’t interrupt the teacher.” Once class is over, students often continue researching the topics on their own, frequently meeting informally with classmates for joint inquiry. It’s not uncommon for them to approach the teacher outside of class time to discuss what their further studies

revealed.

It is a uniquely American idea that schools must provide sports, clubs, theaters and pep rallies alongside academics to make school palatable to children, said Grove. Extracurricular activities are far less common in East Asia. There, children are much more receptive to classroom learning because it’s how they become their best selves and useful family and community members.

At the end of an hourlong phone discussion, I asked Grove whether American parents, many of whom want their kids to have fun at school and expect teachers to understand when students miss class or assignments due to baseball tournaments or family vacations, would ever embrace a model that increases their respon-

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ATKINSON, Katie Bell Celebration of Life Services for Katie Bell Atkinson will be held at 11:00AM Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at New Beginning Full Gospel Baptist Church, 923 Valley Brook Rd, Decatur, GA 30033. Bishop James H. Morton, Presiding and Eulogist. Visitation is 10:00AM-8:00PM TODAY at our SOUTH DEKALB Chapel. Family Hour 6:00PM-8:00PM. Memorial Service is 11:00AM Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Hall-Jones & Brown Funeral Home 205 G Street, Brunswick, GA 31520 with interment following at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery, Waverly, GA. Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home 4347 Flat Shoals Pkwy, Decatur, GA 30034 (404) 241-5656.

BALDWIN, Roberta Mrs. Roberta Reams Baldwin of SW Atlanta passed away on July 30, 2017. Services entrusted to Murray Brothers Cascade Chapel 404-349-3000 www.mbfh.com.

CARTER (Odom), Jane Willcox Jane Willcox Odom Carter, born in Ocala, FL on March 5, 1931, died peacefully at home on July 27, 2017 in Atlanta, GA. Born to the late Herbert Hinson Odom and Martha Ruth Willcox Odom, Jane graduated from the University of Montevallo in Alabama and attended Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond pursuing graduate studies in Social Work. Jane began her career as a child welfare social worker, with a passion for serving others with energy and enthusiasm. She established a Protective Service program for children with the Department of Family and Children Services, which was the first of its kind in Georgia. She later became the Director of Child Development for DHR, contracting with community-based day care providers serving approximately 12,000 children each year.

After retiring from DHR, Jane was called by her former pastor and friend, Reverend C.R. Hill, to serve as Program Director of McDonough First United Methodist Church until 1994. Her love for the church and for the Lord led her to give of herself in serving others in all the ways she could. Jane was an active former member and leader of St. James United Methodist and Peachtree Road United Methodist for many years, then later joined McDonough First United Methodist serving on many committees and groups everywhere she went. She taught adult Sunday School and helped start the Disciple Bible Study program, influencing the spiritual journey of many. Jane was an avid reader and great communicator with a brilliant mind.

Always willing to listen and offer wise counsel, she welcomed long conversations with friends and family.

She was devoted to her children and granddaughters and to a large extended family of aunts and uncles and cousins. She loved to share stories of her family heritage. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Colonial Dames and the Rhododendron Women’s Club, and a former member of the Atlanta Junior Committee of the Symphony.

Jane and her late husband, Edward (Pete) Carter loved their retirement years with travels across the country and time spent at their beloved St. Simons Island with family and friends.

She is survived by a daughter, Martha Christopher and son-inlaw, Jay, and a son, Al Fleetwood Jr; grandchildren Allison Christopher, Elizabeth Christopher and Rebecca Christopher and many extended family. Our family is eternally grateful to Jane’s caregivers for the love and care they provided, especially Kim Grasty who was devoted to both Jane and her late husband and became like family.

A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, August 2 at 11:00am in the Moore Chapel at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, Atlanta, GA, with Dr. C.R. Hill and Dr. William J. Britt officiating. Funeral arrangements by HM Patterson & Son Oglethorpe Hill. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Peachtree Road United Methodist Church.

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Marvin Bertram Cohen, born October 26, 1934 in Macon, Georgia, peacefully passed away in the early morning hours of July 30, 2017. Loving husband of 60 years to Sandra Cohen and father to their daughter, Lori Cohen Sobel (Stuart) and son, Kent Isaac Cohen (Lisa). "Pops" was the best grandfather to Emilie Sobel, Noah Sobel, Miles Cohen, Lindsey Cohen and Harris Cohen, attending and reveling in all of his children and grandchildren’s life events and accomplishments. Graduating Cum Laude from the University of Georgia in 1956, he maintained life-long bonds with his AEPi fraternity brothers for whom he served as Master. He developed enduring friendships with hundreds of others, in and beyond Atlanta, whose lives were enriched by his love. For fifty years, he was a 32° Scottish Rite Freemason. Serving as a navigator in the US Air Force, he rose to the rank of captain. Doing his duty as a military paymaster, he reminds all of the time he missed a pay day to be present at the birth of Lori. From the earliest times, his life was dedicated to family. His entire life was especially devoted to Sandy, as they enjoyed constant companionship, friends and travel, always to be found dancing Wednesday nights away at Johnny’s Hideaway. Through his constant involvement and attention, he taught his family to love, to honor and to care for one another. He leaves, as his legacy, that family, bound to each other by his unconditional love. Sign online guest book at www.edressler.com. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to The American Cancer Society. Funeral will take place on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 10:30 am, at Arlington Memorial Park, 201 Mount Vernon Road, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, Atlanta (770) 451-4999.

Mrs. Irene Foster Lee of SW Atlanta passed away on July 29, 2017. Services entrusted to Murray Brothers Cascade Chapel 404-349-3000 www.mbfh.com.

DRUCKENBROD, Margaret "Mardi" Margaret (Mardi) Rockwell Druckenbrod died on July 25, 2017 at age 92 at St. George Village in Roswell, Ga. Mardi was born January 7, 1925 in Des Moines, Iowa. She was the youngest of four children born to James Clark Rockwell and Lenore Minnis Rockwell. After graduating from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, she studied voice with a professor at Drake University as well as attending business school. She became the secretary to the Des Moines City Auditor.

Singing was her true love. She was hired for a one hour show on KSO radio Tea Time Serenade in Des Moines. Mardi auditioned for the position with a vice president of MCA. Her audition tape was shown to band leader Marvin Fredric who hired her as his vocalist. She joined his band in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The band traveled for a year or so before returning to play the Biltmore Hotel in Atlanta.

She married Marvin Fredric Druckenbrod and they settled in Atlanta and left the music business.

Mardi was very involved in Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church serving as president of the Altar Guild and assisting weddings in the little chapel.

Mardi was preceded in death by her parents, husband of 52 years Marvin Fredric Druckenbrod, and brothers Albert Minnis Rockwell and James Clark Rockwell. She is survived by her daughter Lenore Druckenbrod Berman and her husband Arthur Gordon Berman of Marietta, Ga., granddaughters Margaret (Mardi) Berman Barker of Macon, Ga. and Roseleigh Reisman Berman of Marietta, Ga. , three great grandchildren Josh Barker, Jake Barker and Zoe Barker all of Macon, Ga. , and her sister Caroline Rockwell Nelson of Des Moines, Iowa.

A private graveside service will be held at the Westview Cemetery for immediate family.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Good Mews Animal Shelter and Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church.

FOSTER, Denise Mrs. Denise Foster, of Lithonia, GA., passed July 29, 2017. Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel 404-758-1731.

GEORGE, Alvin Mr. Alvin George, of Decatur, GA., passed July 28, 2017. Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel 404-758-1731.

GOODEN, Ora Mrs. Ora Gooden, of Lithonia, GA., passed July 28, 2017. Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel 404-758-1731.

GORDEUK, Nicholas Age 89, of Lawrenceville, passed away July 29, 2017. Service Aug 3, 4:00 pm, at Tom M. Wages Funeral Services Snellville Chapel, Snellville, GA

GRAHAM, Sr., Luther Mr. Luther Graham Sr. the husband of Mrs. Dorothy Graham passed July 29, 2017. His funeral will be announced by Gus Thornhill’s Funeral Home Inc. 404 768-2993-4.

GRESHAM, Willie C. Celebration of Life for Mr. Willie C. Gresham of Atlanta, Ga will be held Tuesday, August 1, 2017, 12 NOON at Holly Grove A.M.E Church, 400 Holly Grove Rd., Peachtree, Ga. Rev. Henry Oliver, officiating. Remains will lie repose at 10AM. Interment Holly Grove Cemetery. Family will receive friend TONIGHT from 7PM-8PM. He leaves to cherish his memory a devoted wife, Virginia Gresham, daughter, son and a host of other relatives and friends. Family and friends are asked to assemble the church at 11AM. GUS THORNHILL’S FUNERAL HOME INC. 404-768-2993-4.

GRIFFIN, Eric Grady Age 48, of Cumming, passed away July 27, 2017. Services August 3, 5:00 PM, at Creekside United Methodist Church.

McDonald & Son Funeral Home, Cumming, GA.

HICKSON, David CASON, Wylene Age 81, of Dallas, passed away July 29, 2017. Service August 1, 11:00 AM, in the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Hiram, GA.

CHAMBERS, Imogene Of Homer, passed away July 29, 2017. Services August 1, in the Chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, GA.

CLARK, Bradley Sanderlin Bradley Sanderlin Clark, of Marietta, died Friday, July 28, 2017, in Boston, GA. Graveside services are at 2 p.m. Monday, July 31, 2017, at Boston City Cemetery, with the Rev. Tim Phillips officiating. Mr. Clark was the son of Diann Groover Kelley and Phillip Clark. He was born June 29, 1979 in Atlanta, GA. In 2001, Mr. Clark graduated with an associates degree in film and video production from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. He worked on a number of short films as assistant cameraman, assistant editor and a GRIP. He was baptized at an early age at the Lutheran Church Resurrection in Marietta.

Mr. Clark is survived by his mother and stepfather, Diann Groover Kelley and Bob Kelley, Marietta; father and stepmother, Phillip and Ann Clark, Atlanta; half-sister, Beau Clark, Atlanta; half-brother, Gray Clark, Atlanta; uncle, Danny Groover, Boston; aunt and uncle, Maria Fleshood (David), uncle and aunt, Michael Clark and Kim Kelly, step-grandmother, June Groover, Boston; James Groover and wife, Debbie, cousin, and their son, Morgan Groover, Boston; and his beloved cats, Eris, Stanley and Lemon and a host of other relatives and many friends He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Samuel D. Groover Jr., and grandmother, Gwendolyn Groover.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Friends of Boston Cemetery, P.O. Box 147, Boston, Georgia, 31626 or to your local humane society. Sign the guest register book online at www.whiddonshiverfuneralhome.com

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Mr. David Hickson of College Park, Georgia passed July 28, 2017. His funeral will be announced by Legacy Funeral Home, Inc. (770) 477-2273

HUNTER, Maisha Mrs. Maisha W. Hunter, of Douglasville, GA., passed July 28, 2017. Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel 404-7581731.

JONES, Andrew Mr. Andrew Jones age 69, passed on July 26, 2017. Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at Beulah Baptist Church 2340 Clifton Springs Road Decatur, GA 30034. Interment will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Georgia National Cemetery 2025 Mt. Carmel Church Lane Canton, GA 30114. Visitation will be held on Monday, July 31, 2017 from 12:00 PM-8:00 PM at Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home. Family Hour from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM. Memories of Andrew will be cherished by his loving family and friends. Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory 4347 Flat Shoals Pkwy Decatur, GA 30034 (404) 241-5656.

LANIER, Erica Ms. Erica D. Lanier age 21, passed on July 26, 2017. Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at Greenforest Baptist Church 3250 Rainbow Drive Decatur, GA 30034. Interment will be held on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Liberty Springs Baptist Church Cemetery 1347 Walker Rd Edgefield, SC 29824. Visitation will be held on Monday, July 31, 2017 from 10:00 AM-8:00 PM at Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home. Family Hour from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM. Memories of Erica will be cherished by her loving family and friends. Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory 4347 Flat Shoals Pkwy Decatur, GA 30034 (404) 241-5656.

MADDOX, Frederick Mr. Frederick Maddox, husband of Mrs. Mozelle Tye-Maddox, of Rex, passed on July 29, 2017. His arrangements will be announced later by W. D. Lemon & Sons Funeral Home, 300 Griffin St., McDonough (770) 957-4337 wdlemonfuneralhome.com

MOTE, Janice R. Age 84, of Powder Springs, passed away July 29, 2017. Services Aug. 2, 2:00 p.m. at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home & Crematory, Powder Springs, GA.

PENSON, Carl J. Age 79, of Newnan, passed away July 30, 2017. Pending Services. HOPE Funeral Home, Fayetteville, GA.

PHILLIPS, Larry Wayne Age 68, of Decatur, passed away July 29, 2017. Pending Services. A. S. Turner Sons Funeral Home, Decatur, GA.

PRIMEL, Mary Louise Age 64, of Cumming, passed away July 27, 2017. Services August 1, 10:30 AM, at Christ Redeemer Catholic Church.

McDonald & Son Funeral Home, Cumming, GA.

RICHARDSON, Jucille Mrs. Jucille Richardson of Atlanta, GA, passed July 28, 2017.

Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel, 404.758.1731.

THOMPSON, Jr., Wilbur Celebration of Life service for Mr. Wilbur Thompson Jr. will be held Tuesday 12 Noon August 1, 2017 White Plains United Methodist Church 1549 Graham Rd. Hogansville, GA. 30230 Rev. Carl Epps, officiating. Family will receive relatives and friends TODAY from 6-8PM for the visitation. Interment: Olive Branch Cemetery Hogansville, GA. He leaves to cherish his memories, wife Bettye Thompson, four children; Eric, Michael, Angela and Vanessa, nine Grandchildren, seven Great Grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Dortch-Williamson Funeral and Cremation Services 1410 Hwy 138 SW Riverdale, GA. 30296 770-907-8548.

VOYKIN, Dale Peter Born October 25, 1943 to Peter and Rosita Voykin in Calgary, Canada. Passed away on Monday July 17, 2017 at Piedmont Hospital; Atlanta, Ga. He was predeceased by his Father Peter. Survived by his wife Sandi of almost 38 years, his Mother Rosita Voykin (95 years old), his Brother Allan and the two daughters he loved so much Teri and Jamie. He was so proud of what his daughters had made of themselves and would talk about them to everyone. He is also survived by his four Grandchildren Andon, Jordan, Kyler and Grayton; who brought him joy on a daily basis. We can’t forget to mention his Boston Terrier Marilyn, who slept next to him every night. Dale loved to cruise and had over 40 cruises and if you happened to start this conversation, you could not stop him from talking about them. He would plan vacations for himself and Sandi and even for others; especially where the best places to eat were in any country you were visiting. He owned every musical play or movie ever made and would watch them over and over again. He retired from D.E.R in Pennsylvania in 1985, when Sandi’s job transferred her to Atlanta and started to work for Dames & Moore as a Senior Hydrogeologist/Project Mgr. D&M later became URS Corp, which this year became AEcom. He loved his job and felt he was doing some-thing important for the Earth.

He and Sandi loved their time at their home on Lake Weiss in Alabama and just last weekend purchased the adjoining lot.

They mostly loved it when their Grandchildren or girls came up to spend weekends there, even when it rained! Dale had plans to retire soon and he and Sandi planned to spend at least one month on an island somewhere, just moving island to island. According to Dale’s wishes, he was cremated thru The Neptune Society and his ashes will be spread over the Gulf of Mexico. In the near future, there will be a Mexican Fiesta held in his honor, since Mexico was one of his favorite countries. Please do not send any flowers, but donations would be greatly appreciated. They can be sent to the Boston Terrier Rescue group that Marilyn came from: ABTR 427 County Rd 281, Courtland, AL 36601 Dale P, you are the love of my life and will be greatly missed.

WEISSMANN, Benjamin Benjamin Weissmann, age 91, of Atlanta, died July 30, 2017.

Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, David and Nancy Weissmann, Atlanta; daughter , Terry Spector, Atlanta; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Josh Bailin, Boca Raton, FL; grandchildren: Elise, Evan (Marissa), Rachel, Abby, Elena, Shira and Josh; great grandchildren: Molly Eli and Hailey. Ben was preceded in death by his wife, Hilda Weissmann, of blessed memory. Sign online guest book at www.jewishfuner alcare.com. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the William Breman Jewish Home, 3150 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30327. A graveside service will be held Monday, July 31, 2017 at 10:00 am at Arlington Memorial Park. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, Atlanta (770) 451-4999.

WHITE, Condell A Homegoing Celebration honoring the life of Mr. Condell White of Fayetteville, Georgia will be held Tuesday, August 1, 2017, 11:00 a.m. at Cascade United Methodist Church, 3144 Cascade Rd., SW Atlanta, Georgia, Rev. Dr. Kevin Murriel, Pastor, officiating. Interment, Wednesday, July 2, 2017 Brown Grove Cemetery, Royston, Georgia. The family will receive friends Tuesday, Morning from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Survivors are a loving wife, Lillie R. White; son, Rodney A. White (Jacquelyn); sister, Lillie M. White; two grandchildren, Wesley A. White and Sydney N. White; and a host of other relatives and friends. Family and friends asked to assemble at the church at 9:15 a.m. Legacy Funeral Home, Inc. (770) 477-2273.

WILLIAMS (Jones), Karen Renee Age 49, of Alpharetta, passed away July 29, 2017. Visitation Aug. 2, 1-6 PM at H.M. Patterson and Son Funeral Home, Oglethorpe Hill Drawing Room, Brookhaven, GA.

WORLEY, Betty Martin Age 82, of Jefferson, passed away July 29, 2017. Services August 1, 2:00 PM, in the Chapel of Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, GA.

In Memoriam In Memory of Deacon James R. Neely 5/03/36 – 7/31/16 Not a day has passed by that you were not missed. Sadly missed by your wife Mrs. Alice M. Neely; children: Mattie, Willie (Teresa), Georgia (Anthony), Debbie, Wanda (Earnest), Rodney (Jennifer); grand & great grandchildren; brothers: Rev. John W. Neely, Mr. Thomas Neely (Wyomia); sister: Mrs. Jennie Clark; other family members and friends.

In Memory of Mrs. Mollie "Katie" Leonard-Jester The gates of memory will never close, We miss you more than anyone knows.

Your Loving Family

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Snitker: Johnson is no longer top closer

By Michael Cunningham mcunningham@ajc.com PHILADELPHIA — Braves

right-hander Jim Johnson no longer is the team’s primary closer after his recent struggles prompted manager Brian Snitker to try others in the role.

Johnson blew his major league-high eighth save and his third in his last seven chances Saturday against the Phillies.

O n S u n d ay, Jo h n s o n pitched the eighth inning with the score tied and Snitker said he was holding back right-hander Arodys Vizcaino for a possible save situation.

It didn’t come to that. The Phillies broke the tie with Freddy Galvis’ game-winning single off Akeel Morris in the bottom of the ninth. Snitker said the next time the Braves need a save, it won’t necessarily be Johnson taking the mound.

“Probably mix and match maybe and see where we are at in the (opposing) lineups ... and give some (other) guys a chance,” Snitker said.

Johnson’s performance Sunday did little to instill new confidence.

After Aaron Altherr reached first on Matt Adams’ error to lead off the eighth, Johnson threw a wild pitch to send Altherr into scoring position. Johnson retired clean-up hitter Nick Williams but then walked Tommy Joseph before Snitker replaced him.

Entering the game, Johnson had a 5.32 ERA in 24 appearances with a .345 opponents’ batting average.

Sometimes statistics don’t precisely reflect performance, because of luck or other circumstances. But after Saturday night’s loss, Johnson said that’s not the case with him.

“I think they pretty much sum it up,” Johnson said.

“I haven’t been throwing as many quality pitches as I should be and I’m paying the price for it.”

Following that game, Snitker said, “I don’t think we are there yet,” when asked if Johnson was in jeopardy of losing the closer job. The team’s thinking then changed overnight.

Johnson, 34, has been the team’s primary closer for at least part of the past three seasons. He moved into the role during the 2015 season before the Braves traded him to the Dodgers. The Braves then signed Johnson to a one-year, $2.5 million contract for the 2016 season and a two-year, $10 million extension last October.

In 2015 Johnson had nine saves in 13 chances for the Braves with an overall 2.25 ERA. He took over as primary closer last season after Vizcaino went on the disabled list and had 20 saves in 23 chances with a 3.06 ERA overall. This year, Johnson is 22-for-30 on saves with a 4.22 ERA in all situations.

Snitker said he expects that Johnson will be “fine” with the reduced role. “He’s a pro,” Snitker said. “He’s a gamer.”

Vizcaino, 26, took over as the Braves’ primary closer and converted nine of 10 save chances after the team traded Johnson in 2015.

Vizcaino began last season as the closer and converted 10 of 13 save opportunities before going on the disabled list.

“He has stuff to do that role,” Snitker said. “And we just kind of mix and match and swap it around and see who’s rested and maybe where we are at in the order and try to piece that thing together and make it happen.”

Atlanta United’s Hector “Tito” Villalba takes a selfie after Saturday night’s 1-1 draw with Orlando City SC. He scored the equalizer in injury time. MIGUEL MARTINEZ / MUNDO HISPANICO

With one late goal, rivalry bursts forth Atlanta United fans find perfect foil in Orlando City SC.

Steve Hummer

My Opinion

So, before Saturday evening’s Atlanta United-Orlando City match, I posed these questions of the local soccer-philes: Do they lower themselves to the level of those Orlando people who spent part of last Friday’s game in Florida chanting a loud, stadium-wide obscenity toward Atlanta? Do they, like the Orlando fans, turn a sporting event into a sweaty, R-rated sing-along that is neither original nor clever?

Or, do they choose the higher road less taken, stick with their more family-friendly menu of chants and cheers, which has made an Atlanta United game one of the best sporting scenes in town?

The answer: Just one minute into Saturday’s tilt, the fanatics in the north end zone at Bobby Dodd unveiled their own F-sharp chorus. Did it again in the second half.

Guess that really showed Orlando.

Didn’t really catch on throughout the stadium, though. More a token effort, just to prove they had that warped arrow in their quiver, should it be required.

For the final Atlanta United Game at Bobby Dodd, the tone in the stands remained more weighted toward the pro-Atlanta than the anti-Orlando. There was a definite edge to the interplay between the opposing fans as they were leaving the place, but no blood seemed to be spilled. That’s a big plus when considering soccer rivalries, be they budding or established.

The 1-1 draw Saturday evening, saved by a dramatic goal in injury time, the 92nd minute, by Atlanta United’s Tito Villalba allowed everyone to leave sort of happy. Villalba’s goal was not quite Lance Austin’s touchdown return of a blocked field goal to beat Florida State on this same field (2015).

But it was a nice finishing flourish nonetheless.

Ties in soccer are not exactly bad things, you see. “This was a wellearned point for us,” Atlanta United Michael Parkhurst said. “And two points taken away from them (Orlando was looking at three points in the standings for the win,

until Villalba struck).

Atlanta United ended with a very robust 6-2-1 record at Georgia Tech’s place. Moving to Mercedes-Benz Stadium comes fraught with the kind of wistfulness that follows checking out of a sweet vacation resort.

“I’m going to miss it,” said midfielder Jeff Larentowicz. “I’m going to miss the grass. I’m going to miss the sun.”

Whatever the silliness in the seats, the games themselves have been enough to recommend Atlanta-Orlando as potentially a series with a little snarl. Both have been close, both played with an urgency that reflected their importance in the standings. Now, one player — Villalba — has become as unpopular in that part of Florida as the citrus canker.

Just enough yellow cards were issued Saturday to attest to a physical game. These players might grow to resent one another, which is far more important than the relationships up among the aerobically challenged in the stands.

As difficult as it is to dislike Orlando — maybe not so much for the parents whose bank account has been gnawed to the bone

by Mickey Mouse — we just may have to get serious about it in a season or three.

FROM MYAJC.COM MARK BRADLEY’S BLOG

No need to re-examine Garcia deal

By Mark Bradley mbradley@ajc.com

You’ll recall that the Braves tried to trade Jaime Garcia to Minnesota, got cold feet and, after further review, traded him to Minnesota anyway. He started one game for the Twins and was the winning pitcher.

He’s now an ex-Twin.

Minnesota just flipped Garcia to the Yankees for two pitching prospects, which numerically trumps the one pitching prospect the Twins sent to the Braves, who wound up with Huascar Ynoa, ranked No. 22 in the Minnesota farm system by MLB Pipeline at the beginning of this season. Zack Littell goes to the Twins and his minor league numbers are great — he’s 14-1 this season in Class A and Double-A with a 1.87 ERA. He ranked No. 22 in the Yankees’ chain at midseason.

He’s also, as ESPN’s David Schoenfield notes, a finesse guy, which surely is why he’s 21 and on his third organization in a year. Writes Schoenfield: “His fastball sits 88-89

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mph and clearly front offices aren’t buying into him as a future rotation guy, as the Yankees acquired him in the offseason from the Mariners for reliever James Pazos.”

The Twins needed no more of Garcia because they entered Sunday with five losses in six games — his start was the exception — to fall seven games behind in the American League Central and four games back of the second wild card. The Twins have given up not a full week after gearing up. According to Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors, they’re absorbing all but the league-minimum part of Garcia’s remaining salary. The Braves, we note, didn’t pay any of his remaining $4.7 million to make him go away.

Bottom line: The Braves saved a little money and banked a prospect who at least throws hard in exchange for a guy who has already been traded again.

This is no knock on Garcia, who’s essentially a garden-variety big-league lefty.

It’s more an illustration of the goofiness inherent in

the trade deadline, which forces a general manager to decide if his team has a chance (meaning buy) or not (meaning sell), and that decision can turn on a dime.

In the grand scheme, the Braves got lucky. They were 45-45 two weeks ago, six games back of the second wild card. They’ve lost 10 of 13 and after Sunday afternoon’s games were 11 games behind, with five teams ahead of them for the right to be the visitor in the play-in game.

They could have bought, but they waited. Now they know what they are — not that they didn’t suspect already — and are behaving accordingly.

Should they have waited a week and landed the Yankees’ No. 22 guy, as opposed to the Twins’? This administration has shown no affinity for finesse pitchers and offloading $4.7 million was a real consideration. Still, all this fuss over one so-so lefthander is probably much ado about not much. The Braves wanted to get something for him while there was a demand. Apparently there still is.

Led by an impressive performance by Emma Meesseman, the Washington Mystics never trailed after the early going in a 77-70 win over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday at McCamish Pavilion.

Atlanta’s offense struggled early and was never able to overcome a lead that settled around 10 points for most of the afternoon.

“I’m still proud of our team,” coach Michael Cooper said. “Washington is a good team, they came with a big lineup. They caused problems with rebounding and like Pat Riley used to say, ‘No rebounding, no ring.’

Rebounding is a mindset and about being tough.”

The Mystics outrebounded the Dream 47-32. They had five players with at least seven rebounds, including a game-high 15 from Krystal Thomas.

The Dream chipped away in the final period but Meesseman’s 30-point effort never let Washington’s lead fall below six points. She shot 14 of 22 from the field and added 10 rebounds.

“Meesseman is a tough one-on-one guard and I thought we didn’t get our double-team fast enough,” Cooper said. “When you let her move around and let her hook you, it’s kind of tough.

When they hook you, there’s nothing else you can do.”

Kristi Toliver added 19 points on five 3-pointers.

Elizabeth Williams led the Dream with 18 points, while Brittney Sykes added 14 points on 5-of-15 shooting. Layshia Clarendon finished with 11 points and 10 assists. She now holds the team record for most assists in a season.

“This was a game that we thought we could definitely win, but they’re a really good team,” Clarendon said. “But our defense has to be better.

We can put up points, but until we stop letting people score, it’s going to be hard to win some games. We’ve got to start digging in and crashing the boards.”

The Dream (10-13 after back-to-back losses) will travel to Minnesota to face the Lynx on Thursday night.

— TYLER DUKE

FALCONS

Allen returns; Kazee impresses Falcons free safety Ricardo Allen returned to practice Sunday and was back at his spot on the first team after being excused from Saturday’s workout for personal reasons. Damontae Kazee — a fifth-round pick from San Diego State who is trying to make the transition from cornerback to free safety — worked with the first-team defense Saturday and continued to impress, making another interception.

— D. ORLANDO LEDBETTER

GEORGIA

Ex-Dog Marshall out for the season Former Bulldogs football player Keith Marshall can’t catch a break. The Washington Redskins running back tore his right patella tendon last week and will miss the

season.

It is another setback for Marshall, who missed the 2016 season after injuring his shoulder during a preseason game. In 2013, after a fast start to the season for the Bulldogs, Marshall tore the ACL in his right knee, missing the rest of the year.

— DAWGNATION

UGA swimmers shine at Worlds Former Georgia swimmers Chase Kalisz and Olivia Smoliga won gold medals Sunday on the final day of the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Kalisz, who won the men’s 200-meter individual medley Thursday, posted a 21/2-second victory in the 400 individual medley on Sunday. He became the first swimmer at Worlds to sweep the individual medley events since 2011, which also was the last time the United States won the 400 individual medley.

Kalisz broke the meet record of 4:06.22 that training partner Michael Phelps set in 2007. Only Phelps (4:03.84), Ryan Lochte (4:05.18) and now Kalisz have ever been under 4:06 in the event. Jay Litherland, a rising senior at UGA, placed fifth.

Smoliga led off for the Americans in the prelims of the women’s 4-x-100 medley relay, touching the wall in 59.52 in her 100-meter backstroke split. She earned her gold as the Americans posted a world-record time of 3:51.55 in the finals. Russia was second in 3:53.38 and Australia took third in 3:54.29.

Georgia senior Chantal Van Landeghem, swimming for her native Canada, recorded a 100-meter freestyle anchor leg of 53.08 as Canada came in fourth.

— STAFF REPORTS

ATLANTA UNITED

Villalba set to rock with his new guitar Atlanta United’s Hector Villalba has badly wanted to win one of the hand-painted guitars given to the player of the game following MLS games at Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd Stadium.

Instead, Miguel Almiron and Josef Martinez have won enough of them to keep ZZ Top playing for 100 years.

Neither would share with Villalba one of their guitars, whose winner is decided by the team. The player who receives the Golden Spike is voted on by fans on social media. Anton Walkes has also won one of the guitars.

But after scoring in the second minute of injury time to tie Orlando City 1-1 Saturday, Villalba finally got his guitar.

So, what is he going to do with the bright pink and green electric instrument?

“I’m going to form a band with the rest of the guys,” he said.

Villalba, like Martinez and Almiron, said he doesn’t play the guitar, but that someone is supposed to begin teaching them.

Villalba has four goals in the past four games, including two in the past two weeks at striker in place of the injured Martinez. Villalba leads Atlanta United with 10 goals.

— DOUG ROBERSON

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This year’s Hall of Famers — Bud Selig (from left), Ivan Rodriguez, John Schuerholz, Tim Raines and Jeff Bagwell — show off their plaques Sunday following the induction ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y. HANS PENNINK / ASSOCIATED PRESS

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saw the Braves acquire Damon Berryhill and Mike Bielecki, who were ineligible for that postseason but who became key contributors in the years ahead.

It wasn’t enough that he came to Atlanta and turned the last-place Braves into a World Series team in less time than it takes to say, “Terry Pendleton.”

It wasn’t enough that Schuerholz’s first major signing as Braves GM — Pendleton — became the 1991 National League MVP. Schuerholz then went out and landed Maddux, who’d just won a Cy Young Award and as a Brave would win the next three, and then McGriff, who played 68 games for his new club in 1993 and wound up fourth in the NL MVP voting.

Here’s how big a deal that was: Had McGriff played only 65 games for those Braves, they’d surely have missed the playoffs. They needed 104 wins to take the NL West in the Last Great Pennant Race; on the season’s final day, the Giants and Barry Bonds got stuck on 103.

Oh, and one thing more: At those winter meetings in Louisville, Schuerholz nearly hooked Bonds, too. Which wouldn’t have been like Kevin Durant signing with Golden State.

It would have been like LeBron James signing with Golden State.

Doubtless you know this stuff already. But Schuerholz and his Braves were so great for so long — 14 consecutive first-place finishes — that we took them for granted. We picked their nits. (Trading David Justice and Marquis Grissom to Cleveland, for example.) Some among us hold that not winning the World Series more than once cancels the 14 division titles. But the Hall of Fame is, at base, a hall of memories.

What we need to remember about that those Braves is that they were better for longer than any team has ever been.

The occupants of the chairs behind Schuerholz on the stage for Sunday’s ceremony told the tale:

John Schuerholz (left, with then-manager Bobby Cox at Turner Field) is one of seven men who acted as GMs in the Hall of Fame, but only Schuerholz and Pat Gillick ran teams in the era of free agency. ASSOCIATED PRESS 1997

Maddux, Tom Glavine and Bobby Cox, Hall of Fame class of 2014; John Smoltz, class of 2015. Next year will bring Chipper Jones to the same podium.

Counting the GM, that’s six Hall of Famers from that so-good-it-spoiled-us team. In an era where every halfway decent player has the right to change teams, the Braves stand as a shining example of how teams can get good and stay good and change players while still staying on top. (At that, Schuerholz is the unchallenged all-time best.)

As for his speech … well, here were the parts I liked. Him talking about playing stickball against a factory wall growing up in Baltimore. Him recalling his tryout for the hometown Orioles ending when scout Walter Youse handed him a stopwatch and told him to time the other guys. Him referencing the famous letter he wrote — he was then teaching junior high English — to Jerold Hoffberger, the Orioles’ owner, and how personnel director Lou Gorman recognized the Schuerholz name and gave him a job on the strength of that.

Those were nice touches.

The rest was unmemorable, except for Schuerholz not mentioning Frank Wren when listing his assistant GMs who’d moved up to run a team.

(I guess technically Wren didn’t “go elsewhere.” He stayed to succeed Schuerholz and got “terminated”

by him.) But that’s OK. For Atlanta and its baseball franchise, far better to have had a guy with an eye for talent and a knack for hiring good people running the shop than a deliverer of stem-winders.

There are now seven men who acted as GMs — their titles might have varied — in the Hall. Four worked for the Yankees: George Weiss, Ed Barrow and Larry and Lee MacPhail. The other two are Branch Rickey and Pat Gillick.

Only Schuerholz and Gillick ran teams in the era of free agency. Only Schuerholz and Gillick won World Series titles with clubs from both leagues. But Gillick never built a team that finished first 14 times over 14 completed seasons. Only John Schuerholz did that.

He closed his remarks by mentioning all the times he’d come here for someone else’s induction. “I really, really liked my seat on that lawn,” Schuerholz said. “But I need to confess: I love my new seat up here on this stage.”

When finally the speeches were done — at 17 minutes, his was the shortest, though it didn’t seem short — he and fellow inductee Bud Selig met the media and were asked about the plaques that will hang in the Hall.

“We looked to see if ours looked anything like we thought it would,” Schuerholz said. “But who cares?

It’s the Hall of Fame.”

to this series here and you think you are going to win every game and we already lost three of four.”

Ty Kelly beat the Braves on Saturday with a single in the 11th inning against Rex Brothers. On Sunday, Brothers gave up a leadoff double to Andrew Knapp in the ninth before Akeel Morris walked Kelly, gave up a bunt single to Cesar Hernandez and surrendered the game-winning hit to Galvis.

Braves hitters have been good at producing with runners in scoring position this season. Their .274 batting average in those situations entering Sunday ranked fourth in the NL, but they haven’t been able to convert those chances lately.

The Braves went 1 for 14 with RISP Saturday, 1 for 8 Sunday and are 8 for 54 (.148) over their past eight games.

“We are in a stretch here where we are having a hard time piercing the gap and we are leaving guys on,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said.

“You go through times like this. We’ve been through this before and we always seemed to come back, and we will.

“We’ll grind our way through. We’ll keep fighting and we’ll bounce back.

It’s tough and it’s hard to go through it, but you’ve just got to stay the course.”

Dickey limited the Phillies to six hits (all singles) with eight strikeouts and three walks over seven innings.

It’s the second time in 21 starts this season that Dickey pitched as many as seven innings with no earned runs allowed.

Dickey threw four wild pitches Sunday. Suzuki had two passed balls, including one that scored Odubel Herrera in the fourth inning, the only run Dickey allowed.

That knuckleball tailed late up and away from Suzuki.

Dickey said peppering the strike zone with fastballs was key to setting up his signature pitch.

“I kept them guessing a few times,” Dickey said. “I had good, late movement. I had a swing-and-miss knuckleball today. I kept trying to attack the zone. (Suzuki) did a good job back there with a really good knuckleball.

There were a couple that no one is going to catch. They just break too violently.”

The Braves had to work to push across the tying run against reliever Luis Garcia in the eighth inning.

Danny Santana led off with

Phillies teammates Tommy Joseph and Hector Neris mob Freddy Galvis after his single with no outs in the ninth inning scored the winning run. HUNTER MARTIN / GETTY IMAGES

Odubel Herrera scores the Phils’ first run on Kurt Suzuki’s passed ball in the fourth. Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey also threw four wild pitches. TOM MIHALEK / ASSOCIATED PRESS

a single, went to second on a wild pitch and moved to third on Inciarte’s sacrifice bunt. Brandon Phillips followed with a ground ball to second baseman Hernandez, whose throw to the plate was wide as Santana scored.

The Braves had another good scoring chance in the seventh, when Matt Adams led off with a single and Nick Markakis followed with another. Suzuki hit a fly ball to the warning track that allowed both runners to advance. But Phillies starter Vince Velasquez ended the threat by striking out Johan Camargo and Sean Rodriguez.

“We’ve just got to find a way to generate more runs, that’s all,” Dickey said.

A Braves scoring opportunity in the first inning evaporated when third-base coach Ron Washington misled Inciarte on the base paths. With

two outs and two base runners, Markakis hit a ground ball to the right of shortstop Galvis as Inciarte advanced from second to third.

Washington immediately waved Inciarte home, apparently believing Galvis couldn’t get to the ball — but he did.

Once Washington saw Galvis had the ball, he pointed at the third-base bag to stop Inciarte. But Inciarte had his head down and was sprinting for home, where Galvis’ throw beat him by several feet.

That meant the third out rather than a bases-loaded opportunity for Suzuki.

“The way I saw Wash he was sending me home,” Inciarte said. “That is a tough situation there to see if he’s going to hold me or send me because (Galvis) kind of picked the ball late and I had nothing else to do.”

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SPORTS MLB NOTES

Beltre doubles to join 3,000-hit club Third baseman is first Dominican to reach milestone.

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Adrian Beltre got his 3,000th career hit in a fitting way — a hard hit down the line past third base.

The 38-year-old Texas Rangers third baseman doubled Sunday to become the first player from the Dominican Republic, and 31st overall, to join the 3,000-hit club in the major leagues.

A banner was unfurled high above center field congratulating Beltre after his hit in the fourth inning against the Orioles. His teammates, who had crowded on the rail of their first-base dugout to be as close as possible to the historic moment, flooded onto the field to celebrate with him.

Beltre’s two daughters and 10-year-old son Adrian Jr. left their front-row seats near the dugout they had shared

IN BRIEF SWIMMING

Dressel joins Phelps with seven golds Caeleb Dressel won his seventh gold medal of the world championships Sunday, putting the U.S. team ahead to stay with another dominating swim in the 4x100-meter medley relay at the second-biggest meet after the Olympics.

The 20-year-old University of Florida student won three individual golds and was part of four winning relay teams, matching Michael Phelps’ haul at the 2007 worlds.

It was a big night all around for the Americans.

Lilly King set her second individual world record of the meet in the 50 breaststroke, again besting Russian rival Yulia Efimova, then returned as part of the women’s 4x100 medley relay that also broke the world record.

Chase Kalisz completed a sweep of the individual medleys to carry on the tradition of American dominance.

Kalisz romped to victory in the 400 IM on the heels of his victory in the 200 IM. The U.S. finished with 18 golds and 38 medals overall after managing just eight golds and 23 medals at the worlds two years ago.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Trojans’ clutch kicker off this year’s team USC kicker Matt Boermeester, who hit the winning field goal to beat Penn State 52-49 in the Rose Bowl in January, is no longer on the roster. He was not listed among the Trojans’ players when they held their first practice of training camp Saturday. Boermeester was suspended from the team in February after an undisclosed “student code of conduct issue” but the school has released no other details of his troubles.

Alabama: Defensive back Aaron Robinson, a highly touted prospect out of Deerfield Beach (Fla.) High in the Class of 2016, announced late Saturday he will transfer to Central Florida.

TENNIS

Wozniacki falters in Swedish Open final Caroline Wozniacki struggled with a left wrist injury as she lost the Swedish Open final in Bastad to Katerina Siniakova.

The 56th-ranked Siniakova, who played with a right arm injury, took advantage of Wozniacki’s inconsistent serving to win 6-3, 6-4 for her second career title.

Swiss Open: Fabio Fognini won his fifth career title by beating 170th-ranked qualifier Yannick Hanfmann 6-4, 7-5 in Gstaad, Switzerland.

German Championship: Leonardo Mayer defeated Florian Mayer 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to win the title in Hamburg, Germany.

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The Rangers’ Adrian Beltre is congratulated on the field by his son and two daughters after collecting his 3,000th career hit during Sunday’s game. RICK YEATTS / GETTY IMAGES

with other family members and ran to right-center field.

The kids helped unveil a logo commemorating the accomplishment on the wall in front of the Rangers bullpen, then went and hugged their father on the infield dirt.

Beltre grounded a 3-0 pitch

hard down the line and the ball ricocheted off the side wall and into left field. The double came off lefty Wade Miley, who got Beltre out on a swinging strikeout in the second.

In his 20th big league season, Beltre is the third player

who is primarily a third baseman in the 3,000-hit club, joining Hall of Famers George Brett and Wade Boggs.

Roy a l s : K a n s a s C i t y acquired outfielder Melky Cabrera from the White Sox for minor league pitchers A.J. Puckett and Andre Davis.

“They acquired me for a reason. I hope to help them,” said Cabrera, who played for the Royals in 2011. The switch-hitter is batting .288 with 13 homers and 56 RBIs. Blue Jays: Steve Pearce became the third player in MLB history to hit two walkoff grand slams in the same season, joining Cy Williams (Phillies, 1926) and Jim Presley (Seattle, 1986). Pearce had his Thursday and Sunday, with Sunday’s slam capping the biggest ninth-inning comeback in Toronto history as the Blue Jays rallied for seven runs to beat the Angels 11-10.

Brewers: Opening day starter Junior Guerra was optioned to Triple-A Colorado Springs and left-handed

reliever Wei-Chung Wang was promoted. Guerra has struggled after leaving his opening day start with a calf injury.

The right-hander was 1-4 with a 4.96 ERA after returning from the DL on May 26.

Diamondbacks: Lefthander Robbie Ray, who was struck in the head by a line drive Friday, was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list.

Phillies: Right-hander Pedro Beato (left hamstring strain) was placed on the 10-day DL after injuring himself while breaking toward first base on a groundout Saturday night.

Rockies: Left-hander Jake McGee (mid-back strain) was placed on the 10-day DL retroactive to Thursday.

Astros: Right-hander Will Harris was placed back on the DL with inflammation in his pitching shoulder. Harris was activated Friday, but had soreness after playing catch, and when the pain didn’t go away Saturday he was put back on the DL.

AUTO RACING

Kyle Busch ends Cup slump First win in a year comes after bitter run of near-misses.

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Kyle Busch watched the number of laps he led this season tick, tick, tick as it crossed 1,000, but he cared about only the lap he hadn’t led: the last one.

“We’ve had speed. We’ve been right there,” Busch said. “We’ve been able to do what we should be doing and that’s running up front.”

For all that time up front, Busch also had the longest losing streak of his career, a rare lapse on a résumé worthy of the NASCAR Hall of Fame: the 2015 Cup championship, 176 wins over all three series and an elite ride for Joe Gibbs Racing.

He can add two more feats to the list — 13 straight years with a Cup win and his first victory at Pocono Raceway.

Busch used a bump-andrun on Kevin Harvick to take the lead with 16 laps left and held on Sunday to snap a 36-race Cup losing streak dating to July 2016. He started from the pole.

Busch had never gone a full season without winning a race. Charlotte is now the only track where he’s failed to win a Cup points race, though he won the All-Star race there this year.

Busch had seven top-five finishes this season and was runner-up to Austin Dillon in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. All the near misses gnawed at Busch, and it came to a head last week in the

Kyle Busch takes the checkered flag Sunday at Pocono Raceway, ending a 36-race Cup winless streak, the longest drought of his career. JARED C. TILTON / GETTY IMAGES

Brickyard 400 when he had a fast car but crashed with Martin Truex Jr., a de facto teammate with Furniture Row Racing. The pit crews had an altercation, and car owner Joe Gibbs suspended two of Truex’s tire changers.

“We’ve all been fighting all year long and just wasn’t sure why,” said Busch, who has had three Xfinity and two Truck series wins this year.

“It’s been a frustrating year but an awesome day today.”

Harvick finished second, followed by Truex, Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski.

“There was no battle.

He was way faster than we were,” said Harvick.

Busch earned a spot in NASCAR’s 10-race playoff, leaving just three open spots

with five races left before the 16-driver field is set.

Samantha Busch was stressed about her husband’s season, tweeting before the race, “160 laps. We haven’t even started and I’m a ball of nerves. Please let this be the day for the 18!”

I n dy C a r: Josef Newgarden, in a Chevrolet, dominated at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on the way to his second consecutive IndyCar victory. He became the first three-time winner this season and vaulted into the series lead with four races left. Newgarden finished 5.156 seconds ahead of Penske teammate Will Power, the pole-sitter, whom Newgarden passed 14 laps into the 90-lap race on the 2.2-mile course.

Scott Dixon, who came in as the series leader, radioed around lap 40 that something was broken, and he finished ninth. He fell to third in the standings, one point behind Helio Castroneves and eight back of Newgarden.

Formula One: Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won the Hungarian Grand Prix from the pole, his fourth victory of the season, and it gave him a 14-point lead over second-place Lewis Hamilton heading into F1’s four-week break. Vettel said he had problems with steering from the start and credited teammate Kimi Raikkonen’s ability to block the threat of Mercedes drivers Valtteri Bottas, who was third, and Hamilton, who placed fourth.

GOLF

Vegas takes second Canada title in row Birdie in playoff edges Hoffman; Langer wins by 3.

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Jhonattan Vegas successfully defended his RBC Canadian Open title Sunday, beating Charley Hoffman with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff in Oakville, Ontario.

Vegas’ approach from the left bunker on the par-5 18th hit the grass just above the sand lip and still had enough power to clear the water and go through the green.

The 32-year-old Venezuelan chipped to a foot — after racing a chip past the hole in regulation from the same area en route to a par — and won when Hoffman’s birdie try from the back bunker slid past the hole.

“It’s been a special day,” Vegas said. “When I started making a few birdies, especially the putt for birdie on 7, I started feeling the same

Jhonattan Vegas closed with a 7-under 65 to reach the playoff.

chills that I felt last year when I won, and I just knew that something good could happen if I kept that going.”

Ve g a s c l o s e d w i t h a 7-under 65 to match Hoffman at 21-under 267.

Vegas is paying close attention to the turmoil in Venezuela, noting, “It’s always on my mind. I have family that live there. It’s my country of birth. I mean, it hurts.

Like I said yesterday, it hurts a lot, seeing the country the way it is … and all the suffering that even my family and friends that are having right now. It’s just not fair.”

Champions: Bernhard Langer won the Senior British Open in rain and wind at Royal Porthcawl in Bridgend, Wales, for his record-extend-

ing 10th senior major title and fifth in the last 10.

With a sore throat in the difficult weather, the 59-yearold German star closed with a par 72 to finish at 4-under 280 and beat American Corey Pavin by three strokes.

“Wasn’t 100 percent,” Langer said. “Makes it even more meaningful.”

Langer joined Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win three senior majors in a season, and won the event for the third time to match the tournament record.

Langer won the Regions Tradition and Senior PGA Championship — the first two of the PGA Champions Tour’s five majors — in consecutive weeks in May. LPGA: Mi Hyang Lee took advantage of Hall of Famer Karrie Webb’s late double bogey to win the Ladies Scottish Open in Irvine for her second tour title.

“I didn’t believe I got a win today,” said Lee, six shots back entering the round. “It

was a really surprise for me.”

A stroke ahead of Lee with two holes left at chilly Dundonald Links, Webb dropped a shot back with the double bogey on the par-5 17th after driving into a bunker and having to play out backward.

Lee, playing in the group ahead of Webb, increased the margin to two with a birdie on the par-5 18th. Needing an eagle to force a playoff, Webb closed with a birdie to tie for second with Mi Jung Hur. Europe: Jordan Smith beat defending champion Alexander Levy in a two-hole playoff to win the European Open in Hamburg, Germany.

Levy was leading by a shot at the 18th hole, but the French player had to tap in a tricky par putt to force the playoff after playing partner Smith, the overnight leader, holed his 10-foot birdie to go 13 under.

Smith’s close-range birdie in the playoff secured his first tour title in his 25th event.

NFL NOTES Rob Ninkovich played 11 years, eight with the Patriots.

Versatile Patriots DE-LB retires Vikings sign CB Rhodes to lucrative 5-year extension.

Associated Press

New England Patriots defensive stalwart Rob Ninkovich capped his 11-year NFL career by announcing his retirement Sunday after the team’s morning practice at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

Since joining the Patriots in 2009, Ninkovich had been one of the team’s most durable and dependable players.

The defensive end/linebacker was a two-time co-captain and won two Super Bowls with New England, but he didn’t take the easiest route to get there.

A fifth-round pick by the New Orleans Saints in 2006, he was waived four times by the Saints and Miami Dolphins before joining the Patriots just before the start of the 2009 season — after spending that offseason trying to make the Saints as a long snapper. Before joining New England, he had appeared in just eight games over three seasons.

With New England he missed just one game before last season, which he started with a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. From 20112015, he started every regular-season game.

Ninkovich had been absent since training camp started Thursday, for what the team called personal reasons. “I wanted to make sure I made the right choice,” he said.

Vikings: The team signed cornerback Xavier Rhodes to a five-year contract extension worth a reported $70 million. Rhodes, beginning his fifth season, was picked for his first Pro Bowl in 2016, tallying a career-high five interceptions.

Seahawks: Rookie defensive tackle Malik McDowell did not report for the start of training camp after being involved in a vehicular accident earlier in July. The team released a statement that McDowell is home recovering from the injuries and that team doctors have been in communication about his recovery.

McDowell was placed on the reserve/did not report list. Asked if he may not play this season, coach Pete Carroll said, “We’ll see. I don’t know that.”

McDowell was Seattle’s first selection in last spring’s draft, taken in the second round out of Michigan State.

He was expected to be a major contributor in Seattle’s defensive line rotation as a rookie.

Lions: Safety Glover Quin signed a contract extension through the 2019 season.

Quin’s 116 consecutive regular-season starts are the most among active NFL safeties.

Rams: Cornerback Trumaine Johnson said the team is not interested in re-signing him after failing to come to terms on a long-term contract this month. Johnson, who will play under the franchise tag for the second straight season, went one step further by declaring it publicly after the team’s first day of training camp concluded Saturday.

Browns: Safety Ed Reynolds will miss “significant time” with a left knee injury, coach Hue Jackson said.

Steelers: Rookie running back James Conner left the team’s first padded practice early with a shoulder injury.

Titans: Rookie Corey Davis practiced after becoming the last draft pick to sign a contract. He was the fifth overall pick and first wide receiver selected.

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“Wit “W ith h the the wa way ay Ky Kyle le’s ’s sy sysstem te m wa wass set set up up,, he he to took ok mo more re time ti me to ca call ll pl pla ays an and d we sh shif ift ft and an d mo moti tion on a lot lot mo more re th than an we di did d wit with h (fo (form rmer er co coor or-dina di nato torr Dir Dirk k Ko Koet ette ter) r).. Yo You u coul co uldn dn’t ’t ge gett ou outt of of stu stuff ff li like ke tha th at. We ta talk lk ab abou outt bei being ng th the e most mo st ag aggr gres essi sive ive te team am in fo foot ot-ball ba ll.. An And d I’m I’m al alll fo forr it it.. Bu Butt ther th ere’ e’ss als also o win winni ning ng ti time me..

You’ Yo u’re re no nott bei being ng ag aggr gres essi sive ive nott rrun no unni ning ng it th ther ere. e.””

Ryan Ry yan on Su Sund nday ay se seem emed ed to back ba ck aw away ay fr from om th thos ose e com com-ment me nts. s.

“I th thin ink k ev ever veryb ybod ody y is re read ad-ing in g a li litt ttle le to too o mu much ch in into to it it,” ,” he said said.. “It “It is wh what at it is is.. But But we’v we ’ve e mo move ved d on. on. We We’r ’re e on on to th this is ye year ar.. We ar are e fo focu cuse sed d on tr tryi ying ng to be beco come me the the bes bestt foot fo otba ball ll te team am th that at th this is te team am can ca n be. be.””

Shan Sh anah ahan an wa wasn sn’t ’t pl plea ease sed d with wi th Ry Ryan yan’s sh shot ot — re real al or pe perrceiive ce ved d — at hi hiss pl play ay-c -cal alli ling ng..

He po poin inte ted d ou outt to Sa San n Fra Franncissco re ci repo porrte ters rs on Th Thur ursd sda ay that th at th the e Fa Falc lcon onss ne neve verr had had a dela de lay y of of gam game e pen penal alty ty in his his two tw o sea seaso sons ns as co coor ordi dina nato tor. r.

“Any “A ny pl play ay-c -ca all ller er th that at yo you u talk ta lk to to,, tha that’ t’ss us usua uall lly y one one of the th e mo most st im impo port rta ant th thin ing gs and an d so some meth thin ing g I pr prid ide e my myse ysellf on a lot lot,, is ho how ow qu quic ick k ca can n yo you u

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si nce sinc e its i ts 20 2010 10 in ince cept ptio ion n (201 (2 010, 0, 20 2011 11). ). Is Isne nerr has has wo won n alll thr al three ee..

Afte Af fter a ro roun und d of of 32 by bye, ye, th the e seco se cond nd-s -see eede ded d Isn Isner er el elim imiinate na ted d Va Vase sek k Po Posp spis isil il,, Lu Luka kass Lack La cko o and and Gi Gill lles es Mu Mull ller er wi witth rela re lati tive ve ea ease se in ro rout ute e to th the e f in inal al.. He ne need eded ed tw two o tie t ie-brea br eake kers rs Su Sund nday ay af afte terr onl only y play pl ayin ing g one one in hi hiss pr prev evio ious us 14 se sets ts..

Isne Is nerr ap appe pear ared ed to in inju njurre hiss kne hi knee e at on one e poi point nt,, but but said sa id hi hiss tr trai aine nerr ad addr dres esse sed d it an and d it it did didn n’t bo both ther er hi him. m.

Butt wh Bu whil ile e tr tryi ying ng to re retu turn rn a serrve do se down wn 00-2 2 in in the the fi firs rstt tieb ti ebrrea eake ker, r, Is Isne nerr sstr truc uck k his his righ ri ightt han hand d aga again inst st th the e ra rack cket et,, draw dr awin ing g blo blood od..

“I ju just st re reac acte ted d ve very ry st stuupidl pi dly, y,”” he he sai said. d. “I gu gues esss it’ it’ss bett be tter er th than an cr crac acki king ng my

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get a pl get pla ay-ca call ll in into to a qu quar arte terrback ba ck,” ,” Shan Shanah ahan an sa said id..

“And “A nd th the e qu quic icke kerr yo you u do, do, the th e mor more e com comfo forrta tabl ble e it it is is,, nott jus no justt fo forr him him bu but ut th the e ent entiire offe of fens nse. e. Th The ey’ y’re re no nott pan pan-icke ic ked. d. Th They ey’r ’re e be bein ing g ab able le to move mo ve to th the e lin line. e. An And d wit with h me as a coo coord rdin ina ator, pe pers rson on-allly, I tr al try y al almo most st ev ever ery y sit situ uation ti on to ge gett it it in in as as fas fastt a ass pos pos-sibl si ble. e. An And d I ca can n be be hon hones est, t, ther th ere’ e’ss som somet etim imes es I do do bet bet-terr tha te than n oth other ers. s. Th Ther ere e ar are some so meti time mess I do don n’t do it as good go od.. Th Ther ere’ e’ss so some meti time mess I do it re real al go good od.” .”

Ryan Ry yan ac ackn kno owled edge ged d the therre were we re no de dela lay y of of gam game e ca call lls. s.

In th the e pas past, t, Ry Ryan an ha hass sai said d that th at it it’s ’s di diffi fficu cult lt to au audi dibl ble e

racket rack et.. But But I sti still ll brok broke e tha thatt game ga me bl blee eedi ding ng.. It It doe doesn sn’t ’t hurt hu rt at al all, l, bu butt it it to took ok my mind mi nd off th the e ma matc tch h a litt little le bitt and bi and I jus justt wa want nted ed to ge gett to th the e sid s idel elin ine e to ge gett th this is take ta ken n ca care re of of.” .”

Harr Ha rris ison on,, a fo fou urt rth h see seed, d, also al so en enjo joye yed d a by bye e be befo fore re endu en duri ring ng a fo fou urr-ho hour ur,, we weat athher-d er -del ela aye yed d sec s econ ondd-rrou ound nd matc ma atch in in wh whic ich h he he snu snuck ck pa past st John Jo hn Mi Mill llma man. n. He up upen ende ded d up-a up -and nd-c -com omer er Chr Chris isto toph pher er Euba Eu bank nks, s, th then en ov over ercc am ame e Kyle Ky le Ed Edmu mund nd,, wh who o ups u pset et No.. 1 se No seed ed Ja Jack ck So Sock ck,, in in thr three ee sets se ts to ea earn rn th the e fi fina nals ls ma matc tch h with wi th Is Isne ner. r.

“We’ “W We’ve ve bo both th go gott th that co commpeti pe titi tive ive si side de wh wher ere e we wa want nt to di dig g in in and and wi win, n,”” Ha Harr rriison so n sai said. d. “I th thin ink k the there re we were re time ti mess fo forr ea each ch of us wh wher ere e thin th ings gs go gott a li litt ttle le fr frus ustr trat at-ing, in g, bu butt we we’r ’re e re real ally ly go good od frie fr iend ndss so so I re real ally ly li like ke Jo John hn as a gu guy. He He’s ’s a gr grea eatt fri frien end d

from th from the e co comp mple lex x We West st Co Coas astt syst sy stem em pl play ay-c y-cal alls ls,, on once ce th they ey are ar e re rece ceiive ved. d.

“Exa “E xact ctly ly, y, we di didn dn’t ’t ha have ave any an y del delay ay of ga gam mes es,” ,” Ry Ryan an said sa id.. “T “Thi hiss wa wasn sn’t ’t a cr crit itic ical al take ta ke on Ky Kyle le at al all. l. Th This is wa wass just ju st th the e wa way ay we op oper erat ate ed in in the th e pas past. t. Ky Kyle yle di did d a grea eatt job job forr us fo us fo forr tw two wo ye year ars. s. He di did da grea gr eatt job job of ca call llin ing g pla plays ays fo forr us.. So, us So, it wa wasn sn’t ’t a cr crit itiq ique ue on him. hi m. It wa wass jus justt the the wa way ay we oper op erat ate ed. d.””

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of mi mine ne so once once we ge gett don done, e, it’s it ’s al alll go good od.” .”

Play Pl ayin ing g fro from m beh behin ind d is isn’ n’tt Isne Is nerr’s sp spec ecia ialt lty, y, bu butt it it wa wass hard ha rd to te tell ll on Su Sund nda ay. He pla pl ayed ca catc tchh-up up wi with th Ha Harr rriison so n fo forr mu much ch of th the e ma matc tch h and an d fe fell ll be behi hind nd bo both th ti tieb ebrrea ak-

ers 0-2 ers -2.. Isn Isner er cr cred edit ited ed hi hiss retu re turn rn ab abil iliity to av avoi void d fal falli ling ng into in to to too o dee deep p a ho hole le..

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Shan Sh anah aha an’ n’ss pla playy-ca call llin ing g hass bee ha been nw wid idel ely y cr crit itic iciz ized ed at his va vari riou ouss sto stops ps ar arou ound nd the th e NFL NFL,, but but no nott fro from m an anyone on e wit w ithi hin n the t he Fa Falc lcon onss orga or gani nizzat atio ion. n. That That he help lpss to expl ex why Ryan ’s c om om-plai ain n wh y Ry an’s ment me ntss bec becam ame e a ne news ws it item em..

The Th e Fa Falc lcon onss o ope pene ned d ca camp mp Thur Th ursd sday ay bu butt Ry Ryan an ha hadn dn’t ’t spok sp oken en to th the e med media ia un unti till Sund Su nda ay.

He fe feel elss the the te team am is off to

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“I th thin ink k it’ i t’ss bee b een n go good od..

Obvi Ob viou oussly ly, y, we ar are e fo four ur da days ays into in to it be bein ing g on on the the fi fiel eld, d,”” Ryan Ry an sa said id.. “I th thin ink k the the eff ffor ort hass bee ha been n re rea all lly y go good od at pr prac ac-tice ti ce.. ... ... “(Th “( Ther ere’ e’s) s) a lot l ot of ha harrd work wo rk in fr fron ontt of us us.. The The st sta art hass bee ha been n gr grea eat. at. We We’v ’ve e go gott tten en eff ffor ortt fro from m ou ourr gu guys. We ce cerrtain ta inly ly ha have ave ha had d a ni nice ce br brea eak k with wi th th the e we weat athe her, r, to too. o. It It’’s been be en be beau auti tifu full ou outt her here. e.””

finall wit fina witho hout ut Is Isne nerr ca came me in 2012 20 12,, wh when en An Andy dy Ro Rodd ddic ick k deff ea te de ted d Mu Mull ller er.. The T he vi vicctory to ry wi will ll mo move ve Is Isne nerr ahe ahead ad of So Sock ck as th the e No. No. 1 ra rank nked ed Amer Am eric ican an pl pla ayer.

“Itt fe “I feel elss pr pret etty ty go good od fo forr sure su re,” ,” he sa said id.. “I’ “I’ve ve be been en th the e top to p Ame Ameri rica can n fo forr the the be bett tter er part pa rt of si six x ye year arss no now, so to be ba back ck in that that sp spot ot is co cool ol..

It’s It ’s so some meth thin ing g I do ta take ke a lo lott of pr prid ide e in in and and I hop hope e to en end d the th e ye year ar as the the No. No. 1 Ame Amerrican ca n aga again in.” .”

It wa wass Ha Harr rris ison on’s ’s se seco cond nd care ca reer er fi fina nal, l, as oppo oppose sed d to Isne Is nerr’s 24t Harr ison 25,, 4th. h. Ha rris on,, 25 won wo n his his fi firs rstt tit title le ma matc tch h in in Memp Me mphi hiss ea earl rlie ierr thi thiss ye year ar..

“Itt wa “I wass kin kind d of of bac back k an and d fort fo rth h bat battl tle e the there re,” ,” Ha Harr rris ison on said sa id.. “He “He is al alwa ways ays go goin ing g to be to tou ugh be beccau ause se,, yo you u kno know, ow, rega re gard rdle less ss of wh when en yo you u pl play ay, y, it’s it ’s go goin ing g to co come me do down wn to a coup co uple le of cr cruc ucia iall mo mome ment nts. s.

He’s He ’s us used ed to th thos ose e ma matc tche hess

bec au bec ause se he pl pla ays so ma man ny of th them em..

“He “H e doe doess a re real ally ly go good od jo job b of pl play ayin ing g agg aggrres essi sive ve te tennniss and ni and gi give ve it to you wh when en-ever ev ver th ther ere e is a bi big ig poi point nt.. Lik Lik ke duri du ring ng ma matc tch h poi point nt,, he’ he’ll ll go afte af terr tha thatt fo fore reha hand nd.. He He’s ’s go gott a lot lot of mome moment ntum um go goin ing g and and I jus justt nee need d to ke keep ep bu buil ildi ding ng and an d put putti ting ng my myse self lf in th tha at posi po siti tion on a lot lot mo more re.” .”

Isne Is nerr has has 12 ca care reer er ti titl tles es,, alll at th al the e AT ATP P Wo Worl rld d To Tour ur 250 250 divi di visi sion on.. He wo won n his his th thir ird d Hall Ha ll of Fa Fame me Op Open en ti titl tle e las lastt week we eken end d and is 88-0 0 in in the the la last st two tw o we week eks, s, ho hold ldin ing g 80 80 of 81 serv se rvic ice e gam games es in that that sp span an..

“I co coul uldn dn’t ’t as ask k fo forr a betbetterr st te star o th U.S. artt (t (to the e U. S. Ope pen n seri se ries es), ),”” Isn Isner er sa said id.. “O “Obv bviiousl ou sly y, I’v I’ve e wo won n tw two o st stra raig ight ht tou to urn rnam amen ents ts an and d I we went nt to Newp Ne wpor ortt kno knowi wing ng th that at ph phys hys-ical ic ally ly I fe felt lt gr grea eatt and and I jus justt need ne eded ed to ge gett my ga game me up to my ph phys ysic ical al le leve vel. l.””

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National League EAST DIVISION TEAM W Washington 62 Miami 49 New York 48 Atlanta 48 Philadelphia 38

L 41 54 55 55 64

PCT. .602 .476 .466 .466 .373

GB WC — — 13 9½ 14 10½ 14 10½ 23½ 20

L10 STR HM AW 5-5 W-1 29-22 33-19 7-3 L-1 25-27 24-27 5-5 L-2 25-28 23-27 3-7 L-4 23-25 25-30 7-3 W-4 22-28 16-36

CENTRAL DIVISION TEAM W L Chicago 56 48 Milwaukee 55 52 St. Louis 52 53 Pittsburgh 51 54 Cincinnati 42 63

PCT. .538 .514 .495 .486 .400

GB WC — — 2½ 6 4½ 8 5½ 9 14½ 18

L10 7-3 3-7 6-4 4-6 2-8

WEST DIVISION TEAM W Los Angeles 74 Arizona 60 Colorado 60 San Diego 47 San Francisco 40

PCT. .705 .571 .566 .448 .377

GB WC — — 14 — 14½ — 27 12½ 34½ 20

L10 STR HM AW 8-2 W-8 47-13 27-18 5-5 L-1 36-18 24-27 5-5 L-1 31-19 29-27 6-4 L-1 28-26 19-32 3-7 L-3 22-29 18-37

L 31 45 46 58 66

STR HM W-2 27-22 L-2 29-26 W-1 31-26 W-1 27-23 W-1 25-28

AW 29-26 26-26 21-27 24-31 17-35

TODAY’S GAMES (All times Eastern)

Atlanta (Foltynewicz 9-5) at Philadelphia (Pivetta 3-6), 12:35 p.m.

Washington (Gonzalez 8-5) at Miami (Urena 9-4), 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Cain 3-9) at Oakland (Gray 6-5), 10:05 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati 6, Miami 4 Philadelphia 2, Atlanta 1 Colorado 10, Wash. 6, 1st game Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 2 St. Louis 3, Arizona 2 Seattle 9, N.Y. Mets 1 Pittsburgh 7, San Diego 1 Wash. 3, Colorado 1, 2nd game L.A. Dodgers 3, San Fran. 2, 11 inn.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

L.A. Dodgers 2, San Francisco 1 Seattle 3, N.Y. Mets 2 Colorado 4, Washington 2 Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 3, 11 inn.

Cubs 2, Milwaukee 1, 11 inn.

Miami 7, Cincinnati 3 Arizona 7, St. Louis 1 San Diego 4, Pittsburgh 2

American League EAST DIVISION TEAM W New York 56 Boston 57 Tampa Bay 54 Baltimore 50 Toronto 49

L 47 49 52 54 56

PCT. .544 .538 .509 .481 .467

GB — ½ 3½ 6½ 8

CENTRAL DIVISION TEAM W L Cleveland 57 46 Kansas City 55 48 Minnesota 50 53 Detroit 47 56 Chicago 40 62

PCT. .553 .534 .485 .456 .392

GB WC — — 2 — 7 5 10 8 16½ 14½

L10 STR HM AW 9-1 L-1 28-24 29-22 9-1 W-1 30-23 25-25 3-7 L-2 23-31 27-22 4-6 W-2 27-25 20-31 2-8 W-1 20-27 20-35

WEST DIVISION TEAM W Houston 68 Seattle 53 Los Angeles 51 Texas 50 Oakland 46

PCT. .654 .500 .481 .481 .438

GB WC — — 16 3½ 18 5½ 18 5½ 22½ 10

L10 STR HM AW 5-5 L-2 30-21 38-15 5-5 W-2 32-27 21-26 5-5 L-1 27-23 24-32 5-5 L-2 27-24 23-30 3-7 W-2 30-24 16-35

L 36 53 55 54 59

WC L10 STR HM AW — 8-2 L-1 31-18 25-29 — 3-7 L-1 30-20 27-29 2½ 3-7 W-1 29-23 25-29 5½ 5-5 W-2 30-21 20-33 7 5-5 W-1 27-26 22-30

TODAY’S GAMES (All times Eastern)

Detroit (Fulmer 10-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Severino 7-4), 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Duffy 7-6) at Baltimore (Jimenez 4-7), 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Clevinger 5-3) at Boston (Fister 0-5), 7:10 p.m.

Seattle (Hernandez 5-4) at Texas (Hamels 5-1), 8:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Cobb 9-6) at Houston (Morton 8-4), 8:10 p.m.

Toronto (Estrada 4-7) at Chicago White Sox (Shields 2-3), 8:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Cain 3-9) at Oakland (Gray 6-5), 10:05 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Tampa Bay 5, N.Y. Yankees 3 Toronto 11, L.A. Angels 10 Detroit 13, Houston 1 Kansas City 5, Boston 3 Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland 1 Baltimore 10, Texas 6 Oakland 6, Minnesota 5, 12 inn.

Seattle 9, N.Y. Mets 1

SATURDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 4 L.A. Angels 6, Toronto 5 Seattle 3, N.Y. Mets 2 Detroit 5, Houston 3 Boston 9, Kansas City 8, 10 inn.

Cleveland 5, Chicago White Sox 4 Baltimore 4, Texas 0 Oakland 5, Minnesota 4

roundup ORIOLES 10, RANGERS 6: Adrian Beltre doubled for his 3,000th career hit, but Texas fell to Baltimore.

PHILLIES 2, BRAVES 1: Freddy Galvis hit a bases-loaded single to right field in the ninth to lift Philadelphia.

REDS 6, MARLINS 4: Rookie Luis Castillo pitched a careerbest eight innings, and Tucker Barnhart drove in three.

TIGERS 13, ASTROS 1: Justin Verlander pitched six scoreless innings in what could be his last start with Detroit.

RAYS 5, YANKEES 3: Corey Dickerson hit a go-ahead, tworun single in Tampa Bay’s three-run third inning.

WHITE SOX 3, INDIANS 1: Matt Davidson hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth.

ROCKIES 10-1, NATIONALS 6-3: Charlie Blackmon had four hits and scored four runs in the first game, and Adam Lind and Brian Goodwin homered in the second game.

ROYALS 5, RED SOX 3: Alex Gordon’s two-run triple capped a four-run eighth inning to lead Kansas City.

BLUE JAYS 11, ANGELS 10: Steve Pearce hit his second game-ending grand slam in just four days and Toronto pulled off the biggest ninth-inning comeback in team history, rallying for seven runs to beat Los Angeles.

CUBS 4, BREWERS 2: Victor Caratini hit his first career home run, a solo shot that broke a tie in the seventh and backed John Lackey’s solid six-inning start.

MARINERS 9, METS 1: James Paxton tossed six scoreless innings, becoming the first Seattle pitcher to win six games in a month.

CARDINALS 3, DIAMONDBACKS 2: Jose Martinez homered and drove in three runs for St. Louis.

PIRATES 7, PADRES 1: Andrew McCutchen hit three home runs for the third time in his career to power Pittsburgh.

ATHLETICS 6, TWINS 5, 12 INNINGS: Yonder Alonso homered in the bottom of the 12th inning to lift Oakland.

DODGERS 3, GIANTS 2, 11 INNINGS: Kyle Farmer’s tworun double in the 11th inning in his first major league at-bat lifted Los Angeles to its eighth straight win.

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THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

MondAY, JuLY 31, 2017

BoX SCorES ORIOLES 10, RANGERS 6

BALTIMORE AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Jones cf 5 1 0 0 0 2 .272 Machado 3b 4 2 3 0 1 0 .243 Schoop 2b 4 2 2 3 1 1 .305 Mancini dh 4 2 2 1 1 0 .299 Davis 1b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .226 Castillo c 4 1 2 4 0 0 .280 Rickard lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Tejada ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 .227 Gentry rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .197 TOTALS 37 10 13 10 3 5 TEXAS AB R H BI BB SO AVG. DeShields lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .273 a-Choo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Andrus ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Mazara rf 4 2 1 1 1 1 .247 Beltre 3b 5 2 1 0 0 2 .307 Napoli dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 .203 Odor 2b 4 2 3 5 0 0 .221 Gomez cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .247 Robinson cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 Chirinos c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .216 Nicholas c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gallo 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .200 TOTALS 35 6 7 6 3 14 BALTIMORE 000 451000—10 13 1 TEXAS 000 201 030— 6 7 1 a-struck out for DeShields in the 9th.

BALTIMORE IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Miley, W, 5-9 5 4 2 2 1 5 105 5.60 O’Day 1 1 1 1 0 3 20 4.91 Brach 1 0 0 0 0 2 17 2.64 Castro .1 1 2 2 0 2 15 3.33 Hart .2 1 1 1 2 0 14 2.76 Givens .1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1.93 Britton, S, 8-8 .2 0 0 0 0 1 10 3.32 TEXAS IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Perez, L, 5-9 4.1 9 8 8 2 3 102 5.13 Jeffress 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 37 5.31 Grilli 2 1 0 0 0 1 23 6.28 Hart pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. HBP—Miley (Gomez), Givens (Andrus). WP—Castro.

T—3:47. A—32,437 (48,114).

PHILLIES 2, BRAVES 1

ATLANTA AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Inciarte cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .297 Phillips 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .293 Freeman 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .317 Adams 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .285 Markakis rf 3 0 2 0 1 1 .282 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Brothers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Suzuki c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Camargo ss 2 0 0 0 2 1 .296 Rodriguez lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .138 Dickey p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .122 b-Santana ph-rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .203 TOTALS 31 1 8 1 4 7 PHILADELPHIA AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Hernandez 2b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .285 Galvis ss 5 0 3 1 0 1 .257 Altherr rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .290 Williams lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Joseph 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .250 Herrera cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .278 Franco 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .225 Knapp c 3 1 1 0 1 1 .259 Velasquez p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .273 a-Perkins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Garcia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Neris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --c-Kelly ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183 TOTALS 33 2 9 1 5 10 ATLANTA 000 000 010—1 8 2 PHILADELPHIA 000 100 001—2 9 0 No outs when winning run scored. a-grounded out for Velasquez in the 7th. b-singled for Dickey in the 8th. c-pinch hit for Neris in the 9th.

ATLANTA IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Dickey 7 6 1 0 3 8 115 4.08 Johnson .1 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.19 Brothers, L, 1-2 .2 1 1 1 0 2 12 6.30 Morris 0 2 0 0 1 0 9 1.23 PHILADELPHIA IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Velasquez 7 6 0 0 2 6 108 4.91 Garcia, BS, 2-3 1 2 1 1 1 1 15 2.18 Neris, W, 4-4 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.00 Brothers pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

WP—Dickey 4, Garcia, Johnson. PB—Suzuki 2 (9). T—3:20. A—20,680 (43,651).

REDS 6, MARLINS 4

CINCINNATI AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Hamilton cf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .252 Gennett 2b 4 1 1 0 1 2 .302 Votto 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .302 Duvall lf 5 1 0 1 0 2 .265 Suarez 3b 3 2 1 0 2 1 .257 Schebler rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Peraza ss 3 1 2 1 2 0 .253 Barnhart c 4 0 2 3 1 0 .261 Castillo p 3 0 1 1 0 0 .118 b-Kivlehan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .207 Iglesias p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 TOTALS 35 6 9 6 9 7 MIAMI AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Gordon 2b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .297 Ellis c 3 1 1 1 1 1 .235 Yelich cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Ozuna lf 4 1 1 3 0 1 .312 Dietrich 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Moore 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .243 Ellington p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Despaigne p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-Realmuto ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Suzuki rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Rojas ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .313 Straily p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .029 a-Aviles ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Cervenka p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Steckenrider p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Telis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 TOTALS 30 4 5 4 2 7 CINCINNATI 020 000 400—6 9 0 MIAMI 000 001 003—4 5 1 a-struck out for Straily in the 6th. b-struck out for Castillo in the 9th. c-grounded out for Despaigne in the 9th.

CINCINNATI IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Castillo, W, 2-4 8 3 1 1 1 6 106 3.56 Iglesias 1 2 3 3 1 1 26 1.95 MIAMI IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Straily, L, 7-7 6 7 2 2 2 4 99 3.79 Cervenka 0 1 3 3 2 0 13 7.36 Steckenrider 1 1 1 1 2 1 23 3.48 Ellington 1 0 0 0 2 1 18 9.60 Despaigne 1 0 0 0 1 1 20 6.75 Cervenka pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

WP—Straily. T—3:04. A—19,747 (36,742).

CARDINALS 3, DIAMONDBACKS 2

ARIzONA AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Peralta lf 3 0 0 0 2 1 .304 Owings 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 a-Descalso ph-2b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .246 Lamb 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Goldschmidt 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Martinez rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .293 Marte ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .242 Iannetta c 3 0 0 1 0 3 .229 Blanco cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .261 Walker p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .206 De La Rosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Barrett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Chafin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Bradley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 d-Pollock ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .301 TOTALS 30 2 5 2 5 9 ST. LOUIS AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Carpenter 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .254 Bader cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .286 Oh p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Rosenthal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --DeJong ss 2 0 0 0 2 1 .287 Gyorko 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .280 Molina c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .272 Martinez lf 3 1 2 3 0 1 .289 Wong 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .285 Grichuk rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .234 Lynn p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .079 Lyons p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bowman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --b-Garcia ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 c-Pham ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 TOTALS 29 3 6 3 4 13 ARIzONA 020 000 000—2 5 0 ST. LOUIS 000 201 00X—3 6 1 a-popped out for Owings in the 2nd. b-pinch hit for Bowman in the 7th. c-grounded out for Garcia in the 7th. d-struck out for Bradley in the 9th.

ARIzONA IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Walker, L, 6-5 5.2 4 3 3 3 10 108 3.55 De La Rosa 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4.26 Barrett .1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0.87 Chafin 1 1 0 0 1 1 22 2.19 Bradley 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 1.50 ST. LOUIS IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Lynn, W, 9-6 6 4 2 2 5 3 107 3.20 Lyons, H, 6 .2 1 0 0 0 1 11 3.41 Bowman, H, 19 .1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.74 Oh, H, 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 20 3.64 Rosenthal, S, 6-8 1 0 0 0 0 3 12 3.43 De La Rosa pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

BLUE JAYS 11, ANGELS 10

LOS ANGELES AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Escobar 3b 5 1 1 1 0 2 .272 Trout cf 3 2 2 0 2 1 .332 Pujols dh 5 3 3 4 0 1 .233 Calhoun rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1-Robinson pr-rf 3 2 2 0 0 0 .208 Simmons ss 5 0 2 2 0 0 .302 Valbuena 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .199 Revere lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .243 Maldonado c 2 0 0 1 0 1 .239 Cowart 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .476 TOTALS 37 10 14 10 3 6 TORONTO AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Carrera rf 5 3 3 1 0 2 .299 Martin 3b 4 2 2 1 1 0 .225 Smoak 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .301 Morales dh 3 0 0 1 1 1 .249 2-Barney pr-dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 Pearce lf 4 1 2 4 1 0 .267 Montero c 4 0 0 1 0 1 .237 Goins ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .208 Pillar cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .244 Refsnyder 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .150 TOTALS 34 11 12 11 6 4 LOS ANGELES 205 011001—10 14 0 TORONTO 103 000007—11 12 3 One out when winning run scored.

1-ran for Calhoun in the 3rd. 2-ran for Morales in the 9th.

LOS ANGELES IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Chavez 5 7 4 4 2 2 94 5.43 Parker 1 0 0 0 1 1 20 2.14 Bedrosian 1 0 0 0 1 1 15 4.64 Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.23 Pounders 0 2 3 3 1 0 1510.45 Norris, L, 1-2 .1 3 4 4 1 0 19 2.59 TORONTO IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Valdez 2 7 7 6 1 2 51 6.59 Loup 1.2 3 0 0 0 3 36 4.62 Bolsinger 2.1 3 2 1 1 1 47 5.49 Dermody, W, 1-0 3 1 1 0 1 0 3312.27 Valdez pitched to 6 batters in the 3rd.

Pounders pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.

HBP—Dermody (Maldonado). PB—Maldonado (4). T—3:38. A—46,852 (49,282).

ROCKIES 10, NATIONALS 6, FIRST GAME

COLORADO AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Blackmon cf 5 4 4 1 0 0 .329 LeMahieu 2b 5 2 3 2 0 1 .315 Arenado 3b 3 0 3 2 2 0 .315 Parra 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .356 Rusin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Neshek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --d-Amarista ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Dunn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Holland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Tapia lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .318 Gonzalez rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .228 Story ss 4 1 0 0 1 3 .231 Hanigan c 5 0 2 2 0 2 .259 Freeland p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .195 b-Valaika ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264 Reynolds 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .282 TOTALS 41 10 16 8 3 11 WASHINGTON AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Goodwin cf 5 2 2 0 0 2 .245 Difo 2b-ss 5 2 3 1 0 1 .271 Harper rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .330 Zimmerman 1b 4 2 3 4 1 0 .320 Rendon 3b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .315 Kendrick lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .340 Sanchez ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .150 Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --e-Stevenson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Lobaton c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .163 Fedde p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 a-Severino ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 Grace p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-Murphy ph-2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .335 TOTALS 40 6 13 6 2 9 COLORADO 202 301 011—10 16 1 WASHINGTON 103 000 101—6 13 2 a-singled for Fedde in the 4th. b-doubled for Freeland in the 6th. c-out on fielder’s choice for Grace in the 6th. d-flied out for Neshek in the 8th. e-struck out for Blanton in the 8th.

COLORADO IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Freeland, W, 11-7 5 9 4 3 0 4 89 3.71 Rusin 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 23 2.80 Neshek .2 1 1 1 0 1 12 1.29 Dunn 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 31 4.63 Holland, S, 33-34 .2 1 0 0 0 0 8 1.64 WASHINGTON IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Fedde, L, 0-1 410 7 5 2 3 8711.25 Grace 2 2 1 1 1 2 33 3.58 Romero 1 0 0 0 0 3 19 3.66 Blanton 1 2 1 1 0 1 15 7.31 Perez 1 2 1 1 0 2 22 3.91 WP—Romero. T—3:48. A—33,248 (41,418).

NATIONALS 3, ROCKIES 1, SECOND GAME

COLORADO AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Blackmon cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .328 Parra lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .354 Arenado 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .315 Reynolds 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .279 Tapia rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Valaika ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Amarista 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Wolters c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Gray p 1 1 0 0 1 1 .125 a-Story ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Ottavino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --TOTALS 30 1 4 1 2 9 WASHINGTON AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Stevenson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Kendrick lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .331 Doolittle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Murphy 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .332 Rendon 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .316 Lind 1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .320 Wieters c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Goodwin rf-lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .246 Difo ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 .272 Jackson p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --b-Harper ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .329 TOTALS 28 3 4 3 1 8 COLORADO 000 010 000—1 4 0 WASHINGTON 000 030 00X—3 4 0 a-struck out for Gray in the 8th. b-grounded out for Madson in the 8th.

COLORADO IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Gray, L, 3-2 7 4 3 3 1 8 99 5.52 Ottavino 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.35 WASHINGTON IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Jackson, W, 2-1 7 4 1 1 2 6 112 3.75 Madson, H, 17 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 1.83 Doolittle, S, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 4.10 WP—Jackson. T—2:31. A—32,118 (41,418).

TIGERS 13, ASTROS 1

HOUSTON AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Fisher lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .278 Altuve 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .367 Reddick cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .306 Marisnick cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Gattis dh-1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .286 Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .314 B.McCann c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .243 Bregman 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .264 White 1b-p 3 0 0 0 1 1 .231 Aoki rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .272 TOTALS 33 1 7 1 4 8 DETROIT AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Machado 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .313 Mahtook cf 3 2 1 1 2 1 .292 Upton lf 5 2 4 6 0 0 .281 Cabrera 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .259 a-Adduci ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Castellanos 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .242 Martinez dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 b-Avila ph-dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274 J.McCann c 4 2 3 3 0 0 .242 Romine rf-1b 4 2 1 0 0 1 .229 Iglesias ss 3 2 2 1 2 0 .265 TOTALS 37 13 15 13 6 6 HOUSTON 000 000 001—1 7 1 DETROIT 010 02352X—13 15 0 a-grounded out for Cabrera in the 7th. bsingled for Martinez in the 8th.

E—Bregman (7). LOB—Houston 9, Detroit 9.

2B—Mahtook (10), Upton (30), Cabrera (16).

HR—Bregman (11), off VerHagen; Upton (17), off Sipp; J.McCann (10), off White. RBIs— Bregman (31), Machado (8), Mahtook (22), Upton 6 (67), Cabrera (50), J.McCann 3 (30), Iglesias (35). SF—Machado.

HOUSTON IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA McCullers, L, 7-3 5 8 5 5 4 4 95 3.92 White 1 2 2 2 0 0 1918.00 Musgrove 1 2 1 1 0 1 19 5.86 Sipp .1 3 5 5 2 0 29 6.39 Guduan .2 0 0 0 0 1 6 7.27 DETROIT IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Verlander, W, 6-7 6 5 0 0 3 6 110 4.29 Stumpf 1 0 0 0 1 1 16 2.25 Wilson 1 1 0 0 0 1 16 4.25 VerHagen 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 6.75 McCullers pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

HBP—McCullers 2 (Romine,J.McCann). WP— McCullers 2. T—3:26. A—31,970 (41,681).

MARINERS 9, METS 1

NEW YORK AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Conforto cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .289 Reyes ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .226 1-Cabrera pr-3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Cespedes lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .280 Bruce dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 a-Nimmo ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Flores 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .287 Walker 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .266 Granderson rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .224 d’Arnaud c 4 0 1 0 0 3 .239 Reynolds 3b-ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 .204 TOTALS 35 1 9 1 0 14 SEATTLE AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Gamel lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .322 Segura ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .323 b-Espinosa ph-ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 .163 Cano 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .268 Cruz dh 4 2 1 3 1 0 .273 Seager 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .262 Valencia 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .263 Dyson cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .241 Zunino c 2 1 0 0 2 2 .226 Martin rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 .138 TOTALS 36 9 12 8 3 6 NEW YORK 000 000 001—1 9 2 SEATTLE 320 001 12X—9 12 0 a-struck out for Bruce in the 8th. b-singled for Segura in the 8th.

1-ran for Reyes in the 5th.

NEW YORK IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Lugo, L, 5-3 5 8 5 5 0 5 99 4.53 Salas 1 1 1 0 1 1 23 5.91 Smoker 1 1 1 1 1 0 17 6.82 Ramos 1 2 2 2 1 0 20 3.98 SEATTLE IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Paxton, W, 11-3 6 6 0 0 0 8 108 2.68 Pagan 2 0 0 0 0 4 25 2.25 1 3 1 1 0 2 18 4.12 Pazos HBP—Paxton 2 (Walker,Reyes). WP—Ramos 2.

T—2:55. A—31,162 (47,476).

WHITE SOX 3, INDIANS 1

CLEVELAND AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Lindor ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 .271 Jackson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .336 Ramirez 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .320 Encarnacion dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .256 Santana 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Guyer rf 3 0 0 0 1 3 .215 Urshela 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .195 Perez c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .183 1-Gonzalez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Gomes c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Zimmer cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .279 TOTALS 34 1 8 1 2 11 CHICAGO AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Garcia lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .297 Saladino 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 a-Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Abreu dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .294 2-Hanson pr-dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 Davidson 1b 4 1 1 2 0 2 .236 Moncada 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .111 Smith c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Anderson ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Garcia rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Engel cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .213 TOTALS 29 3 4 3 1 10 CLEVELAND 001 000 000—1 8 1 CHICAGO 000 001 002—3 4 0 One out when winning run scored. a-grounded out for Saladino in the 9th.

1-ran for Perez in the 9th. 2-ran for Abreu in the 9th.

CLEVELAND IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Tomlin 4 0 0 0 0 5 56 5.38 Goody 1.2 1 1 1 0 5 31 2.29 Otero 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 12 3.57 Shaw, L, 4-5 1.1 2 2 2 0 0 25 2.90 CHICAGO IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Rodon 6.2 6 1 1 2 9 110 5.23 Petricka 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 23 7.24 Clippard, W, 2-6 1 1 0 0 0 2 20 4.87 HBP—Tomlin (Abreu).

T—2:56.

A—28,152 (40,615).

RAYS 5, YANKEES 3

TAMPA BAY AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Bourjos cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .250 c-Miller ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .199 Souza Jr. rf 3 1 1 1 2 2 .271 Longoria 3b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .272 Duda dh 3 1 1 0 2 1 .251 Plouffe 1b 4 0 1 1 1 2 .203 Dickerson lf 4 0 1 2 1 2 .300 Ramos c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .197 a-Morrison ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Sucre c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Beckham 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .259 b-Smith ph-cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .289 Hechavarria ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 TOTALS 35 5 9 5 8 16 NEW YORK AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Gardner cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .261 C.Frazier lf 3 0 1 0 2 1 .271 Judge rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .302 Holliday dh 5 0 0 0 0 2 .234 Gregorius ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .301 Headley 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .269 T.Frazier 3b 2 1 0 0 2 1 .208 Torreyes 2b 4 1 2 3 0 0 .294 Romine c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Sanchez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .269 TOTALS 32 3 4 3 7 11 TAMPA BAY 103 000 010—5 9 2 NEW YORK 020 100 000—3 4 0 a-struck out for Ramos in the 7th. b-singled for Beckham in the 8th. c-struck out for Bourjos in the 8th.

TAMPA BAY IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Faria 4 3 3 3 5 8 92 2.93 Romo .2 0 0 0 0 1 11 6.11 Jennings .2 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.60 Cishek, W, 2-1 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 20 2.78 Hunter, H, 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.82 Colome, S, 30-35 1 1 0 0 1 1 24 3.59 NEW YORK IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Mntgmy, L, 7-6 2.2 6 4 4 2 5 71 4.15 Cessa 3.1 1 0 0 4 4 59 4.83 Shreve .2 0 0 0 1 1 11 2.70 Green 2.1 2 1 1 1 6 41 1.83 Faria pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.

Cessa pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

HBP—Cishek (Romine). WP—Faria, Cessa, Romo, Colome.

PB—Sanchez (10).

T—3:51.

A—41,547 (49,642).

CUBS 4, BREWERS 2

CHICAGO AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Zobrist 2b 5 0 0 0 0 3 .219 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Jay lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .306 Bryant 3b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .279 Contreras c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .269 Russell ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .237 Heyward rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .257 Almora cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Caratini 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .192 Lackey p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .132 a-Schwarber ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .187 Grimm p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rondon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-Baez ph-2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 TOTALS 35 4 9 4 1 9 MILWAUKEE AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Villar 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .216 Thames 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .251 Braun lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .265 Shaw 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .294 Santana rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .285 Arcia ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Bandy c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .218 d-Pina ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Brinson cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .111 e-Aguilar ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Davies p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .091 b-Sogard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Barnes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Wang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Hughes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Drake p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --TOTALS 32 2 6 2 2 9 CHICAGO 000 002 110—4 9 0 MILWAUKEE 000 002 000—2 6 0 a-struck out for Lackey in the 7th. b-popped out for Davies in the 7th. c-pinch hit for Rondon in the 9th. d-singled for Bandy in the 9th. e-grounded out for Brinson in the 9th.

Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Lackey, W, 8-9 6 5 2 2 2 7 82 4.87 Grimm, H, 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.18 Rondon, H, 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 4.10 Davis, S, 22-22 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 2.00 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Davies, L, 12-5 7 7 3 3 0 6 97 4.42 Barnes 1 1 1 1 0 2 20 4.50 Wang 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Hughes .1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.83 Drake .2 0 0 0 1 1 9 4.93 Wang pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

HBP—Lackey (Bandy).

T—2:49.

A—44,269 (41,900).

PIRATES 7, PADRES 1

PITTSBURGH AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Marte lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .245 Harrison 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1-Moroff pr-2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .131 McCutchen cf 3 4 3 3 2 0 .292 Freese 3b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .260 Osuna 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .264 Mercer ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .263 Luplow rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Stewart c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Cole p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .154 Nicasio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --b-Bell ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .247 Rivero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --TOTALS 37 7 11 7 3 8 SAN DIEGO AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Margot cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .281 4 0 1 0 0 2 .304 Asuaje 2b Pirela 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Solarte 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .265 Renfroe rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .232 Szczur lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .238 Hedges c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .215 Coleman ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 .267 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .132 McGrath p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --a-Cordoba ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 TOTALS 32 1 6 1 2 11 PITTSBURGH 100 003 012—7 11 0 SAN DIEGO 000 000 100—1 6 1 a-hit by pitch for McGrath in the 7th. bhomered for Nicasio in the 9th.

1-ran for Harrison in the 3rd.

PITTSBURGH IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Cole, W, 9-7 7 5 1 1 2 8 96 3.97 Nicasio 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 2.42 Rivero 1 1 0 0 0 2 19 0.67 SAN DIEGO IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Richard, L, 5-12 6 7 4 4 2 5 102 5.40 McGrath 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 0.00 Torres 2 4 3 3 1 1 51 5.04 HBP—Cole (Cordoba).

T—2:49. A—30,267 (42,302).

ROYALS 5, RED SOX 3

KANSAS CITY AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Merrifield 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Bonifacio rf 5 0 0 0 0 3 .258 Cain cf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .274 Hosmer 1b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .321 Perez dh 4 1 2 0 0 1 .289 Escobar ss 3 1 2 3 0 0 .234 Gordon lf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .202 Torres 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .259 Butera c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .253 TOTALS 37 5 12 5 1 7 BOSTON AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Betts rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .269 Nunez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .312 Benintendi lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Ramirez dh 4 1 2 0 0 1 .256 Bradley Jr. cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Bogaerts ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .283 Moreland 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .239 Vazquez c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .266 Devers 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .300 1-Holt pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 TOTALS 34 3 9 3 2 7 KANSAS CITY 000 100 040—5 12 1 BOSTON 020 010 000—3 9 2 1-ran for Devers in the 9th.

KANSAS CITY IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Hammel, W, 5-8 7 7 3 3 0 6 97 4.75 Maurer, H, 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 5.36 Herrera, S, 23-26 1 1 0 0 2 1 28 4.07 BOSTON IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Pomeranz 6.2 7 1 1 1 4 106 3.46 Workman, H, 1 .1 1 0 0 0 1 6 2.25 Barnes, L, 6-3, BS, 2-2 0 3 4 3 0 0 18 3.60 Scott .2 1 0 0 0 1 7 3.38 Hembree 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 23 3.54 T—3:13. A—36,480 (37,499).

ATHLETICS 6, TWINS 5, 12 INN.

MINNESOTA AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Dozier 2b 6 1 1 1 0 5 .247 Grossman rf 2 1 0 1 3 0 .250 1-Kepler pr-rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Sano dh 6 0 1 0 0 3 .267 Mauer 1b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .282 Escobar 3b 6 1 1 2 0 2 .269 Rosario lf 4 0 0 0 2 1 .288 Adrianza ss 3 1 1 0 2 0 .294 Granite cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .267 Gimenez c 5 0 1 0 0 2 .197 TOTALS 42 5 8 5 8 15 OAKLAND AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Joyce rf 5 0 1 0 1 0 .221 Semien ss 6 0 0 0 0 3 .228 Lowrie 2b 6 0 2 0 0 0 .265 K.Davis lf 6 1 1 0 0 2 .242 Alonso 1b 6 2 3 2 0 1 .268 Healy dh 4 1 1 0 1 1 .257 Maxwell c 2 0 0 1 0 0 .237 a-R.Davis ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .235 Lavarnway c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Chapman 3b 5 0 2 2 0 1 .202 Brugman cf 5 1 3 1 0 1 .274 TOTALS 47 6 14 6 2 10 MINNESOTA 301 100 000 000—5 8 0 OAKLAND 000 210 020 001—6 14 0 One out when winning run scored. a-singled for Maxwell in the 8th.

1-ran for Grossman in the 9th.

MINNESOTA IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Colon 6.1 8 3 3 1 1 95 7.70 Belisle, H, 17 .2 0 0 0 0 1 8 4.64 Rogers, H, 24 .2 1 2 2 1 1 18 3.79 Pressly, BS, 1-1 .1 1 0 0 0 1 10 6.68 Hildenberger 2 2 0 0 0 5 34 3.12 Duffey, L, 0-3 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 18 4.50 OAKLAND IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Cotton 3.2 5 5 5 5 5 78 5.49 Castro 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 38 2.57 Hendriks 1 1 0 0 0 1 13 5.65 Casilla 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 4.42 Treinen 1 0 0 0 1 2 18 4.89 Dull 1 0 0 0 1 1 18 5.40 Smith, W, 1-0 2 1 0 0 0 2 28 5.59 T—4:06. A—16,790 (37,090).

DODGERS 3, GIANTS 2, 11 INN.

SAN FRAN. AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Span cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .277 Panik 2b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .267 Pence rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .244 Posey c 4 0 1 0 1 1 .326 Crawford ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .230 Hwang 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .152 b-Gillaspie ph-3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .171 Belt 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .237 G.Hernandez lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Bumgarner p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 c-Gomez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Strickland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Dyson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Gearrin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 f-Tomlinson ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Suarez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --TOTALS 37 2 10 2 3 9 LOS ANGELES AB R H BI BB SO AVG. Taylor lf 6 0 0 0 0 2 .312 Seager ss 4 1 3 0 2 0 .304 Turner 3b 5 1 1 0 1 0 .356 Bellinger 1b 3 0 1 0 2 0 .266 Morrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Avilan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 g-Farmer ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 1.000 Forsythe 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .237 Barnes c 5 0 0 0 0 0 .285 K.Hernandez cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .222 d-Utley ph-1b 1 1 1 0 1 0 .236 Puig rf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .255 Ryu p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .150 a-Grandal ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Fields p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Paredes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --Ravin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 e-Pederson ph-cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .243 TOTALS 42 3 11 3 7 8 SAN FRANCISCO 000 000 010 01—2 10 0 LOS ANGELES 000 000 001 02—3 11 0 One out when winning run scored. a-struck out for Ryu in the 7th. b-homered for Hwang in the 8th. c-grounded out for Bumgarner in the 8th. d-singled for K.Hernandez in the 9th. e-grounded out for Ravin in the 9th. f-singled for Gearrin in the 11th. g-doubled for Baez in the 11th.

SAN FRANCISCOIPH R ER BB SO NP ERA Bumgarner 7 5 0 0 1 7 99 2.92 Strickland, H, 11 1 0 0 0 3 0 16 2.33 Dyson 1 3 1 1 1 1 28 6.32 Gearrin 1 1 0 0 1 0 16 2.20 Suarez, L, 0-1 1-3 2 2 2 1 0 13 4.15 LOS ANGELES IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Ryu 7 5 0 0 1 7 85 3.83 Fields .1 1 1 1 1 0 11 2.89 Paredes 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 14 0.00 Ravin .1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Morrow 1 2 1 1 1 1 13 1.99 Avilan .1 1 0 0 0 0 10 3.30 Baez, W, 3-1 .2 1 0 0 0 0 5 1.41 T—3:54. A—53,495 (56,000).

MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017

THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

CREDIBLE. COMPELLING. COMPLETE.

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SCOREBOARD GOLF PGA Tour RBC Canadian Open

Sunday At Glen Abbey Golf Club Oakville, Ontario Purse: $6 million Yardage: 7,253; Par 72 Final x-Won on first playoff hole $1,080,000 x-Jhonattan Vegas 66-69-67-65 — 267 -21 $648,000 Charley Hoffman 68-66-65-68 — 267 -21 $408,000 Ian Poulter 67-69-68-64 — 268 -20 $288,000 Gary Woodland 70-63-68-68 — 269 -19 $219,000 Tony Finau 69-67-66-68 — 270 -18 Robert Garrigus 70-69-62-69 — 270 -18 Brandon Hagy 65-68-69-68 — 270 -18 $180,000 Kevin Chappell 65-69-66-71 — 271 -17 Dustin Johnson 67-69-68-67 — 271 -17 $144,000 Andres Gonzales 67-69-66-70 — 272 -16 James Hahn 66-73-67-66 — 272 -16 Sean O’Hair 69-68-70-65 — 272 -16 Seamus Power 68-70-68-66 — 272 -16 $102,000 Keegan Bradley 67-69-72-65 — 273 -15 Matt Every 65-68-70-70 — 273 -15 J.B. Holmes 67-70-68-68 — 273 -15 C.T. Pan 72-66-67-68 — 273 -15 Vijay Singh 66-68-71-68 — 273 -15 $75,300 Martin Flores 66-66-72-70 — 274 -14 Kramer Hickok 67-71-67-69 — 274 -14 Sam Saunders 68-67-67-72 — 274 -14 Tyrone Van Aswegen 66-70-67-71 — 274 -14 $55,200 Seung-Yul Noh 69-67-71-68 — 275 -13 Chez Reavie 67-69-69-70 — 275 -13 Rory Sabbatini 70-66-67-72 — 275 -13 Harold Varner III 69-65-69-72 — 275 -13 $44,400 Smylie Kaufman 66-71-68-71 — 276 -12 David Lingmerth 67-70-68-71 — 276 -12 Nick Watney 68-69-68-71 — 276 -12 $39,900 Blayne Barber 69-68-72-68 — 277 -11 Luke List 72-68-67-70 — 277 -11 $30,480 Chad Campbell 66-69-68-75 — 278 -10 Jim Herman 66-73-71-68 — 278 -10 Tom Hoge 71-68-70-69 — 278 -10 Mackenzie Hughes 67-69-74-68 — 278 -10 Matt Kuchar 71-68-70-69 — 278 -10 Danny Lee 72-68-70-68 — 278 -10 Sebastian Munoz 69-69-71-69 — 278 -10 Tag Ridings 67-69-73-69 — 278 -10 Ryan Ruffels 67-67-68-76 — 278 -10 Hudson Swafford 65-72-71-70 — 278 -10 $20,400 Ricky Barnes 70-70-71-68 — 279 -9 Lee McCoy 68-71-67-73 — 279 -9 J.T. Poston 69-71-69-70 — 279 -9 Daniel Summerhays 67-70-72-70 — 279 -9 Bubba Watson 66-73-71-69 — 279 -9 Richy Werenski 67-71-70-71 — 279 -9 $15,080 Steven Alker 70-70-69-71 — 280 -8 Patrick Cantlay 68-72-69-71 — 280 -8 Chad Collins 70-69-73-68 — 280 -8 Graham DeLaet 68-68-73-71 — 280 -8 Sam Horsfield 68-70-69-73 — 280 -8 Kevin Tway 67-71-72-70 — 280 -8 $13,740 Ben Crane 68-70-69-74 — 281 -7 Ollie Schniederjans 65-71-70-75 — 281 -7 Camilo Villegas 71-69-74-67 — 281 -7 Steve Wheatcroft 72-68-69-72 — 281 -7 $13,260 Ryan Armour 71-69-70-72 — 282 -6 Ryan Blaum 70-70-72-70 — 282 -6 K.J. Choi 66-73-69-74 — 282 -6 Peter Malnati 66-74-73-69 — 282 -6 $12,720 Stewart Cink 69-69-71-74 — 283 -5 Mark Hubbard 67-73-71-72 — 283 -5 Andrew Loupe 70-70-71-72 — 283 -5 Bryce Molder 71-69-70-73 — 283 -5 Scott Stallings 71-69-67-76 — 283 -5 $12,240 Ken Duke 68-68-74-74 — 284 -4 Morgan Hoffmann 68-67-74-75 — 284 -4 Robby Shelton 70-70-73-71 — 284 -4 $11,760 M. Angel Carballo 70-69-72-74 — 285 -3 Chris Kirk 70-69-70-76 — 285 -3 Cameron Percy 68-71-73-73 — 285 -3 Carl Pettersson 68-70-72-75 — 285 -3 Andres Romero 70-70-70-75 — 285 -3 $11,400 Jim Furyk 68-72-71-75 — 286 -2 $11,280 Brett Drewitt 68-72-72-77 — 289 +1

Champions Tour - The Senior Open Championship

Sunday At Royal Porthcawl Golf Club Bridgend, Wales Purse: $1.7 million Yardage: 7,010; Par: 71 Final $304,869 Bernhard Langer 69-74-65-72 — 280 -4 $203,276 Corey Pavin 73-74-65-71 — 283 -1 $94,450 Billy Andrade 71-76-69-68 — 284 E Fred Couples 75-75-66-68 — 284 E Peter Lonard 71-75-67-71 — 284 E $54,853 Magnus P. Atlevi 77-73-65-70 — 285 +1 Miguel Angel Martin 72-76-68-69 — 285 +1 Phillip Price 74-73-68-70 — 285 +1 $38,750 Billy Mayfair 71-72-71-72 — 286 +2 David McKenzie 73-73-71-69 — 286 +2 $32,491 Steve Flesch 72-71-71-73 — 287 +3 M. Angel Jimenez 76-73-65-73 — 287 +3 $29,291 David Frost 81-74-65-68 — 288 +4 $28,088 Brad Faxon 78-71-67-73 — 289 +5 $23,518 Woody Austin 75-77-70-68 — 290 +6 Paul Broadhurst 75-75-67-73 — 290 +6 Scott Dunlap 76-73-66-75 — 290 +6 Peter Fowler 71-76-73-70 — 290 +6 Mike Goodes 74-72-72-72 — 290 +6 Santiago Luna 77-70-68-75 — 290 +6 Tom Pernice Jr. 71-76-70-73 — 290 +6 Jeff Sluman 74-76-69-71 — 290 +6 $18,470 Joe Daley 78-73-68-72 — 291 +7 Tom Lehman 71-72-73-75 — 291 +7 Scott McCarron 75-74-72-70 — 291 +7 Colin Montgomerie 71-76-70-74 — 291 +7 Gene Sauers 75-75-70-71 — 291 +7 Greg Turner 73-78-69-71 — 291 +7 Tom Watson 72-77-67-75 — 291 +7 $16,100 Mark McNulty 75-80-67-70 — 292 +8 $14,190 Andre Bossert 77-76-69-71 — 293 +9 Russ Cochran 77-73-69-74 — 293 +9 Clark Dennis 72-72-72-77 — 293 +9 Jeff Maggert 78-76-68-71 — 293 +9 Mark Mouland 73-76-70-74 — 293 +9 Duffy Waldorf 73-77-71-72 — 293 +9 Willie Wood 75-77-70-71 — 293 +9 $11,897 John Daly 72-80-68-74 — 294+10 David Gilford 73-77-72-72 — 294+10 Prayad Marksaeng 73-76-72-73 — 294+10 Larry Mize 76-77-69-72 — 294+10 Mauricio Molina 70-73-77-74 — 294+10 $10,675 Roger Chapman 75-72-72-76 — 295+11 Carlos Franco 74-78-68-75 — 295+11 $8,942 Olin Browne 78-75-67-76 — 296+12 Marco Dawson 79-76-70-71 — 296+12 Jerry Kelly 76-73-70-77 — 296+12 Sandy Lyle 74-76-70-76 — 296+12 Steen Tinning 77-77-69-73 — 296+12 Esteban Toledo 76-78-69-73 — 296+12 Paul Wesselingh 74-77-71-74 — 296+12 74-75-75-72 — 296+12 Ian Woosnam $6,864 Skip Kendall 75-77-71-74 — 297+13 Jose Maria Olazabal 78-76-70-73 — 297+13 Andy Oldcorn 76-79-69-73 — 297+13 Paul Streeter 77-76-65-79 — 297+13 $5,667 Glen Day 80-75-71-72 — 298+14 Mike Harwood 72-79-73-74 — 298+14 Tim Thelen 76-77-70-75 — 298+14 Thaworn Wiratchant 78-76-73-71 — 298+14 $4,643 Stephen Dodd 75-80-73-71 — 299+15 Nick Faldo 79-76-69-75 — 299+15 Todd Hamilton 72-82-72-73 — 299+15 Barry Lane 77-78-70-74 — 299+15 J.-Francois Remesy 71-77-72-79 — 299+15 $3,964 Cesar Monasterio 73-81-72-74 — 300+16 Gary Orr 75-79-73-73 — 300+16 $3,711 Chris Williams 71-79-74-77 — 301+17 a-Chip Lutz 77-74-71-79 — 301+17

BASEBALL

$3,414 70-85-73-75 — 303+19 77-77-72-77 — 303+19 77-78-77-71 — 303+19 $2,943 Paul Goydos 79-75-74-76 — 304+20 John King 77-78-77-72 — 304+20 Peter Linhart 76-74-75-79 — 304+20 Des Smyth 76-79-73-76 — 304+20 Gary Wolstenholme 77-78-74-75 — 304+20 $2,664 James Kingston 76-77-79-74 — 306+22 $2,586 Steve McCallister 78-77-78-75 — 308+24 $2,509 Terry Price 75-78-79-77 — 309+25 $2,431 Shaun Ball 78-76-76-82 — 312+28 Carl Mason Jarmo Sandelin Lianwei Zhang

LPGA Tour - Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open

Sunday At Dundonald Links Irvine, Scotland Purse: $1.5 million Yardage: 6,390; Par: 72 Final $225,000 Mi Hyang Lee 73-75-68-66 — 282 -6 $104,559 Mi Jung Hur 74-71-72-66 — 283 -5 Karrie Webb 65-75-70-73 — 283 -5 $56,462 Carlota Ciganda 71-73-70-70 — 284 -4 Cristie Kerr 66-73-73-72 — 284 -4 $41,126 Sun Young Yoo 72-69-73-71 — 285 -3 Sei Young Kim 69-72-69-75 — 285 -3 $34,853 Minjee Lee 74-70-73-69 — 286 -2 $32,065 In-Kyung Kim 75-71-74-67 — 287 -1 Caroline Masson 70-75-73-69 — 287 -1 Georgia Hall 71-73-72-71 — 287 -1 $29,276 Cydney Clanton 72-73-72-71 — 288 E $25,094 Emily K. Pedersen 72-73-76-68 — 289 +1 Ai Miyazato 73-73-74-69 — 289 +1 Paula Creamer 75-70-75-69 — 289 +1 Lina Boqvist 69-76-75-69 — 289 +1 Jacqui Concolino 72-73-73-71 — 289 +1 Olafia Kristinsdottir 73-70-73-73 — 289 +1 $22,306 Michelle Wie 72-73-73-72 — 290 +2 $20,633 Pornanong Phatlum 69-73-80-69 — 291 +3 Wichanee Meechai 71-74-76-70 — 291 +3 Chella Choi 76-73-69-73 — 291 +3 $15,754 Hyo Joo Kim 76-71-76-69 — 292 +4 Jaye Marie Green 71-75-77-69 — 292 +4 Yani Tseng 79-69-74-70 — 292 +4 Joanna Klatten 76-68-78-70 — 292 +4 Haru Nomura 73-72-76-71 — 292 +4 Jing Yan 73-73-74-72 — 292 +4 L. Gonzalez Escallon 73-75-71-73 — 292 +4 So Yeon Ryu 71-77-70-74 — 292 +4 $11,711 Su Oh 73-75-76-69 — 293 +5 Carly Booth 75-70-75-73 — 293 +5 $9,503 Becky Morgan 74-74-78-69 — 295 +7 Katie Burnett 71-77-78-69 — 295 +7 Karine Icher 77-72-76-70 — 295 +7 Stacy Lewis 69-79-77-70 — 295 +7 Bronte Law 77-72-71-75 — 295 +7 Shanshan Feng 70-75-74-76 — 295 +7 $7,528 Anne Van Dam 75-71-82-68 — 296 +8 Jackie Stoelting 74-75-77-70 — 296 +8 a-Steph. L Meadow 75-74-76-71 — 296 +8 Annabel Dimmock 70-79-76-71 — 296 +8 Suzann Pettersen 70-76-78-72 — 296 +8 $6,430 Charley Hull 77-71-80-69 — 297 +9 Wei-Ling Hsu 71-77-79-70 — 297 +9 Moriya Jutanugarn 76-73-77-71 — 297 +9 Inbee Park 69-78-79-71 — 297 +9 Ariya Jutanugarn 71-77-75-74 — 297 +9 Amy Boulden 72-74-76-75 — 297 +9 Angela Stanford 71-75-76-75 — 297 +9 Jessica Karlsson 73-75-71-78 — 297 +9 $5,576 Mo Martin 77-70-80-71 — 298+10 Catriona Matthew 74-74-76-74 — 298+10 Sandra Gal 72-76-75-75 — 298+10 $4,810 Brittany Lang 74-75-77-73 — 299+11 Christine Wolf 73-76-77-73 — 299+11 Vicky Hurst 73-74-79-73 — 299+11 Mariajo Uribe 73-76-76-74 — 299+11 Florentyna Parker 73-75-77-74 — 299+11 Amy Olson 73-74-78-74 — 299+11 Christina Kim 71-74-80-74 — 299+11 Katherine Perry 72-74-77-76 — 299+11 $3,904 Dori Carter 73-76-79-72 — 300+12 Valentine Derrey 75-74-78-73 — 300+12 Ryann O’Toole 75-73-79-73 — 300+12 N. Koerstz Madsen 74-74-79-73 — 300+12 Sarah Jane Smith 76-71-79-74 — 300+12 $3,276 Klara Spilkova 75-74-77-75 — 301+13 a-Inci Mehmet 71-77-77-76 — 301+13 $3,067 a-Sally Watson 79-70-77-79 — 305+17 $2,928 Morgan Pressel 75-74-76-81 — 306+18 $2,788 Belen Mozo 78-71-80-78 — 307+19

Porsche European Open

Sunday At Green Eagle Golf Course Hamburg, Germany Purse: $2.34 million Yardage: 7,583; Par: 72 Final Smith won on second playoff hole Jordan Smith, England 70-67-67-71 — Alexander Levy, France 67-70-69-69 — S. Rahman, Bangladesh 70-66-73-68 — Johan Edfors, Sweden 71-67-69-70 — Z. Lombard, So. Africa 70-72-69-67 — Adrian Otaegui, Spain 71-66-70-71 — Jens Fahrbring, Sweden 68-68-70-72 — Mikko Ilonen, Finland 72-70-72-65 — R. Ramsay, Scotland 70-68-71-70 — Luca Cianchetti, Italy 71-67-71-70 — A. Chesters, England 68-67-72-72 — A. Knappe, Germany 74-69-70-67 — Nacho Elvira, Spain 69-70-73-68 — C. Schwartzel, So. Africa 67-71-73-69 — S. Gallacher, Scotland 68-70-72-70 — Jamie Donaldson, Wales 69-71-71-70 — S. Heisele, Germany 72-70-69-70 — J. Suri, United States 66-72-69-74 — Also P. Reed, United States 68-71-70-73 — C. Kpka, United States 69-68-73-73 — J. Walker, United States 72-68-75-69 — a-S.Crckr, United States 69-70-71-74 —

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ALMANAC On This Date 2005 — Grant Hackett becomes the first swimmer to win four straight world titles in the same event, capturing another 1,500-meter freestyle. The Aussie stretches out his own record for world championship medals to 17.

2007 — All-Star Kevin Garnett is traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves to Boston for five players and two draft picks. The Celtics obtain the former MVP and 10-time All-Star from Minnesota for forwards Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes and Gerald Green, guard Sebastian Telfair and center Theo Ratliff and two first-round draft picks.

2011 — The swimming world championships in Shanghai ends with a jolt when emerging Chinese star Sun Yang breaks the oldest world record in the sport — Australian great Grant Hackett’s 10-year-old mark in the 1,500 meters. Sun finishes in 14:34.14, improving on Hackett’s mark of 14:34.56 set at the 2001 worlds. The American team claims 29 swimming medals — 16 gold, five silver and eight bronze — in the meet to greatly improve upon its performance from two years ago in Rome.

2011 — Yani Tseng wins the Women’s British Open for the second straight year, beating Brittany Lang by four strokes and becoming the youngest woman to capture a fifth major title. The 22-year-old top-ranked Taiwanese shot a 3-under 69 to finish at 16-under 272.

2012 — Michael Phelps breaks the Olympic medals record with his 19th as the United States romp to a dominating win in 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the London Games. With 19 career medals spanning three Olympics, Phelps moves one ahead of Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, who got her haul in 1956, 1960 and 1964.

2012 — The team of Gabrielle Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Alexandra Raisman, Kyla Ross and Jordyn Wieber lives up to the hype, winning the first U.S. Olympic title in women’s gymnastics since 1996.

Saturday’s late MLB box score Phillies 4, Braves 3 Atlanta AB R H BI SO Avg. Inciarte cf 6 1 2 0 0 .297 Phillips 2b 5 1 3 0 0 .293 F.Freeman 3b 4 1 0 0 0 .323 Flowers c 3 0 1 1 1 .301 M.Adams 1b 4 0 0 1 2 .280 Markakis rf 4 0 3 1 1 .279 Rodriguez lf 5 0 0 0 4 .154 Camargo ss 5 0 1 0 0 .300 Newcomb p 1 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 1 .000 Ramirez p 0 0 0 0 0 --Santana ph 1 0 0 0 1 .198 Vizcaino p 0 0 0 0 0 --J.Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 --S.Freeman p 0 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Adams ph 1 0 0 0 1 .233 Brothers p 0 0 0 0 0 --Totals 40 3 10 3 11 Philadelphia AB R H BI SO Avg. Hernandez 2b 5 1 2 0 3 .282 Altherr rf 3 1 1 1 0 .294 Williams lf 5 0 0 0 2 .289 Joseph 1b 5 1 1 0 0 .252 Franco 3b 3 0 0 0 2 .225 Neris p 0 0 0 0 0 --Thompson ph 1 0 0 0 1 .000 Herrera cf 4 1 3 2 1 .276 Galvis ss 5 0 0 0 0 .252 Rupp c 4 0 0 0 1 .234 Eickhoff p 1 0 0 0 0 .136 Perkins ph 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Therrien p 0 0 0 0 0 --Milner p 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blanco ph 1 0 0 0 1 .152 Beato p 0 0 0 0 0 --Garcia p 0 0 0 0 0 --Kelly 3b 2 0 1 1 1 .183 Totals 39 4 8 4 12 Atlanta 200 010 000 00 — 3 10 0 Philadelphia 000 100 011 01 — 4 8 1 Two outs when winning run scored.

E: Hernandez (6). LOB: Atlanta 10, Philadelphia 9. 2B: Phillips (26), Flowers (12), Markakis 2 (24), Camargo (17). 3B: Hernandez (3). HR: Herrera (10), off J.Johnson.

RBI: Flowers (34), M.Adams (49), Markakis (49), Altherr (47), Herrera 2 (38), Kelly (10).

SB: Phillips (8), F.Freeman (5). CS: Markakis (2). SF: Flowers, M.Adams. Runners left in scoring position: Atlanta 8, Philadelphia 2.

RISP: Atlanta 1 for 14; Philadelphia 3 for 7.

DP: Atlanta 1, Philadelphia 2.

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO ERA Newcomb 5 2 1 1 3 4 4.50 Ramirez, 2 0 0 0 0 3 2.53 Vizcaino, 1 2 1 1 0 1 2.63 J.Johnson, 1 1 1 1 0 1 4.22 S.Freeman 1 0 0 0 1 2 3.68 Brothers,L,1-1 2/3 3 1 1 1 1 5.79 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO ERA Eickhoff 5 5 3 1 3 3 4.56 Therrien 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 Milner 1 1 0 0 0 1 4.22 Beato 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Garcia 11/3 2 0 0 0 2 2.03 Neris,W,3-4 2 1 0 0 0 3 3.06 HBP: Eickhoff (Flowers), Newcomb (Herrera). T: 3:50. A: 28,162 (43,651).

MLB calendar

July 30 — Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y. July 31 — Last day to trade a player without securing waivers.

Aug. 16-17 — Owners’ meetings, Chicago.

Sept. 1 — Active rosters expand to 40 players.

November TBA — Deadline for teams to make qualifying offers to their eligible former players who became free agents, fifth day after World Series.

November TBA — Deadline for free agents to accept qualifying offers, 15th day after World Series.

International League

North Division W L Pct. GB Scranton/WB (Yankees) 68 39 .636 — Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 65 43 .602 3½ Rochester (Twins) 61 45 .575 6½ Pawtucket (Red Sox) 54 53 .505 14 Buffalo (Blue Jays) 45 63 .417 23½ Syracuse (Nationals) 39 67 .368 28½ South Division W L Pct. GB Durham (Rays) 66 41 .617 — Gwinnett (Braves) 52 54 .491 13½ Norfolk (Orioles) 48 59 .449 18 Charlotte (White Sox) 45 62 .421 21 West Division W L Pct. GB Indianapolis (Pirates) 59 49 .546 — Columbus (Indians) 55 51 .519 3 Toledo (Tigers) 46 58 .442 11 Louisville (Reds) 44 63 .411 14½ Saturday’s Games Lehigh Valley 2, Durham 1, 10 innings Columbus at Norfolk, ppd.

Gwinnett 8, Syracuse 5 Louisville 5, Buffalo 2 Indianapolis 5, Pawtucket 3 Toledo 6, Rochester 5, 12 innings Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 8, Charlotte 1 Sunday’s Games Syracuse 1, Gwinnett 0 Buffalo 7, Louisville 2 Durham 8, Lehigh Valley 2 Indianapolis 3, Pawtucket 2, 12 innings Norfolk 4, Columbus 3 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3, Charlotte 2 Columbus at Norfolk, late Rochester at Toledo, late Today’s Game Norfolk at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Buffalo at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 7:05 p.m.

Charlotte at Durham, 7:05 p.m.

Indianapolis at Columbus, 7:05 p.m.

Lehigh Valley at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.

Norfolk at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m.

Syracuse at Pawtucket, 7:05 p.m.

Toledo at Louisville, 7:05 p.m.

BASKETBALL WNBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Connecticut 14 9 .609 — Washington 14 9 .609 — New York 12 10 .545 1½ Atlanta 10 13 .435 4 Chicago 8 16 .333 6½ Indiana 8 16 .333 6½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 19 2 .905 — Los Angeles 17 6 .739 3 Phoenix 13 10 .565 7 Seattle 10 13 .435 10 Dallas 11 14 .440 10 San Antonio 3 21 .125 17½ Saturday’s Games No games scheduled Sunday’s Games Connecticut 89, Indiana 73 Washington 77, Atlanta 70 Los Angeles 95, Dallas 74 New York 86, Chicago 82 Phoenix 81, San Antonio 64 Minnesota 93, Seattle 82 Today’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Game New York at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s WNBA summary Mystics 77, Dream 70

WASHINGTON (77) Delle Donne 3-10 4-6 10, Meesseman 14-22 2-2 30, Ruffin-Pratt 0-5 4-8 4, Thomas 1-3 0-0 2, Toliver 5-13 4-4 19, Hawkins 3-4 0-0 6, Hightower 0-3 2-2 2, Latta 1-6 2-2 4, Walker-Kimbrough 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-67 18-24 77.

ATLANTA (70) Clarendon 5-13 0-0 11, Hayes 1-6 1-1 3, Lyttle 5-8 0-0 10, Sykes 5-15 4-4 14, Williams 7-13 4-6 18, Ajavon 0-2 0-0 0, Dantas 2-4 0-0 4, Holmes 5-13 0-1 10, Hooper 0-3 0-0 0, Morello 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-77 9-12 70.

Washington 24 20 24 9 — 77 Atlanta 16 13 27 14 — 70 3-Point Goals—Washington 5-20 (Toliver 5-12, Ruffin-Pratt 0-1, Hightower 0-1, Latta 0-3, Delle Donne 0-3), Atlanta 1-12 (Clarendon 1-4, Hayes 0-1, Ajavon 0-1, Holmes 0-1, Sykes 0-2, Hooper 0-3). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—Washington 47 (Thomas 15), Atlanta 32 (Lyttle 9). Assists—Washington 14 (Toliver, Ruffin-Pratt, Thomas 3), Atlanta 25 (Clarendon 10). Total Fouls—Washington 14, Atlanta 18. Technicals—Washington defensive three second, Washington team.

AUTO RACING NASCAR Monster Energy Overton’s 400

Sunday At Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pa. Lap length: 2.5 miles F-S Driver (Car) Laps Money 1-1 Kyle Busch (T) 160 laps, 50 points 2-6 Kevin Harvick (F) 160 43 3-2 Martin Truex Jr (T) 160 43 4-4 Denny Hamlin (T) 160 37 5-11 Brad Keselowski (F) 160 48 6-7 Clint Bowyer (F) 160 44 7-8 Daniel Suarez (T) 160 30 8-9 Erik Jones (T) 160 29 9-15 Matt Kenseth (T) 160 28 10-13 Chase Elliott (C) 160 28 11-12 Kasey Kahne (C) 160 31 12-23 Dale Earnhardt Jr (C) 160 25 13-18 Kurt Busch (F) 160 31 14-20 Ryan Newman (C) 160 29 15-22 Danica Patrick (F) 160 30 16-21 Ricky Stenhouse Jr (F) 160 25 17-30 Ty Dillon (C) 159 20 18-17 Michael McDowell (C) 159 21 19-27 Paul Menard (C) 159 18 20-19 Trevor Bayne (F) 159 20 21-26 Austin Dillon (C) 159 16 22-33 David Ragan (F) 159 15 23-28 AJ Allmendinger (C) 159 15 24-32 Cole Whitt (C) 159 13 25-34 Corey Lajoie (T) 159 12 26-3 Jamie McMurray (C) 159 16 27-10 Joey Logano (F) 159 10 28-24 Chris Buescher (C) 159 9 29-31 Landon Cassill (F) 158 8 30-5 Ryan Blaney (F) 158 13 31-35 Gray Gaulding (C) 157 6 32-36 Stephen Leicht (T) 153 5 33-16 Kyle Larson (C) 148 6 34-37 Derrike Cope (C) 85 trans., 3 35-14 Jimmie Johnson (C) 57 crash, 2 36-38 Jeffrey Earnhardt (C) 24 engine, 1 37-29 Matt DiBenedetto (F) 1 crash, 1 38-25 Aric Almirola (F) 0 crash, 1 Key: (C) Chevy, (D) Dodge, (F) Ford, (T) Toyota Race Statistics Average Speed of Winner: 141.087 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 50 minutes, 7 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 6.178 seconds.

Caution Flags: 5 for 21 laps.

Lead Changes: 16 among 9 drivers.

Lap Leaders: Ky.Busch 1-21; E.Jones 22-24; R.Stenhouse 25-35; M.Kenseth 36-41; Ky.Busch 42-52; M.Kenseth 53-55; Ky.Busch 56-71; A.Dillon 72-73; D.Hamlin 74-89; M.Truex 90-96; C.Bowyer 97-101; M.Truex 102-125; Ky.Busch 126-134; B.Keselowski 135-140; E.Jones 141; D.Hamlin 142-143; Ky.Busch 144-160 Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Ky.Busch, 5 times for 69 laps; M.Truex, 2 times for 29 laps; D.Hamlin, 2 times for 16 laps; R.Stenhouse, 1 time for 10 laps; M.Kenseth, 2 times for 7 laps; B.Keselowski, 1 time for 5 laps; C.Bowyer, 1 time for 4 laps; E.Jones, 2 times for 2 laps; A.Dillon, 1 time for 1 lap.

Wins: J.Johnson, 3; M.Truex, 3; B.Keselowski, 2; K.Larson, 2; R.Stenhouse, 2; R.Blaney, 1; Ku.Busch, 1; Ky.Busch, 1; A.Dillon, 1; D.Hamlin, 1; K.Harvick, 1; K.Kahne, 1; J.Logano, 1; R.Newman, 1.

Top 16 in Points: 1. M.Truex, 823; 2. K.Larson, 738; 3. K.Harvick, 726; 4. Ky.Busch, 723; 5.

D.Hamlin, 649; 6. B.Keselowski, 649; 7. C.Elliott, 616; 8. J.McMurray, 615; 9. M.Kenseth, 594; 10. C.Bowyer, 577; 11. J.Johnson, 566; 12. R.Blaney, 529; 13. J.Logano, 525; 14.

Ku.Busch, 494; 15. R.Newman, 491; 16.

E.Jones, 469.

Schedule Sunday: Watkins Glen 355, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug. 13: Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

Aug. 19: Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.

Sep. 3: Bojangles’ Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. Sep. 9: Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va. Sep. 17: Tale of the Turtles 400, Joliet, Ill. Sep. 24: New England 300, Loudon, N.H. Oct. 1: Delaware 400, Dover, Del. Oct. 8: Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C. Oct. 15: Alabama 500, Talladega, Ala. Oct. 22: Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan. Oct. 29: Goody’s Fast Relief 500, Martinsville, Va. Nov. 5: AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 12: Can-Am 500, Avondale, Ariz.

Nov. 19: Ford Ecoboost 400, Homestead, Fla.

IndyCar-Honda Indy 200

Sunday At Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio Lap length: 2.258 miles 1-2 Josef Newgarden (C) 90 Running 2-1 Will Power (C) 90 Running 3-4 Graham Rahal, Honda, 90, Running 4-7 Simon Pagenaud (C) 90 Running 5-3 Takuma Sato, Honda, 90, Running 6-9 Alexander Rossi, Honda, 90, Running 7-5 Helio Castroneves (C) 90 Running 8-10 Ryan Hunter-Reay, Honda, 90, Running 9-6 Scott Dixon, Honda, 90, Running 10-11 Conor Daly (C) 90 Running 11-8 James Hinchcliffe, Honda, 90, Running 12-14 Marco Andretti, Honda, 90, Running 13-13 Charlie Kimball, Honda, 90, Running 14-21 Mikhail Aleshin, Honda, 90, Running 15-18 Max Chilton, Honda, 90, Running 16-17 Tony Kanaan, Honda, 90, Running 17-19 JR Hildebrand (C) 90 Running 18-20 Carlos Munoz (C) 89 Running 19-16 Spencer Pigot (C) 89 Running 20-12 Esteban Gutierrez, Honda, 89, Running 21-15 Ed Jones, Honda, 88, Running Race Statistics Winners average speed: 114.677 mph.

Time of Race: 01:46:19.5989.

Margin of victory: 5.1556 seconds.

Cautions: 1 for 4 laps.

Lead changes: 8 among 3 drivers.

Lap Leaders: Power 1-12; Newgarden 13-17; Rahal 18; Newgarden 19-39; Power 40; Rahal 41-42; Newgarden 43-65; Power 66; Newgarden 67-90.

Point standings: Newgarden 453, Castroneves 446, Dixon 445, Pagenaud 436, Power 401, Rahal 395, Sato 381, Rossi 358, Kanaan 320, Hinchcliffe 316.

Schedule August 20: ABC Supply 500, Long Pond August 26: Gateway 500, Madison September 3: INDYCAR Grand Prix at The Glen, Watkins Glen September 17: GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma, Sonoma

F1 Hungarian Grand Prix

Sunday At Hungaroring Budapest, Hungary Lap length: 2.722 miles 1. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Ferrari, 70 laps, 1:39:46.713, 25 points.

2. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, 70, +0.908 seconds behind, 18.

3. Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Mercedes, 70, +12.462, 15.

4. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, Mercedes, 70, +12.885, 12.

5. Max Verstappen, Netherlands, Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer, 70, +13.276, 10.

6. Fernando Alonso, Spain, McLaren Honda, 70, +71.223, 8.

7. Carlos Sainz, Spain, Toro Rosso, 69, +1 lap, 6.

8. Sergio Perez, Mexico, Force India Mercedes, 69, +1 lap, 4.

9. Esteban Ocon, France, Force India Mercedes, 69, +1 lap, 2.

10. Stoffel Vandoorne, Belgium, McLaren Honda, 69, +1 lap, 1.

11. Daniil Kvyat, Russia, Toro Rosso, 69, +1 lap, 0.

12. Jolyon Palmer, Britain, Renault, 69, +1 lap, 0.

13. Kevin Magnussen, Denmark, Haas Ferrari, 69, +1 lap, 0.

14. Lance Stroll, Canada, Williams Mercedes, 69, +1 lap, 0.

15. Pascal Wehrlein, Germany, Sauber Ferrari, 68, +2 laps, 0.

16. Marcus Ericsson, Sweden, Sauber Ferrari, 68, +2 laps, 0.

17. Nico Hulkenberg, Germany, Renault, 67, did not finish, 0.

Not classified Paul di Resta, Britain, Williams Mercedes, 60, did not finish, 0.

Romain Grosjean, France, Haas Ferrari, 20, did not finish, 0.

Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer, 0, did not finish, 0.

Schedule Aug. 27: Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps Sept. 3: Italian Grand Prix, Monza Sept. 17: Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang Oct. 1: Singapore Grand Prix Oct. 8: Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka

SOCCER MLS

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Toronto FC 12 3 7 43 41 22 Chicago 11 5 5 38 40 24 New York City FC 11 7 4 37 40 31 New York 11 8 2 35 32 26 Atlanta United FC 10 7 4 34 41 28 Columbus 10 11 2 32 33 37 Orlando City 8 8 6 30 23 31 New England 7 9 5 26 36 34 Philadelphia 7 10 5 26 29 27 Montreal 6 8 6 24 30 36 D.C. United 5 14 3 18 18 42 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Sporting Kansas City 9 4 9 36 28 17 FC Dallas 9 4 7 34 32 23 Houston 9 7 6 33 39 32 Seattle 8 7 7 31 32 31 Portland 8 8 7 31 39 38 Vancouver 9 8 3 30 30 29 San Jose 8 9 5 29 24 34 Real Salt Lake 7 12 4 25 30 44 Los Angeles 6 10 5 23 31 37 Minnesota United 6 12 4 22 29 45 Colorado 6 12 2 20 20 29 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Saturday, July 29 Orlando City 1, Atlanta United FC 1, tie New England 3, Philadelphia 0 New York 4, Montreal 0 Columbus 2, Real Salt Lake 2, tie Minnesota United 4, D.C. United 0 Portland 2, Houston 2, tie San Jose 1, Colorado 0 Sporting Kansas City 3, Chicago 2 Vancouver 4, FC Dallas 0 Seattle 0, Los Angeles 0, tie Sunday, July 30 Toronto FC 4, New York City FC 0 Saturday’s Games FC Dallas at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Toronto FC at D.C. United, 7 p.m.

Orlando City at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Seattle at Minnesota United, 8 p.m.

New England at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Houston at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m.

Vancouver at Colorado, 10 p.m.

Columbus at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Los Angeles at Portland, 4 p.m.

New York at New York City FC, 6 p.m.

Atlanta United FC at Sporting Kan. City, 8 p.m.

TENNIS ATP World Tour BB&T Atlanta Open

A U.S. Open Series event At Atlantic Station, Atlanta Purse: $642,750 (WT250) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Championship John Isner (2), United States, def. Ryan Harrison (4), United States, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7).

ATP World Tour German Championships

At Rothenbaum Tennis Arena, Hamburg, Germany Purse: $1.75 million (WT500) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Championship Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, def. Florian Mayer, Germany, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Doubles Championship Ivan Dodig and Mate Pavic (1), Croatia, def.

Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, and Marc Lopez (2), Spain, 6-3, 6-4.

ATP World Tour J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open

At Roy Emerson Arena, Gstaad, Switzerland Purse: $562,500 (WT250) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Championship Fabio Fognini (4), Italy, def. Yannick Hanfmann, Germany, 6-4, 7-5.

Doubles Championship Oliver Marach and Philipp Oswald (2), Austria, def. Jonathan Eysseric, France, and Franko Skugor (4), Croatia, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8.

WTA Ericsson Open

At Bastad Tennis Stadiun, Bastad, Sweden Purse: $226,750 (Intl.)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Championship Katerina Siniakova (7), Czech Republic, def.

Caroline Wozniacki (1), Denmark, 6-3, 6-4.

Doubles Championship Quirine Lemoine and Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, def. Maria Irigoyen, Argentina, and Barbora Krejcikova (4), Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-3, 10-8.

WTA JiangXi Open

At Nanchang International Tennis Center, Nanchang, China Purse: $226,750 (Intl.)

Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Championship Peng Shuai (2), China, def. Nao Hibino, Japan, 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles Championship Jiang Xinyu and Tang Qianhui, China, def.

Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, and Arina Rodionova (4), Australia, 6-3, 6-2.

TRANSACTIONS Baseball

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Selected the contract of OF Craig Gentry from Norfolk (IL).

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Traded OF Melky Cabrera and cash to Kansas City for LHP Andre Davis and RHP A.J. Puckett. Reinstated INF/OF Leury Garcia from the 10-day DL. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Claimed RHP Diego Moreno off waivers from Tampa Bay. Sent 2B Jason Kipnis to Columbus (IL) for a rehab assignment. Transferred LHP Boone Logan to the 60-day DL. DETROIT TIGERS — Placed OF Alex Presley on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Thursday.

Recalled OF/1B Jim Adduci from Toledo (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS — Placed RHP Will Harris on the 10-day DL. Recalled LHP Reymin Guduan from Fresno (PCL). Agreed to terms with 2B Colin Walsh on a minor league contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Released RHP Al Alburquerque.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Designated OF Nick Franklin for assignment. Selected the contract of RHP Troy Scribne from Salt Lake (PCL).

MINNESOTA TWINS — Traded LHP Jaime Garcia and cash to the N.Y. Yankees for LHPs Dietrich Enns and Zack Littell. Released LHP Craig Breslow. Sent LHP Glen Perkins to Fort Myers (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned LHP Caleb Smith to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

Recalled LHP Chasen Shreve from Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned RHP Frankie Montas to Nashville (PCL). Reinstated RHP Jharel Cotton from the 10-day DL. SEATTLE MARINERS — Placed OF Mitch Haniger on the 10-day DL. Designated INF D.J. Peterson for assignment. Optioned RHP Cody Martin to Tacoma (PCL). Selected the contract of OF Leonys Martin from Tacoma.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned LHP Adam Kolarek to Durham (IL).

TEXAS RANGERS — Claimed INF Tyler Smith off waivers from Seattle.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed SS Troy Tulowitzki on the 10-day DL. Optioned RHP Chris Smith to Buffalo (IL). Reinstated RHP Mike Bolsinger from the 10-day DL. Recalled INF/OF Rob Refsnyder from Buffalo (IL). Sent RHP Leonel Campos to Buffalo for a rehab assignment.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Recalled RHP Silvino Bracho from Reno (PCL).

CINCINNATI REDS — Placed SS Zack Cozart on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Wednesday. Recalled RHP Kevin Shackelford from Louisville (IL).

COLORADO ROCKIES — Placed LHP Jake McGee on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Thursday. Recalled LHP Zac Rosscup from Albuquerque (PCL). Recalled RHP Carlos Estevez from Colorado Springs as 26th man for Sunday’s doubleheader.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent RHP Chris Hatcher to the AZL Dodgers for a rehab assignment. Transferred 1B Adrian Gonzalez to the 60-day DL. MIAMI MARLINS — Reinstated RHP Brad Ziegler from the 10-day DL. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned RHP Junior Guerra to Colorado Springs (PCL).

Designated RHP Wily Peralta for assignment.

Selected the contract of OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis from Colorado Springs. Recalled LHP WeiChung Wang from Colorado Springs.

NEW YORK METS — Designated LHP Josh Edgin for assignment. Sent LHP Tommy Milone to Binghamton (EL) for a rehab assignment.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Traded RHP Jeremy Hellickson and cash to Baltimore for OF Hyun Soo Kim, LHP Garrett Cleavinger and future considerations. Placed RHP Pedro Beato on the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Mark Leiter from Lehigh Valley (IL).

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned OF Jabari Blash and RHP Kevin Quackenbush to EL Paso (PCL). Reinstated INF Yangervis Solarte and C Austin Hedges from the 10-day DL. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed to terms with RHP Casey Kelly on a minor league contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Placed 3B Stephen Drew on the 10-day DL. Designated 1B Matt Skole for assignment. Released OF Chris Heisey. Selected the contract of RHP Erick Fedde from Syracuse (IL). Recalled C Pedro Severino from Syracuse as 26th man for Sunday’s doubleheader. Sent RHP Shawn Kelley to Syracuse for a rehab assignment.

American Association CLEBURNE RAILROADERS — Signed RHP Laetten Galbraith.

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Released RHP Josh Conway.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Signed INF Eudor Garcia and RHP Alex White.

Football

National Football League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Waived-injured OL Chris Barker. Signed OL Kitt O’Brien.

DETROIT LIONS — Signed S Glover Quin to a contract extension through the 2019 season.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed CB Xavier Rhodes to a contract extension.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — LB Rob Ninkovich announced his retirement.

Hockey

National Hockey League PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Agreed to terms with F Conor Sheary on a three-year contract.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Today’s National League pitching matchups Probable 2017 Team Pitchers W-L ERA Rec. ATLANTA AT PHILADELPHIA Foltynewicz (R) 9-5 3.82 12-7 Pivetta (R) 3-6 5.73 4-8 WASHINGTON AT MIAMI Gonzalez (L) 8-5 2.81 11-10 Urena (R) 9-4 4.04 10-5

’16 vs. Opp. W-L ERA

1-0 1-0

0.64 5.40

1-0 0-0

2.08 0.00

Last 3 Outings W-L IP ERA 12:35 p.m.

2-0 17.2 4.08 2-1 18.1 4.42 7:10 p.m.

1-1 21.0 2.57 2-1 14.0 7.07

Today’s American League pitching matchups Probable 2017 Team Pitchers W-L ERA Rec. DETROIT AT NEW YORK Fulmer (R) 10-8 3.35 9-9 Severino (R) 7-4 3.03 9-9 KANSAS CITY AT BALTIMORE Duffy (L) 7-6 3.56 8-8 Jimenez (R) 4-7 6.93 8-8 CLEVELAND AT BOSTON Clevinger (R) 5-3 3.20 7-6 Fister (R) 0-5 7.46 1-3 SEATTLE AT TEXAS Hernandez (R) 5-4 4.08 6-6 Hamels (L) 5-1 3.97 6-5 TAMPA BAY AT HOUSTON Cobb (R) 9-6 3.46 11-10 Morton (R) 8-4 3.83 8-5 TORONTO AT CHICAGO Estrada (R) 4-7 5.43 9-12 Shields (R) 2-3 5.86 3-7 SAN FRANCISCO AT OAKLAND Cain (R) 3-9 5.45 8-10 Gray (R) 6-5 3.43 8-8

’16 vs. Opp. W-L ERA

0-0 0-0

0.00 0.00

0-0 0-0

2.57 0.00

0-0 0-0

0.00 0.00

1-0 0-0

1.23 5.40

0-1 0-1

6.00 9.00

0-0 0-0

0.00 4.76

0-0 0-0

0.00 0.00

Last 3 Outings W-L IP ERA 7:05 p.m.

1-2 18.2 4.34 2-1 19.1 2.79 7:05 p.m.

2-1 19.2 2.75 0-3 15.0 8.40 7:10 p.m.

1-0 16.1 2.76 0-2 13.0 9.00 8:05 p.m.

1-1 17.2 3.06 1-1 19.0 5.21 8:10 p.m.

2-0 22.2 1.99 2-1 19.2 2.29 8:10 p.m.

0-1 13.1 7.43 0-2 14.1 8.16 10:05 p.m.

0-1 16.0 4.50 2-1 18.1 0.98

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Cookbook author to headline food event A James Beard Award-winning cookbook author will join a team of prominent local chefs and bartenders for the Atlanta History Center’s Back on the Farm event.

Atlanta chef and cookbook author Virginia Willis, who won the Focus on Health award in the cookbook category in 2016 for her book “Lighten Up, Y’all: Classic Southern Recipes Made Healthy and Wholesome,” will create a Southern-influenced food for the dinner.

Joining her will be local chefs including Colleen Conrad, the regional chef for Whole Foods Market; Lis Hernandez, chef and owner of Arepa Mia; Jiyeon Lee, chef and owner of Heirloom Market BBQ; and Deborah VanTrece, chef and owner of Twisted Soul Cookhouse and Pours.

Local bartenders also will be participating.

Money from Back on the Farm will go to support the Smith Family Farm and the Atlanta History Center’s newly established4-Hprogramrunin conjunction with UGA Extension at the History Center.

Tickets to Back on the Farm start at $225 each and can be purchase at atlantahistorycenter.com/backonthefarm.

Back on the Farm, 6 p.m.

Sept. 22. Atlanta History Center, 130 East Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta. atlantahistorycenter.com/support/back-onthe-farm. YVONNE ZUSEL

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‘SVU’ actor to join HLN docuseries Acclaimed actor B.D. Wong is joining Atlanta-based HLN for a new medical docuseries called “Something’s Killing Me.” Wong, best known for his role on “Law & Order: SVU,” hosts this new show examining puzzling diseases and symptoms that result in neardeath struggles.

“I was attracted to this fascinating series on HLN because it’s unlike anything else on television,” Wong said. “It combines captivating life or death mysteries with a high standard of journalistic integrity. I’m really excited to be part of this new series…the stories are mind blowing!”

Wong, 56, had a recurring role on Fox’s “Gotham” and received an Emmy nomination for a guest role on USA’s acclaimed series “Mr. Robot.”

He is now shooting a sequel to “Jurassic World” with Chris Platt.

“Something’s Killing Me” debuts Sunday, Aug. 13 at 9 p.m. after “The Hunt With John Walsh.” RODNEY HO Dear Abby D3 Comics D6

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Tour to raise suicide awareness through play starts in Macon.

By Martha Michael Martha.Michael@ajc.com

Soon to be 1 year old, the panda twins at Zoo Atlanta spend some time in Den 4 for their daily checkup and weigh-in while their day rooms are prepped. Within a few weeks, Ya Lun and Xi Lun will be too big for humans to lift and carry and control. BOB ANDRES PHOTOS / BANDRES@AJC.COM

Zoo Atlanta panda twins getting too big to handle As first birthday nears, handlers back off to minimize human bond.

By Bo Emerson bemerson@ajc.com

Zoo Atlanta’s twin pandas, Xi Lun and Ya Lun, are approaching an important milestone.

On Sept. 3, they will celebrate their first birthday.

In anticipation of that milestone, Zoo Atlanta’s curator of mammals, Stephanie Braccini, invited The Atlanta Journal-Constitution to a behind-the-scenes visit with the bears.

We watched as the juveniles moved from one den to the next, sampled leaf-eater biscuits, sniffed some fresh bamboo and poked inquisitive noses toward the long lenses of photographer Bob Andres.

Ya Lun, the inquisitive sibling, sat quietly, munching a biscuit, while Xi Lun, usually the quieter one of the two, reached a paw out toward her visitors and leaned in for a closer look.

It will probably be the last time that a reporter is in the same room with the twins.

After the pandas reach a year in age, keepers and other humans will be excluded from their enclosures.

The zoo staff maintain that separation for two reasons. The first is safety.

Juvenile pandas look like fat stuffed animals, but are, in fact, wild creatures, with significant claws and the beginnings of a set of 44 teeth. Today the twins weigh about 50 pounds each, and they will eventually grow to 150 pounds or more. Soon no keeper

Xi Lun, rolling on the floor in a frisky mood, was more active than Ya Lun during a recent visit from an Atlanta Journal-Constitution team.

Today the panda twins weigh about 50 pounds each, but they will eventually grow to 150 pounds or more.

will be able to pick them up and redirect their attention.

The other reason: The zoo doesn’t want to emphasize the human/animal bond.

When the cubs were infants, zoo personnel were required to gently switch them out at their mother’s breast, so that each was fed in turn, and both survived.

Atlanta has, astonishingly, done this twice, with Xi Lun and Ya Lun, and with their older siblings Mei Lun and Mei Huan, a set of twins born four years ago. But despite that early intimate connection, caretakers try not to imprint an emotional connection with the animals.

The older set of twins traveled to China last November, where it is hoped they will be returned to the wild. The younger twins will follow the same path.

It makes it easier for them to go when they’re recognized as animals, not pets, said Braccini.

Zoo patrons shouldn’t be encouraged to “anthropomorphize” the bears, but to stay aware of the bears’ status as endangered creatures in the natural world.

That may be so, but seeing Ya Lun sitting on her round haunches, looking like a furry, round, pintsized sumo wrestler, one would be hard-pressed to avoid that universal reaction, “awwww.”

On Saturday, Aug. 26, the play “His Double Life” will take the stage for one night only in Macon.

Although it originally debuted in 2011, producer and writer Nial Martin, founder of No Jive Productions, says there has never been a better time to revive a play he hopes will start a dialogue in families about love, identity and acceptance.

The play stars Robyn Charles, the youngest daughter of Georgia singer and pianist Ray Charles.

It is fitting that the production kicks off its national tour in Georgia, Charles says, because she has recently been searching to connect with her own roots in the state.

The younger Charles grew up on the westside of Chicago and has moved around throughout her wide-ranging career as a recording artist, live performer and film and stage actress. “I’m a bit of a gypsy,” Charles said. “But about a year ago I saw my father’s childhood home in Greenville, Florida, and realized I wanted to initiate more interaction with those communities who work to preserve my family’s history.”

Her father was born in Albany, Ga., about 150 miles south of Atlanta.

While exploring her own family history, Charles was offered the lead role in “His Double Life”

by Martin, who wrote the play after years of struggling with his relationship with his own father.

“His Double Life” reflects Martin’s lifelong endeavor to understand his own identity and attempt to live up to his father’s expectations, he said. The website describes the play as a “comedy-drama that addresses hardcore issues such as sexuality, suicide, and forgiveness. It is a play that tells a story of a young man who craves the unconditional love of his father, but finds that no matter what he does, he is unable to measure up.”

“It’s definitely not your typical stage play,” Martin said. “It confronts real life issues. There’s a lot of emotion.” The website advises that the production is for “mature audiences only,” as it contains adult language, content and brief nudity.

To help teenagers facing similar hardships, Martin turned No Jive Productions into a nonprofit that engages ‘at-risk’ teenagers with the fine arts. The organization is based in South Florida, Life continued on D2

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Couple to pitch babywearing line

Grocery stores adapting to more male shoppers

Local entrepreneurs hope to win cash on ‘Funderdome’ show.

Growing demographic has different habits at the supermarket.

By Rodney Ho rho@ajc.com

Atlanta’s Brian and Keri Fosse will get their moment in the primetime spotlight with (who else?)

Steve Harvey to promote their babywearing line of shirts with hopes of winning up to $100,000.

Harvey’s umpteenth show, called “Steve Harvey’s Funderdome,” on ABC features entrepreneurial companies pitching products head to head. The audience decides who wins $100,000.

There is also a chance for a team to take a lesser amount before the final vote as a hedge in case they lose.

Called Lalabu, the companies creates shirts designed for babies from newborn to about 15 pounds to be carried in the shirt itself comfortably.

“Our goal is to bring babywearing to the mass market, to have a

By Abha Bhattarai Washington Post

Brian and Keri Fosse of Atlanta’s Lalabu will get their day in the sun on “Steve Harvey’s Funderdome” at 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6 on ABC. CONTRIBUTED

positive impact for families nationwide and worldwide,” said Brian, a Collins Hill High School grad from 2001, in an interview today.

The Fosses, who work out of a 1,000-square-foot space in the Old Fourth Ward, will appear on “Funderdome” Sunday, Aug. 6 at

9 p.m. They are currently ready with inventory as they await an influx of orders after the show airs. They have four full-time staff and five part timers.

He said the idea for the shirt Contest continued on D2

More men are heading to the supermarket these days.

That’s according to a new survey by Men’s Health, which found that 84 percent of men are now the primary grocery shoppers in their households, marking a 19 percent increase from a decade ago.

The results “challenge many gender stereotypes related to food shopping and cooking,” said Chris Peel, publisher of Men’s Health.

“Men have an active role in each stage of the food purchasing process - before getting to the store, while there and when cooking the food they’ve bought.”

It is worth noting that Men’s Health surveyed only men. Other surveys of both men and women

have concluded that women continue to do slightly more of the country’s food-buying: NPD Group, for example, estimates that men are the primary grocery shoppers in 41 percent of U.S. households, while market research firm VideoMining puts that figure at about 49 percent of shoppers.

In any case, there is mounting evidence that more men are shopping for groceries than in previous generations. And when they do head to the store, men tend to buy many items at once, and shop alone, according to Men’s Health.

The reasons for those shifts are twofold, experts say. Gender roles are shifting, which means men are taking on more household responsibilities. And Americans are increasingly putting off marriage, so “you’ve got a lot of single men who’ve got to shop for themselves,” says David W. Stores continued on D4

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LIVING Monday television “The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All”8 p.m. ABC — Rachel and her most memorable men return to discuss their experiences.

“Princess Diana: Tragedy or Treason”8 p.m. TLC — A look at the life and death of Princess Diana, who died in

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a car crash in Paris in 1997 at the age of 36.

“Preacher”9 p.m. AMC— Tulip confronts her neardeath experience and Jesse questions the price he paid to save Tulip and Cassidy.

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Trump animated series is coming

By Meredith Blake Los Angeles Times

Stephen Colbert has ridden anti-Donald Trump sentiment to the top of the late-night ratings. Now he’s riding it all the way to premium cable.

On Thursday, Showtime announced it had ordered 10 episodes of an as-yet-untitled animated series featuring cartoon renderings of the president, his family and inner circle.

The satirical half-hour series, executive produced

by Colbert and “The Late Show’s” show runner Chris Licht, will debut on Showtime this fall. According to the network, turnaround on the

series will be quick in order to incorporate current events.

“Stephen and Chris have an uncanny genius for deconstructing the world of President Trump, and this series opens a new realm for them,” Showtime President David Nevins said in a press statement.

Tim Luecke, who co-created the animated version of Trump who frequently appears in “Late Show” bits — including a recent segment from the notorious presidential suite of the Moscow RitzCarlton — will serve as lead animator.

The announcement caps off a period of good news for Colbert, who racked up

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six Emmy nominations this month and will be hosting the awards in September. The recently concluded “Russia Week,” in which the comedian traveled to Moscow and St. Petersburg, brought “The Late Show” its biggest margin over “The Tonight Show” since its premiere in 2015.

While “The Late Show” airs on CBS, Colbert has also developed ties with his corporate cousins at Showtime.

Manypointtohis rivetingelection night special “Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale,” which aired on the premium network, as a turning point after an uneven transition from “The Colbert Report.”

vintage camper sits at Conan and Katherine Fugit’s house, its faded white paint chipping and its hitch starting to rust.

The Fugits plan to have it fixed up by the spring, but they won’t be getting it campsite ready.

Instead, they’ll be turning it into a photo booth.

The Fugits started Lamphouse Photo Booth Co. in 2012, a Wichita company that offers a range of unique photo booths for parties and events.

They currently rent out two Birdie Boxes — small portable open air photo booths, the Wagoneer — a retro Jeep Grand Wagoneer with a customized tailgate insert that houses a photo booth and the Lampy Camper — the couple’s first vintage camper-turnedphoto booth.

They bought the second camper to have a more compact alternative to the Lampy Camper, which is roughly 16 feet long and 8 feet wide.

The new camper is about four feet shorter and a foot morenarrowthanthat,Conan Fugit said.

That way, Katherine said, they can bring it into more indoor venues.

The new camper, once complete, will be designed similar to the original. Up to 10 people hop into the camper, grab their props, find a spot on the bench just inside the door and pose for the camera that’s situated toward the left end of the camper. The camera is housed inside a wooden box, giving it the usual photo booth appearance.

The inside of the Lampy is complete with painted walls and crown molding, wood flooring, fun party decorations and lights.

Conan and Katherine Fugit pose in their vintage camperturned-photo booth. JAIME GREEN / WICHITA EAGLE

The booth is digitized and takes four pictures with seven second breaks between each.

It prints out as many copies of the photo strips as desired and guests can enter their emails and have a digital copy sent that way, too.

Lamphouse designs a custom photo layout for each event, Conan said. Renters can also choose from a range of nearly 50 backdrops and customize the sign outside the camper. They also rotate through about 30-40 props, whichrange fromdonutinflatables to hand-crafted wooden monster eyes.

“We’ve done events that have had like 20 people at them. And we’ve done events that have had like 10,000 people at them,” Conan said.

The company has made appearances at birthday parties, weddings, and large events like Zoobilee. They’ll also attend public events like Final Fridays, Katherine Fudgit said, so people can get photos for free.

Katherine, 34, said she was contemplating starting a food truck back in 2012, but realized they had a better option.

“I got a food handlers card and really got into it. I had all these ideas. And then I was like, ‘I have never worked in food service. I’m not a cook…

why would I do this?’” she said. “What I really wanted to do was have a mobile business because it’s fun and neat.”

Conan, 36, has had a passion for photography and worked with cameras majority of his life, Katherine said.

So, their mobile photo booth business was born.

Last year, Katherine began working for Lamphouse fulltime. Six months ago, Conan did too. They also have three employees that help set up and attend to the photo booths during events.

The couple wants to have the new camper renovated by the end of the year, Katherine said. They’ve already started booking it for the spring.

Though the design of the new camper isn’t set in stone, Katherine thinks the outside might get painted a light pink and the inside will have some fun colors.

One thing they haven’t decided on, however, is a name.

“I don’t know. The Little Lampy? The Baby Lampy?”

Katherine said.

“The Blampy?” Conan said with a laugh.

Rental information will be posted on the Lamphouse website and fans can follow the camper’s makeover on their blog.

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where Martin is from. He also hopes “His Double Life” raises awareness of the teen suicide rate, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranks as the second-highest leading cause of death for ages 10 to 34.

For Charles, starring in this production is less about the acting and more about the message it’s promoting.

“The character I’m playing is so much like me, it’s literally like I’m playing myself,” she said. “But the idea that Nial is trying to share about love is really an idea I want to bring to the table here and in my other work — there’s too much violence and judgment out there.”

The cast also includes actor Quincy Bonds, known for his role as Pookie in the

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came from a visit to see an aunt in Burkina Faso, a small, poor country in Africa.

There, his wife Keri learned how to hold a baby with a traditional African wrap from a woman named Lalabu.

After they got back to Atlanta, they sought a way to design a better way to hold a baby through a shirt and came up with the Soothe Shirt.

(A dad version is out, too.)

He believes the shirt enables a baby and the parent to bond closer. He also thinks it’s safer than placing

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Tyler Perry series “House of Payne”; Sherrod Burress, who has appeared in BET’s “The Quad,” Tyler Perry’s “Greenleaf,” and “Empire”; and David Tolliver, a member of the 1990s rhythm and blues group Men at Large.

The play starts at 7:30 p.m.

at the Macon City Auditorium, 415 1st Street. Ticket prices range from $36 to $72 and can be purchased at bit. ly/2tby7MM. More information about “His Double Life” can be found at www.nojiveproductions.com/HisDoubleLife.htm.

them in a stroller at a young age. It’s also a good shirt for breastfeeding, he added.

The company introduced the shirt into the marketplace in 2013 and has grown gradually ever since. It now sells for $75 apiece on their website or Amazon. Brian said they sell about 10,000 a year.

Producers for “Funderdome,” a new show, reached out to Lalabu to participate last year. The episode taped last fall.

Brian and his wife, engineering majors who met while attending Georgia Tech in 2004 and married in 2007, now have their third child coming in September.

They used their first two children, four-year-old Levi and 18-month-old Flora, to test prototypes of their first two products.

If they win the money, they plan to use the funds to work on two new prototype products.

Although Brian couldn’t address his competitor on the show, a press release revealed who they are to taking on: Imperfect Produce, a subscription service for cosmetically challenged produce. The inventor is Ben Simon from Emeryville, Calif. Given that descriptive alone, I’d say the Fosses have a solid chance of winning.

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Actor Don Murray is 88.

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DAILY BRIDGE CLUB: BY FRANK STEWART Cy the Cynic’s former job, if any, is a mystery at my club. Cy won’t talk about it, save to give gag answers to queries.

“Cy, were you a baker?”

“Only when I kneaded the dough.”

“An archaeologist?”

“My career lay in ruins.”

“Did you work in an auto shop rotating tires?”

“Off and on.”

“Off and on” describes Cy’s play: brilliance or blunder. At four spades, Cy took the ace of hearts, led a trump to his hand and returned a diamond: four, 10, king. He won the next heart, led a trump to his hand and passed his nine of diamonds to the ace.

The Cynic ruffed East’s heart return and drew trumps; he had none left.

He took the queen of diamonds and ace of clubs but lost the rest. Down one.

Cy was “off.” At Trick Two dummy must lead a diamond. Cy wins the heart return, concedes a diamond, ruffs the next heart and leads a diamond to the queen. East can ruff, but if he leads a heart, Cy crossruffs for 10 tricks; if a trump, Cy draws trumps and scores his long diamonds.

partner’s suit. As against that, your three 10s add to the value of your hand. If your side is vulnerable, with more to gain, bid 3NT.

DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ 10 8 ♥ A K 8 3 ◆ Q 10 6 ♣ A 10 9 4. You open one club, your partner responds one spade, you bid 1NT and he raises to 2NT. What do you say?

ANSWER: This decision is close. You have no extra high-card strength and no spade honor to help set up

Vigilant moms cannot shy away from gun safety

HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY: BY HOLIDAY MATHIS ARIES (March 21-April 19). Moods are like weather. They are not contained inside our body; rather, they radiate out and affect anyone nearby. The angry find irritation in every object. The amorous find love in every eye.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Though there are instances when a little competition makes things interesting, in your current cosmic position it is not advised.

In fact, competition may very well be the killer of romance and friendship.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). What you feel with your heart and soul may be impractical, illogical and whimsical beyond your comfort level. Regardless, your heart and soul have the wheel. They’ll steer you there whether or not it makes any sense.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You have a strong point of view but will not be inclined to argue it. After all, it’s not that important to you that others think you’re right or do it your way. What’s important to you is finding a way to work together.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Embrace the entirety of who you are — your strengths and vulnerabilities, the parts that align with the popular morals and rules, the parts that don’t, the refined and the rough. There is power in deep self-acceptance.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Mastery tempered with humility — this is the balance to strike. When you are knowledgeable and skilled yet wisely humble, you’ll be able to rein in, harness and direct the power within you toward a challenging aim.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Every dalliance demands a tribute. The costs are usually not upfront and clearly marked on the menu. You learn them by weighing

carefully each interaction. Let one question guide you: What’s in it for them?

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). A sincere desire to learn — this is all that the teacher will ask of you. So don’t worry about whether you are prepared or have the prerequisites to absorb the lesson. For the willing student, education is inevitable.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll be the first to suggest a smart, loving compromise to the problem that plagues your relationship. But it doesn’t end there. This is just the start of the conversation. This is something you can handle together.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It’s a principle of advertisement: More exposure equals more response. The best ad in the world won’t work if no one sees it. Get your message out there as many times and to as many people as possible.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll be the winner. That doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll take home the top prize. The winner isn’t always the victor with the trophy. The real winner is the one who extracts the most value from the experience.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Special things are only truly special if they happen very infrequently. The rare thing is precious because it’s rare. Be choosy about when and to whom you offer the special thing you give, or it will become ordinary and expected.

IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: Romance will be the star pursuit at the top of this solar return. You won’t be sorry if you choose the stable, steady climb instead of the flashy, trendy path. Pisces and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are 9, 40, 14, 28 and 13.

Jeanne Phillips Dear Abby

Dear Abby: I am a Yale-trained pediatric nurse with a post-master’s as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. I respectfully ask that you retract your answer to “First-Time Mom in New Jersey” (June 21). I’m concerned your response will encourage other mothers to buy into the incorrect assumption that it’s “impolite” to ask questions that ensure their child’s safety.

You should have encouraged and empowered “First-Time Mom” to politely ask about the presence of weapons in the other parents’ homes, and if so, how they are stored. It’s important information for her to have.

If she has every playdate at her house and refuses to go to another home because she’s afraid to ask about gun safety, eventually the other mothers will pick up on the fact that she doesn’t trust their childrearing capabilities, but won’t know why. If these potential friends don’t have unsecured firearms, or if

they do and they are properly and safely stored, your advice will prevent healthy, honest friendships from developing, which will socially isolate her.

How will she ever ensure a break for herself by allowing and encouraging her child to socialize at another trusted mother’s home she knows to be safe? Your advice will only isolate “First-Time Mom” further and put her and her toddler at great risk.

— Colleen M. Sullivan, RN, MSN, CPNP Dear Colleen: Of course you are right. The woman’s question wasn’t about etiquette. It was about child safety. A large number of readers besides you agreed my perspective was off. I have heard all of you loud and clear, and I apologize.

I SHOULD have advised: “You are responsible for your child’s welfare. Part of assuring her safety involves asking whether weapons are on the premises and, if so, what safety precautions have been taken. (The same is true for prescription drugs, swimming pools, caustic chemicals and foods to which your child is allergic.)

You should also ask if the children will be under parental supervision at all times. If anyone feels concern for your child’s safety is presumptuous, do not allow your child to play

there. Suggest instead that the children play at your house.”

Read on: Dear Abby: I am a pediatrician and a mother.

Your advice to “First-Time Mom” about gun safety runs counter to the recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics as well as numerous gun violence protection groups.

Research shows that guns are present in one in three homes, and that one in three of those guns is kept loaded and unlocked, posing a risk to children.

This is why I routinely recommend that parents inquire about the presence of guns and storage methods at the homes their children visit. I also urge them to discuss with their CHILD the importance of never touching a gun and immediately notifying an adult if they come across a gun or are shown one by another child. — Jessica Mowry, M.D. READERS: More on this subject tomorrow. It’s important, so stay tuned.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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A cetacean sports a scar from a shark bite on its back. WAYNE HOGGARD / NOAA - NMFS - SEFSC

‘Shark Week’ may be sham, but sharks are still cool Despite Discovery’s annual deceptions, there’s a lot to like.

By Sarah Kaplan Washington Post

Yeah, we know, “Shark Week” is pretty disappointing. No, the shark that Michael Phelps “raced” was not real.

No, a giant prehistoric shark called a megalodon doesn’t continue to prowl the seas.

Sure, there is some awesome science thrown in there with the bogus “voodooshark” stories. But basically, the week is a multimillion-dollar marketing ploy masquerading as educational programming.

But! We really, really, really likesharks.Sowe’renotabove shamelessly exploiting the Discovery Channel’s gimmick to share our favorite fun facts about these brilliant and bizarre creatures. The best part is, these are all true.

Sharks are ancient: The first sharks evolved more than 400 million years ago, long before mammals, dinosaurs and flowering plants. They have survived at least four mass extinctions, including one that killed off 90 percent of all species on Earth.

More than 500 shark species are still around. They range from the dwarf lanternshark, which is no longer than a pencil, to the whale shark, which can be as big as a school bus.

They have no bones: Sharks, along with their close

relatives rays and skates, are distinguished from other fish by their cartilaginous skeletons. The stuff that forms the framework of their bodies is the same rubbery tissue that makes up our noses and ears. This makes their skeletons light and flexible and makes sharks the swift swimmers that they are.

They have awesome names: The biologists who came up with the names for some sharks were seriously having fun. There’s Megachasma pelagios, or the “giant mouth of the deep” - a rarely spotted filter feeder the size of a U-Haul. There’s the scalloped bonnethead, which sounds as if it’s a clothing item in “Pride and Prejudice” but looks like it belongs in “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.”

Then there’s the aptly named cookiecutter shark, which latches onto its prey and uses serrated teeth to cut a perfectly round chunk of flesh from its victims. Cookiecutters also use bioluminescence and color contrasts to mimic the silhouette of small fish and lure other ocean creatures close enough for the little shark to grab a bite. The characteristic pockmarks from a cookiecutter attack have been found on whales 50 times their size. Never mess with a cookiecutter.

Their sixth sense is electric: Sharks are capable of electroreception. Using jellyfilled cells called ampullae of Lorenzini, they can detect the

disturbances in Earth’s magnetic field generated by the movement of animals and waves. Saltwater is an amazing conductor of electricity, and the ampullae of Lorenzini are so sensitive that a shark could theoretically detect the current from a AA battery 1,000 miles away.

Lady sharks don’t need a man: Some shark species are capable of parthenogenesis - the females can give birth without ever meeting a male. The process involves mama sharks doubling their eggs’ genomes, essentially cloning themselves. Several years ago, a swell shark at the National Aquarium in Baltimore produced five pups this way. She hadn’t encountered a male of her species for at least three years.

Baby sharks are hardcore: Several species of shark areovoviviparous-themother retains her eggs inside her body, and her pups hatch and develop in her uterus.

But sand tiger sharks, which dwell in warm and temperate waters around the world, take it one step further. They practice in-the-womb cannibalism, or “adelphophagy” - literally “eating one’s brother.”

During gestation, the biggest embryos devour their litter mates until only two are left alive. The is actually advantageous to their mom, because it means she gives birth only to the strongest and fiercest young, who are then more likely to survive in the wild.

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Dog Valet service is the latest amenity at Ponce City Market Great for when you want to shop after walk on Beltline.

By Jill Vejnoska jvejnoska@ajc.com

Does your pooch get too pooped playing on the Beltline to eat out afterwards?

Is Rover over that whole shop till you drop thing?

Never fear, Ponce City Market’s new Dog Valet service is here.

Well … almost here. Joining its already existing bike valet service, the doggy dropoff amenity will open in early August in the buzzy mixeduse development that now occupies the renovated old Sears building on Ponce de

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Stewart, a marketing professor at Loyola Marymount University.

And it doesn’t hurt that “there’s a younger generation of man who’s actively interested in food,” said Paco Underhill, chief executive of Envirosell, a New York behavioral research firm. Nearly half of those surveyed by Men’s Health, for example, said they’d watched cooking videos in the past year, while 93 percent said they’d prepared meals for themselves.

But there are still pronounced differences in how men and women approach grocery shopping.

“Men are not terribly strategic,” Stewart said. “They walk in and buy what they remember is needed. They’re buying for right now, or maybe tonight. Anything beyond that is too long-term.”

Leon Avenue. Operated by Barking Hound Village, a dog daycare/grooming/boarding business that already has five locations in Atlanta, the valet service will be located just inside PCM’s entrance off the hugely popular Eastside Trail of the Atlanta Beltline.

Along with runners, bikers, strollers and general all-around socializers, that stretch of the Beltline is a particularly favorite place for people to walk their dogs; now imagine them being able to drop off their four-legged friends for an hour or two and go on to join their fellow humans for a nosh in PCM’s trendy food hall, shop or even head up to the roof to play mini-golf at Skyline Park.

“Being the first store off the

BeltLine provides dog owners with the convenience and ease Barking Hound is known for and makes for an easy transition from exercising to shopping,” PCM and Barking Hound said in a press release.

Pricing for the valet services will be $12 for the first hour and $2.50 for each additional 15 minutes. Other services will be offered, including dog bathing, (pricing starts at $25 for a wash and dry in under an hour), “King of Pups” frozen treats from the King of Pops eatery located in PCM’s Central Food Hall and more.

The Barking Hound valet service will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

Case in point: Women are most likely to buy 12-packs of beer, while men typically buy 6-packs, according to Underhill.

“Men tend to be hunters: They want to kill something quickly, drag it out and feel successful,” he said.

“Women, though, they’re thinking ahead and planning accordingly.”

Men also tend to spring for pricier cuts of meat and are more easily influenced by a brand’s name or reputation, Stewart said. There are more likely to buy what is easily visible and catches their eye. As a result, supermarkets have begun adding more special displays in their stores, and rethinking their organization.

“Remember: Many male shoppers come to the store without a weekly or even same-day meal plan in mind,” Kellogg’s said in a 2015 report. “Consider organizing aisles and displays

around shopper missions, like ‘lunchbox essentials’ or ‘tonight’s dinner,’ and calling out these sections with clear signage so the male shopper can quickly find what he is looking for.”

Other chains have begun making smaller changes: Grouping meats and barbecue sauce together, for instance, or displaying wine glasses alongside bottles of wine, Underhill said.

“Part of what they’re doing is trying to make the shopping process more fun,” he said. “Men tend to get easily frustrated.”

And, added Stewart, just because more American men are buying groceries doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement.

“There are definite differences in perception: Men think they’re great shoppers,” Stewart said. “But women — wives, girlfriends, spouses — they tend to have, well, a less positive view.”

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PIKE/WILLIAMSON Move in cheap, move in quick. Great opportunity, home with land, rent to own, no credit check. Real 3BR/2BA country home w/5.58 AC. Off the beaten path. Handyman’s dream. Unfinished extra room, great schools, $2000 dep, $995/mo 678-475-7209

for rent room

Decatur Affordable, Quiet & Clean.

Columbia Dr, Wesley Chapel, Old National. No Drugs. Cable, Marta & More. $105 & Up. 404-797-4174

for rent in clayton

CLAYTON-Harmony Pines Apts – 1 BRs $650, 2 BRs-$675. Onsite pool & laundry. Minutes from airport. Security officer onsite. All Electric.

Make us your new home! Mention the ajc & get $200 off first month’s rent! Se Habla Espanol! 770-9912524

for rent in fulton Atlanta ANSLEY GOLF COURSE AREA Coveted mid town residential N’hood 1300 sq. ft. 2BR/2BA street level Classic apt in multi-family w/high vaulted ceilings, crown molding, windows galore, FP, W/D, deck, store rm, off street pkg. Ideal for room-mate. Walk to shops, attractions, beltline. Near I-85 and I-75. Avail. Aug. Call 404-874-4642. No texts.

Fairburn Swim & Tennis Community!

Lovely & Spacious 4BR, 4BA. All New Flooring. Lots Of Features. SEE TODAY! Only $1,650. Call 404-285-3656.

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FULTON, College Park/Old Nat’l Hwy area, Nice n’borhood/private shady yard,3BR, 2BA, no pets $875/m + $500 dep req. Call 770-964-1110

ATLANTA Nice Rooms For Rent In Atlanta. Close To Everything.

All Utilities Incl. $425/mo. July rent free Stable Income Only (SSI, SSDI, etc.)

Call Sade, 404-369-5109.

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real estate sales

Dekalb Co. Furnished rooms for rent, includes TV, cable, washer/dryer. Share kitchen. Priv. bath $500mo; share bath $400mo. 404-626-5908 or 917-301-1280

DEKALB DECATUR Furnished room, nice area, on Marta, use of kitch, cable TV, util. incld. No smoke/drugs. $360/mo. 404-286-0807 DEKALB ~ DECATUR Furnished rooms, nice neighborhood, utilities included.

On Marta. Starting at $130 & up/wk.

W/D included. No pets allowed.

678-558-5478 FULTON $110-$140. 1AA Absolutely Accom Area 3/4 rooms. Atlanta/Union City West End, Campbellton /Ben Hill Old Nat’l. Roosevelt Hwy furnish, TV, W/D, Marta. 678-466-6430 FULTON 1 A $80-$110/wk Atlanta Area, Nice. $0 Deposit. “MOVE IN SPECIAL”. Free cable, private & quiet, furnished, drug free. On Marta.

770-694-6134 FULTON College Park In East Point.

Large Furnished Rooms With Private Baths. All Amenities, Walk To Marta. $120 + Dep. Also, Atlanta Rooms $90 & Up + Dep. 404-375-0893 SW ATLANTA Fully renovated house 30331 $100 MOVE IN SPECIAL $100 non refundable deposit Large unfurn. room. Special will not last long - CALL NOW. 470-599-7956

rental service 4 Apts, Homes and Condos for Bad Credit ppl in 48 hrs. Our Fee for service Is $475 upfront. Old Evictions, BkRptcy, Forecl OK! Felons xtra. www.housingpsg.com, 404-892-4783

COBB - This great 4BR/2.5BA house is in a very desirable Kennesaw neighborhood and Kennesaw Mountain school district. Home has new carpet, large, fenced, level lot, large bedrooms, separate dining room, eye catching double fire place and is located next to the community’s swimming pool. Home also has a large master on the main, two car garage and impressive trim and crown molding! It can be yours for just $314,000. Call Thomas Polsey at 770529-6099 or 678-391-7777 of Ameridream Realty.

for sale in dekalb

DEKALB INVESTMENT PROPERTY FOR SALE Community Housing, Inc. 1179 Russell Dr/Decatur, GA 30030 4 BR Former Group Home $10,000 Earnest Money All Cash/30 Day Closing Unstated Minimum Time & Date of Sale: August 1, 2017 10 am Local Time DeKalb County Courthouse 556 N McDonough St Decatur, GA 30030 Download The Bid Kit & See Photos At: https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/H UD?src=/program_oces/housing/mf h/pd/mfplist After receipt of the bid kit address questions to: Farla Knight, Ft. Worth HUD Property Disposition Division Farla.G.Knight@HUD.gov 817)978-5810 Note: This advertisement is placed

by HUD & does not constitute the legal notice of foreclosure sale

for sale in forsyth

SOUTH FORSYTH - New listing in Cumming’s Estates at Big Creek! Beautifully well maintained & very spacious 5BR/4BA South Forsyth home has fresh paint, 2nd largest lot in the subdivision, gourmet kitchen with granite counters and SS appliances, huge master suite with 2 large closets and a private, large back yard perfect for a family! Highly rated, desired schoolsVickery Creek Elementary & Middle Schools are rated a 10! West Forsyth High is a 9! Perfect location, 1.5 miles to GA 400, The Collection Shopping, restaurants, YMCA, Movies & Fowler Park. Access to the biking, jogging, walking Big Creek Trail! Perfectly priced at $369,900. Please call Paige at 470-443-4157or Jill at 678-557-9375 or the office at 678-845-1200. Jackson Realty Pros

for sale out of area LAKE JOCASSEE, SC

One of National Geographic Magazine’s Last Great Places!

Turnkey Estate Home.

Whole Ownership. $3.1 Million Or Fractional Opportunity Starting $225k. www.jocasseesanctuary.com Laurens County, Georgia Hwy 19 at Laurens/Wheeler County Line 600 acre former hunting reserve on Oconee River 500 sqft cabin, cleaning facilities, 1 1/2 miles river frontage, merchantable pines & hardwoods, hi-genetic planted pines, food plots, feeders, stands, excellent road system, duck ponds Visit timberriveradventures.com for more details $2250/acre Greg Long (478)697-8080

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services directory A/1 DEPENDABLE LANDSCAPING Major Minor Clean Up. Tree Removable, Hauling, Lot Clearing, Yard Designs, Underbrush Clearing, Yard Maintenance, Pine Straw & Sod Installation. Free Estimates. 404-484-8323 APPLIANCE PARTS FOR SALE CLAYTON APPLIANCES,INC. 200 NORTH 85 PKWY FAYETTEVILLE, GA 30214 770-461-8331 IN HOME COMPUTER TRAINING AND SERVICES. Patient teacher & experienced technician. Reasonable rates, satisfaction guaranteed. Credit & Debit Cards Accepted. Cameron 770-355-3233

Divorce, Wills & Est Plan.

Chamblee/Tucker Rd. Atty James Drew 770-621-9494

SPECIALIZED SERVICES GROUP

We clean so you don’t have to!

We believe everyone desire a cleaning surrounding. Our highest priority is satisfied customers. Superior customer service is the hallmark of SSG. We are proud to serve you and work hard to earn your repeat business and referrals.

We do home and office cleaning.

Pet friendly services. 404-432-2653 www.thespecializedsevicesgroup.com

USED APPLIANCES We have used washers, dryers, & refrigerators starting at only $129!

CLAYTON APPLIANCES 200 N 85 Pkwy Fayetteville Ga. 30214 770-461-8331

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Chair, Taylor King, Spring Down, Like New, Alpharetta , $475 (770)845-7075 Desk, w/ drawer, 60", 30", 30", Laminate, Cherry finish, Like new , $95 (770)845-7075

real estate sales for sale out of area

Dining Table, 88L, 42W, 30H, brown finish, iron base, good condition, Alpharetta , $100 (770)845-7075 Sofa, Tan, Taylor 82"D,40"H,39"D, Like New, Alpharetta (770)845-7075

King $700

musical instruments PIANO

COLLECTOR

Sacrificing Many Fine Baby Grands, Steinway, Baldwin, etc. Upright Pianos at A Fraction Of Their Values. 770-926-8951

Lovely home on Lake Hartwell SC 29643. 3BR, 3.5BA. Carport. 3000 square feet, two levels, two fireplaces. Bar. Sunroom. Decks. Singlefamily. Great neighborhood, HOA. 2.75 acres, 235 foot Corps line, deepwater cove. $539,900. R.A. Maciag (864)314-9205

West Point Georgia $299,000 Romantic 4 br, 3 full bath, 1 half bath, 1875 Victorian & Guest House!

Renovated to the Nines!

Recent $54,000 Reduction!

Intricate gingerbread gracing the Veranda beckons you! Step inside & fall in love! Grand entry hall boasts original heart pine floors which are thruout and amazing living space! Parlor Library & gas fireplace is inviting. Divine DR seats 12! Ultimate Chef’s Kitchen features heart pine floors & bead board ceiling, new Gas Range & Hood, new stainless refrigerator, stained glass! Island is centerpiece! Master is secluded w/ gas FP, Master Bath w/claw foot tub, walk-in closet! Guest Suite features gas FP & overlooks veranda!

Office or 3rd bedroom has stairs to attic! Powder Room & Laundry w/Farmer’s sink! Courtyard Gardens!

Work shop! Guest house w/ wood burning FP. Near West Point Lake!

Call Nancy Kustermann 706-957-3253 or 770-632-8526.

Harry Norman Realtors www.thekustermannteam.com

for sale land/acreage/farm Poccoa, GA a view of Smokey Mountains. Beautiful 55 acres of land, near Helen, GA. Cleared farmland, now pasture land. Call for more info 404-456-8740

tickets/ entertainment Falcons - Buy/Sell PSLs & Tickets!

PSLsource.com or (800)252-8055

pets - animals dogs/supplies/ services $200 off Any Puppy or Kitten!

Petland Pets Make Life Better!

840 Ernest W. Barrett Pkwy Kennesaw Or vist www.petlandkennesaw.com

AKC Champion Bred Chocolate Labrador Puppies. Health Guarantee. Ga Dpt of Ag Licensed. Raised with tons of love. Veterinarian administered vaccines and health checked $1000 (706)359-1033

open houses/ re sales N e w n a n - Home for sale. 51 Arbor Springs Plantation Dr. Open House, August 5 & 6, 1-4pm. See MLS # 8213512.

4Br-3.5Ba. 4650sf. $476,000. Agents welcomed. 3% comm. 404-312-2299

merchandise appliances APPLIANCES DRYER or WASHER Reg. $125/ea., Super cap. $175 ea., Front loader sets $450 & up, Refrig & stoves, $175 ea. & up.

Side by side $300 & up.

Delivery & Year Warranty.

404-205-2222 APPLIANCES washers, dryers, refrigerators, and stoves. Discounted prices with guarantee. $145 & up.

770-981-9912. Will deliver.

furniture Chair, LazyBoy Leather Recliner, Nail trim, Like New, Alpharetta , $500 (770)845-7075

German Rottweiler AKC Pups 1st shots, tails clipped & dewormed. $800.678-949-2895

GERMAN SHEPHERD It takes QUALITY to make the best family pets and these German show lines produce delightful, loving family members that love and protect every waking hour; be it on the foot of your bed or taking a walk in the neighborhood. $2000 red & black or sable 5 Females are available.

10% Military Discount, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!

Pups are located in NE Georgia. We only breed once every year or two and we are very proud of the bloodlines we use as they continue to produce outstanding even temperament dogs deserving to reproduce so others can enjoy them as much as we do! 706-677-4387 GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS We have puppies available from this litter! Sire is Alegro "Rambo" Von der Diamondburg who is IPO3 titled and has an SG conformation rating. He also qualified for the Universal Sieger World Team last year in Regau, Austria. The dam is Kiva Von der Diamondburg, who like Rambo was bred by our kennel and whose father was the infamous Drago Vom Patriot.

Please visit our website at www.vonder diamondburg.com for additional information. Pups are $850 with a 2 year guarantee on hips and health plus full paid AKC registration.

GERMAN SHEPHERD WHITE PUPS 9 wks old, shots and wormed.

Guaranteed healthy. $300ea Call 770-595-4007

AKC yellow and black Lab puppies. 6 weeks old., $850.00 (770)317-7087 (770)715-7221 AUSSIEDOODLE PUPS Mini/toy. 8 wks.

Males & females. UTD on shots and worming. Health guarantee. Non shedding. $800 cash. 770-616-0205

Aussiedoodles $500 ,written 2 year health guarantee, parents genetically tested and cleared from all health defects common to the breed, up to date on vaccines and dewormings, socialized with children and other pets, raised in our home with constant love and attention, potty pad trained and learning to potty outside, super smart,sweet and friendly dispostions. $500 -$950 Call or text (256)375-4089 Beautiful Chorkies Pups, Dad/AKC Yorkie. Shots, De worm.

Only $250.00.

404-416-6297 or 478-932-5118.

CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES AKC THE BEST! Males & Females. Short Coats.

Some Champion Sire. $450 & Up. 770-713-9494 After 2pm email: bestnshow7@gmail.com CKC F1B Goldendoodle Puppies. The mom (CKC F1 goldendoodle) and the dad (AKC standard poodle) are family pets and are well loved. Ready to be homed on August 2, 2017. A deposit of $300 is required. We have 3 males and 2 females all white in color., $1600.00 (404)925-1436 ENGLISH BULLDOG AKC PUPPIES Championship pedigrees, UGA IV & V lineage. Solid white - rare. $2000 Call Beth or Scott 404-275-6298

English Bulldog Puppies, Grand Champion Sired, $2,500 (404)391-7717 (404)391-7717 ENGLISH SPRINGER AKC PUPS 2-F, 6-M, Blacks & Browns, See details @ pics AJC.com Taking deposits. $700 404-953-0043 Call/Txt English Springer Spaniel AKC Puppies 4 Females, 3 Males. All Liver White.

Tails Docked, 1st Shot. Ready Now! $500 Each. Call 770-301-6899

antique/classic/ collectible

dogs/supplies/ services MINI SCHNAUZER AKC PUPS. white , salt & pepper, black - vet chkd, first shot, wormed. Health guarantee $1000 770-905-0290

Old English Sheepdogs Puppies 7 Weeks Old, 7-F, 3-M. $150 Bowdon 404-580-8999

automotive

Pit Bull pups, Bully breed, M & F, black brindle, black, excellent bloodlines, Gotti & Razors Edge, UKC reg, current vacc, big head & exc build, short & stocky, $450. 770-630-9270

antique/classic/ collectible

POODLES Teacups & Large Toys.

1st Shots & Wormed.

423-834-0950 Or 706-346-7327

GOLDENDOODLE & LABRADOODLES Puppies Available Now! $1800. 2 Year Health Guarantee. Call 501-514-1026 www.platinumgoldendoodles.com

for sale commercial real estate DEKALB COUNTY GA Owner retiring.

Fully equipped, long standing dry cleaners. Currently operating successfully. $38,000/obo. Owner willing to train. Call Ken 770-482-5133.

1544 Wellbourn Rd Lithonia, GA 30058

Fox Red Labrador Puppies available - AKC registered puppies from championship bloodlines. $1,000.

For more information, visit emberrayslabradors.com/puppies.

Call/text 678-227-0308 or email Adam@emberrayslabradors.com.

GOLDENDOODLE PUPS (Teddy Bear) F1B - Standard size Great temperments, no shedding. Vet checked. $1250. Text/call 865-466-4380 GREAT DANE Puppies UTD vaccinations & worming, 8 wks old, registered.

Black, blue merle. Pics on Facebook at duckettsdane. $800 + up 678-906-7816

PUG PUPPIES AKC Blacks & Fawns. $700. Shots/wormed. Short and Stocky.

Augusta area. Call 706-592-7002 or 706-755-3700 SHIH TZU AKC PUPPIES Up To Date On Shots. Warranty. Beautiful Colors.

Breeding Since 1988. $700.

423-618-8038, 423-775-4016

DODGE RAM SRT 10 VIPER TRUCK 2004 , $18,900, 77,300 MILES. WOW. THIS IS AS NICE AS YOU WILL FIND. BODY AND INTERIOR ARE CLOSE TO NEW. BLACK/BLACK BABIED BEAUTY. 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION HAS 35 K MILES. BEEFED UP V10 ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT 9,000 MILES AGO BY TOP MOPAR SHOP.. ( HAVE MANY PHOTOS) FABULOUS GARAGE KEPT AND SUPER RARE WITH THOUSANDS OF $ WORTH OF EXTRAS. ONLY 3,057 WERE BUILT IN 2004. NATIONAL PRICES $23,000-39,000. THIS SUPER DESIREABLE TRUCK IS A MASTERPIECE AND SUPER MEAN WITH NO ACCIDENTS. DRIVE DAILY AND IT IS SUPER COLLECTABLE. 770-873-2627

Shih Tzu Pups X/Tiny. All shots. Papers, health guar. Rare colors. $750 Marietta 770-527-7295 www.familyshihtzu.com STANDARD POODLES AKC registered puppies, red, apricot, black & white , brown & white. $1000-$1600 706-3712550 ravenrowland@yahoo.com White AKC Labrador Puppy Excellent Pedigree OFA Certified DNA tested Health Guarantee, $1500 (931)5807815

Great Pyrenees Puppies CKC $300 (404)713-2257.

Parents on site. Males/Females.

8 weeks old. First shots.

YORKIE + MALTESE = MORKIE 8 wks old, home raised babies. Have their 1st shots, dewormed. Males $350, females $450. Must see. For more information call. 770-312-7590 or 678-708-9461

HAVANESE Pups. Home raised, AKC, best health guarantee www.noahslittleark.com 470-592-1022

Yorkie puppy Male tiny, CKC 1st & 2nd shots. $450. 404-456-8034

Labradoodle multigen puppies. Available July 26th.

Go to BrogdonRoadFarm.com for further information. 5 females & 4 males in the litter. Sire F1B Apricot, Dam F2 Cream, both OFA rated for hips/elbows. CKC registered. (678)971-9877

YORKSHIRE TERRIER pups X-Tiny Shots, papers, health guar. Baby doll.

Marietta. www.familyyorkies.com $850 & up. 770-527-7295

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automotive MERCURY SABLE 2004 V-6, auto, brown, cold AC, title, passed emissions 198K mi, $1,500. 678-760-4319 NISSAN 2006 Altima pewter excellent condition, everything works.

Spoiler, tinted windows $3200 negotiable. 678-622-5506

motorcycles Harley Davidson Sportster XL883L, 2011, 4100 mi., Birch White/Orange Combo, Engine Guard, Luggage Rack, Chrome Grips& Pegs, Chrome Batwing Hghwy Pegs, Quick Release Full Windshield, Rhinehart Exhaust, HD Cover. $6500 text me for photos 770-6306933 Harley Davison Lowrider, 2011 - Like new condition, 3800 mi, $7500. 770312-1077

LABRADOR PUPPIES AKC - 8 wks old chocolate, 1st shots, dewormed. Vet checked. $650ea Call 478-297-1917 LABRADOR RETRIEVER PUPPIES White English, AKC Limited reg.

6 wks old, full vet check, shots, dewormed, parents on site. Calm temperament. Socialized w/ children.

Haralson Ga $1000. 850-585-3238 crtfinvestments@gmail.com

MERCEDES BENZ 560 SL 1988 , 79,630 ONE OWNER MILES. ONLY $16,900 FABULOUS AND SELLING THOUSANDS UNDER THE MARKET. AUTO CHECK SCORES THESE CARS 2545. THE GREAT CLASSIC SCORED 60.

DESERT TAUPE WITH CHOCOLATE LEATHER. THIS CAR SPENT ITS LIFE IN TAMPA BAY FLA WITH THE ELDERY OWNER, $4000 WAS JUST SPENT ON PREVENTIVE MAINTENENCE. THIS GREAT 560 SOLD FOR $62,500 NEW AND SHOULD APPRECIATE UP TO THAT PRICE. DRIVE ANYWHERE. CALL 770-895-7161

recreational

LABRADOR RETRIEVERS AKC Championship bloodlines, Chocolate Female, black male, 9 wks old. $700 478-4470933 diannejosey@gmail.com

camping/campers/ trailers

Lab Retriever Puppies,Impressive Champion Bloodlines. 4xGMPR, HRCH, MH, APR, 8 weeks old.1 Blk and 3 light Yel fem; 1 near white Male. Ready now!

English/American mix. AKC Champ Showmanship/temperament/hunting/ pointing. Dew paws rem, shots up to date. $850.00 CASH (706)206-8028 Watkinsville,GA. Family raised.

Holiday Rambler 33’ 5th wheel camper., 2003, $8500.00 (770)317-7089 (770)317-7087

MALTESE CKC Male Pups Beautiful fluffy snow white angels, tiny, shots, healthy teddy bears, personality plus, shed free. $800 CASH 678-457-7454

rvs and motor homes

MALTIPOO PUPPIES - Males and Females. UTD on deworming & shots Loving, playful puppies. $750ea Call 678-523-0810

2 Car Enclosed 5 Wheel Trailer (New) E-System Tie Down. Triple Axle. Plenty Of Storage, Bigfoot Landing Gear.

Never Used. $20,000. 706-897-6953

MINIATURE SCHNAUZER PUPPIES CKC SALT & PEPPER, HEAVY COATS, FIRST SHOTS AND WORMED. FEMALES $500. MALES $400.

706-491-1680 OR 706-498-3640

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MINIATURE SCHNAUZER PUPS AKC Vet checked, 1st shots.

706-624-1709 or 904-885-3220

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WellStar awards nurses for excellence Nurses and physicians who work to elevate the field of nursing were recently recognized at the annual Excellence in Nursing award ceremony presented by WellStar.

“As nurses, we’re privileged to work in one of the greatest professions,” said Jill Case-Wirth, chief nurse executive for WellStar Health System. “Nurses are given the opportunity to serve and impact others on a daily basis. Our focus on nurses helps us deliver compassionate care that puts patients first and makes a real impact on their lives.”

Four nurses received the System’s top honors in 2017, including:

Nurses Nona Harris, Cindy Newman, Alicia Burke and Susan Owens won top system-wide honors.

• Cindy Newman, RN Cindy received the Administrative Leadership

and Management award for her work in the Community Education and Out-

reach department at WellStar Health System. She is instrumental in connecting the health needs of faith communities with health promotion and prevention services. She interacts seamlessly with team members throughout the community and Health System, representing the nursing profession and WellStar with pride and enthusiasm.

• Susan Owens, RN Susan was awarded the 5-Star Nurse award for her work in the Mother/Baby unit at WellStar Atlanta Medical Center. Susan is well-respected as a clinical perinatal nursing expert and shares the newest and best evidence-based prac-

tices with her team. She is an active member of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, both locally and nationally. Susan maintains a transparent, open, honest and respectful relationship with her patients, peers, students and physicians.

• Alicia Burke, RN Alicia was recognized with the Ri sing Star in Nursing award for her work at WellStar West Georgia Medical Center. Alicia is an enthusiastic and quick learner who is self-motivated and eager to assist others. She is always conscious of safety and offers a solution when she has

concerns. Alicia displays excellent customer service skills and proves daily that she is a valuable and reliable member of the team.

• Nona Harris, RN Nona was awarded the Nightingale Nurse award for her work at WellStar Paulding Hospital. Nona has been at the bedside as a nurse for 28 years.

S h e e n c o u r a ge s a n d supports her colleagues to expand their horizons by furthering their education and joining unit initiatives. She uses a collaborative multi-disciplinary approach in her practice and shares her skills and experiences to ensure best care for patients.

Other awards An additional 55 awards were presented to nurses and physicians who actively support the nursing profession across WellStar Health System, including: WellStar Atlanta Medical Center • Susan Owens, RN- 5-Star Nurse • Dorothy Hardigree,RN- Rising Star in Nursing • Katherine Hallowes, RN- Nightingale Nurse • Sherry White, RN- Administrative Leadership and Management • Lathan Overstreet, M.D.- Provider Partner in Excellence WellStar Atlanta Medical Center South • Gheorghe Balan, RN- 5-Star Nurse • Brett Cansler, RN- Surgical Services • Angela Carter, RN- Nightingale Nurse • Amy Pitts, RN- Administrative Leadership and Management

• Yvonne Maduka, M.D.- Provider Partner in Excellence WellStar Cobb Hospital • Amy Rhoades, RN- 5-Star Nurse • Elma Okogba, RN- Rising Star in Nursing • Debbie O’Steen, RN- Nightingale Nurse • Elizabeth Peters, RN- Administrative Leadership and Management • Mrunalee Mehta, M.D.- Provider Partner in Excellence WellStar Douglas Hospital • Bunny Albin, RN- 5-Star Nurse • Taylor Carpenter, RN- Rising Star in Nursing • Kyle King, RN- Nightingale Nurse • Mel Dewbre, RN- Administrative Leadership and Management • Tayari Mchezaji, M.D.- Provider Partner in Excellence WellStar Kennestone Hospital • Jennifer Vogel, RN- 5-Star

Nurse • Aven Jackson, RN- Rising Star in Nursing • Medina Franzen, RN- Nightingale Nurse • Jayne Petefish, RN- Administrative Leadership and Management • Shae Evans, M.D.- Provider Partner in Excellence WellStar North Fulton Hospital • Maggie Parkhouse, RN- 5-Star Nurse • Heather Childs, RN- Rising Star in Nursing • Ida Smith, RN- Nightingale Nurse • Linda Farrow, RN- Administrative Leadership and Management • Hunt Anderson, M.D.- Provider Partner in Excellence WellStar Paulding Hospital • Renee Smith, RN- 5-Star Nurse • Nic de Jong, RN- Rising Star

in Nursing • Nona Harris, RN- Nightingale Nurse • Kendra Mathis, RN- Administrative Leadership and Management • Alan Cheng, M.D.- Provider Partner in Excellence WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital • Nikol Nalley, RN- 5-Star Nurse • Bailey Kimbell, RN- Rising Star in Nursing • Reba Gaston, RN- Nightingale Nurse • Sharissa Ray, RN- Administrative Leadership and Management • Jehangir Pirzada, M.D.- Provider Partner in Excellence WellStar Sylvan Grove Hospital • Tracylyn Browne, RN- 5-Star Nurse • Sharon Bankston, RN- Nightingale Nurse • Erica Fishell, RN- Administra-

tive Leadership and Management WellStar West Georgia Medical Center • Alyssa Pittman, RN- 5-Star Nurse • Alicia Burke, RN- Rising Star in Nursing • Angie Weddle, RN- Nightingale Nurse • Julia Cox-Pearson, RN- Administrative Leadership and Management • John Pracht, PA- Provider Partner in Excellence WellStar Windy Hill Hospital • Lissa Watson, RN- 5-Star Nurse • Tammy Sylvester, RN- Rising Star in Nursing • Jan Turner, RN- Nightingale Nurse • Denise Lindhardt, RN- Administrative Leadership and Management • Anedi Eme-Akwari, M.D.Provider Partner in Excellence

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Home remedies: treating a case of sunburn

By Tribune News Service

It boils down to what’s in the term sunburn: “sun” and “burn.” Simply put, the sun burns your skin. And the result can be pain, redness, blisters and peeling skin.

“Prevention is the key,” says Dr. Cindy Kermott, a Mayo Clinic preventive medicine physician. “But if you’ve already been sunburned, taking a cool shower or bath can be a helpful start.”

Kermott says the cool water from a shower, bath or cold compress works to tame the inflammation that occurs around a sunburn. Taking an antiinflammatory medicine can help too.

Drinking plenty of water will help replenish what your body is losing in battling the sunburn.

Kermott says to avoid applying topical products to the burned area, as they can irritate the skin and, in some cases, cause an allergic reaction. And don’t pop blisters that may form.

“That fluid that’s underneath the blistersis completely sterile,” says Kermott. “It can only become infected if it has exposure to the outside world — if it’s popped.”

Kermottsaysifblistersbreakontheir own, apply an antibacterial cream to protectthenewlyexposedlayerofskin.

See a doctor if the sunburn: •Is accompanied by a high fever or extreme pain •Blistering covers a large part of your body •Produces yellow drainage or red streaks leading away from blisters Finally, Kermott says to wear loosefitting cotton clothing over the burn to limit any further exposure to the sun until the skin is healed.

To avoid sunburn: •Cover exposed areas with sunscreen.

•Seek shade during peak sun hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

•Wearawide-brimmedhatandsunglasses to protect your eyes and the delicate skin around them.

Once sunburn occurs, you can’t do much to limit damage to your skin, but there are ways to try to reduce the pain and discomfort.

(Dmytro Dudchenko/Dreamstime/TNS)

LIFESTYLE AND HOME REMEDIES

Once sunburn occurs,you can’t do much to limit damage.But the following tips mayreduce pain and discomfort: •Take a pain reliever.Ifneeded,an over-thecounterpain relieversuch as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB,others) ornaproxen sodium (Aleve) mayhelp control the pain and swelling ofsunburn, especiallyifyou take it soon aftersun exposure.

Some types ofpain relievers maybe applied to yourskin as gels.

•Cool the skin.Apply a compress to the affected skin — such as a towel dampenedwith cool tap water.Ortake a cool bath orshower.

•Apply moisturizer.An aloevera lotion orgel may be soothing.

•Don’tbreaksmallblisters(nobiggerthanyour littlefingernail).Ifablisterbreaks,gentlycleanthe areawithmildsoapandwater,applyanantibiotic ointment,andcoveritwithanonstickgauzebandage.

•Treat peeling skin gently.Within a fewdays,the affected area maybegin to peel.This isyourbody’s wayofgetting rid ofthe top layerofdamaged skin.

While yourskin is peeling,continue to moisturize.

•Protectyoursunburn from furthersun exposure.Stay out ofthe sun orprotectyourself from sunlightwhen you go outside.

•Avoid applying“-caine”products,such as benzocaine.Such creams mayirritate the skin or cause an allergic reaction.Benzocaine has been linked to a rare but potentiallydeadly condition that decreases the amount ofoxygen that the blood can carry(methemoglobinemia).

Don’t use benzocaine in childrenyounger than 2without supervision from a health care professional.

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YOUR LIFE

Work hard, play hard Georgia RNs talk about what they do with their time away from the job.

By Nancy Badertscher For the AJC

Hobbies — whatever they are — can make a big difference in helping channel stress.

(Photo by Phil Skinner)

Marci Golden set her sights on a family trip to Hilton Head Island.

Adriane Ware mapped out a vacation to the Pacific Northwest and rugged but picturesque Olympic National Park.

For Joyce Beck, the perfect get-away was a long weekend of horseback riding with friends in Tennessee.

Golden, Ware and Beck are three of the many thousands of Georgians who work in nursing. Like many in this generally stressful field, they work hard.

They also play hard.

“This has been a great summer,” said Golden, a married mother of two and registered nurse at St. Mary’s Health Care System in Athens.

Golden, who has been a nurse for 12 years, works weekend days in a 12-bed intensive care unit (ICU) at St. Mary’s.

She’s also pursuing a graduate degree in an online Family Nurse Practitioner program.

Her weekdays are busy with school work and time enjoying her 10- and 15-year-old daughters.

“Being an ICU nurse is very stressful.

It requires true teamwork to care for all our patients,” Golden said. “Patients are getting sicker, and their illnesses are more complicated.”

With a busy personal life and a stressful job, she says she must have downtime and opportunities to de-stress.

“Being an ICU nurse is very stressful. It requires true teamwork to care for all our patients.

Patients are getting sicker, and their illnesses are more complicated.”

Marci Golden registered nurse at St. Mary’s Health Care System in Athens

During the July 4 holiday week, she was with her family at Hilton Head and enjoying the chance to take long, earlymorning walks on the beach with her husband.

Additionally, Golden and her daughters went tent camping at St. Andrews State Park in Panama City.

Hobbies also provide an escape – for Golden, that’s mainly bike riding and restoring furniture.

Sanding and prepping a piece of furniture, staining and painting require patience and attention to detail, she said.

“When I am busy working on a piece, I can relax and not think about my demanding life,” Golden said. “I love being able to see the finished product of all my hard work.”

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Nurses and stress Ideas for tackling the mental game

By Nancy Badertscher For the AJC

At Atlanta’s Grady Hospital, nurses who need to de-stress can escape to a quiet, calming space in their unit known as a “tranquility room.”

When a stressful event takes place in the hospital, they can attend debriefing sessions with teams of physicians and chaplains, says Dr. Jacqueline Herd, Grady’s executive vice president and chief of nursing.

“We also encourage staff to talk to their leaders and peers,” she said.

For at least a decade, nurses have consistently reported the highest levels of job stress in all the health-care professions.

It’s such a worry that most of Georgia’s nursing schools are talking about job stress in more than one class and at every level of learning.

Sharon Grason, a veteran trauma and surgery nurse and director of nursing at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, says that’s the way it should be.

“The strains on nurses have become greater and

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For Adriane Ware, a trip with husband Woodrow to the Pacific Northwest in September marks her first vacation since starting a new job at Clearview Regional

Dr. Sharon Grason (center) works with students McKenna Conley and Rebecca Yoo in the nursing practice lab at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville. (Photo by Phil Skinner)

greater,” Grason said.

She compares the role of the nurse at the patient’s bedside to that of the orchestra conductor.

In the past, a hospital patient would see the doctor, nurse and possibly a respiratory therapist and

physical therapist, Grason said.

Today, those same people will be at the patient’s bedside. But the parade of people coming in the room also may include a hospitalist, case manager, nutritionist, social worker and

pharmacist.

“We [the nurses] are orchestrating all these different disciplines around the care of one patient,” Grason said.

“The nurse is the constant” and the one who has to make sure the patient’s

wants are being met, the family is being informed and the proper c are i s being administered, she said.

At Georgia Gwinnett, “stress and coping adaption is one of our main concepts that we teach,” Gra-

in Monroe last November.

“I’ve been waiting to take time off,” Ware said.

She’s timed their trip, which is a combination anniversary (their 11th) and birthday (Woodrow’s 40th) celebration, for one of the rare, slower times at the hospital. And she

can’t wait.

“I love hiking, and we want to see the rainforest in Olympic National Park,” Ware said.

The theme for 2017’s National Nurses Week was “Nursing: the Balance of Mind, Body and Spirit.

One of the objectives is to

encourage nurses to practice self-care so they can provide better care for others. One recommendation: nurses always make time to take a break.

All Joyce Beck of Dawsonville needs is a string of sunny days, a horse to ride and the companion-

ship of friends.

Beck, a certified nursing assistant and certified medical assistant, turned to private nursing about three years ago. She was frustrated with frequent double shifts at a short-staffed assisted living facility.

“I stayed mad and upset

son said. “We have multiple classes that cover that as far as us being the advocate, the leader, the evidence-based integrator.”

At Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, the topic of on-the-job stress is dealt with across the nursing curriculum, but specifically in the course on leadership, said Sharon Radzyminski, chair of the university’s nursing school.

Nurses, she said, operate under varying levels of stress.

“A lot of it depends on the nurses’ degree of preparation and the working environment where they are employed,” Radzyminksi said.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Georgia had about 69,000 employed registered nurses in 2015, e a r n i n g a n ave r a ge o f $69,000 a year. Advanced practice registered nurses, nurse anesthetists and nurse midwives were not part of that headcount.

Today, some organizations estimate that Georgia has 90,000 to 100,000 working RNs. Traci T. Sims, a registered nurse and clinical assistant professor at Georgia State University’s Byrdine STRESS ON PAGE 9

all the time,” she said.

Beck, 63, now has weekends off and loves when that provides an opportunity for horseback riding and fellowship.

“To me, that’s pure pleasure — to be away from technology and out in God’s world,” she said.

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BEATING STRESS

Nurses know stress. They deal with traumatized patients and families, heavy workloads and long work hours.

Unwinding is critical to avoiding the physical and psychological problems that can come with constant stress, such as depression, back pain, poor concentration and weight gain. Stress also been shown to weaken the immune system, increase the risks of cancer and be a factor in cardiovascular disease.

Gleaned from multiple experts and sources, here are some suggestions that might prove beneficial in managing stress.

1. Work at good on-the-job communication. A culture encouraging staff to share information fully and openly can increase trust levels between patient and nurse and nurse and supervisor/ co-workers, and, thus create a less stressful climate.

2. Be organized on the job.

Take time to set priorities for the day. This could reduce the chances of feeling overwhelmed, and, of course, stressed.

3. Have an on-the-job mentor. This way there’s a guaranteed place to vent or express concerns that can, otherwise, stay bottled up.

4. Do something you routinely did as a child.

Why not ride a bike? Visit your favorite childhood park? Make a snowman in winter?

5. Volunteer. Consider reading once a month to young cancer patients or helping with an animal rescue group. This also can be incredibly fulfilling, and it looks good on a resume.

6. Stretch, breathe and meditate. Yoga not intriguing? Basic meditation, stretching and breathing techniques, though

seemingly simple, can provide stress relief.

7. Spent time with a funny friend. The adage that laughter is the best medicine could be true.

Scientifically, it’s been shown that laughter is both preventive and therapeutic.

It decreases stress hormone levels and boosts healthy hormones, such as endorphins.

8. Sleep. A dark, cool, quiet room with few electronics is the best place for good shut-eye.

9. Find the inner artist.

Making art helps lessen anxiety, stress and depression and promotes self-awareness and selfesteem. Reasonably priced art supplies or art kits are available at any hobby store.

Just set aside an art space, turn on some relaxing music and paint to better health.

10. Put on a chef’s hat and get cooking. The process of chopping, measuring, stirring and sautéing can be therapeutic.

11. Get outdoors.

Science has repeatedly demonstrated the psychological benefits of nature – calming the brain, improving the mood and boosting concentration.

Hospital patients recover faster when they have a view of trees and flowers from their window, and children with attentiondeficit disorder exhibit fewer symptoms in a natural environment.

12. Take a soothing bath.

This relieves the body of the constant pull of gravity.

Heated water also relaxes muscle tension, improving circulation, range of motion and energy flow.

13. Make and follow a to-do list. The action of crossing something off a list is a tangible way to see how much is accomplished in a day.

14. Splurge on a massage.

The physical and psychological benefits can include reduced anxiety, enhance circulation and raise self-esteem.

15. Organize your living space. How calm and relaxed can you be when the house is a mess?

Sharon Grason, a veteran trauma and surgery nurse and director of the nursing program at Georgia Gwinnett College, has some suggestions for surviving and thriving in the highstress world of nursing.

She tells her students they need: •a compelling story to remind themselves why they became nurses •a strong support system •interests outside of nursing •faith in God or some other solid foundation “I tell my students that nursing will bring you to your knees more times than I want to admit,” Grason said.

That’s why the nurses’ story has to be “profound, something that hits at their core,” she said.

“It’s that story that gets you up off your knees and continuing to move forward.”

Her story evolved from her mother’s metastatic colon cancer. Grason was 15 when her mother received the diagnosis and 19 when she died after chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

Some days her mother would ask Grason or her dad to stay at her hospital bedside in the for the day or overnight. But sometimes, with the right nurse on duty, she’d feel comfortable and encourage them to go home for a break.

Grason said she decided she would be the kind of nurse.

“I want to provide that same sort of comfort and confidence to my patients and their families,” she said.

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F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions, said stress “is certainly something we’re talking more about.”

She te ache s juniors who are in their second semester of the nursing program. ”And the very first chapter I cover in my course is on stress,” Sims said.

“Self-awareness is where we begin.”

Jeannie Edwards of Cumming said she found nursing very stressful.

“There’s always so much to do, and I never felt like I completed everything I wanted to do by the end of the shift,” she said. “Sometimes, I’d leave work with

Dr. Sharon Grason (right), shown here working with student McKenna Conley, says “stress and coping adaption is one of our main concepts that we teach,” at Georgia Gwinnett College. (Photo by Phil Skinner)

a heavy heart because I felt there was so much more I wanted to do.”

She worked as an RN in hospitals for the first part of her career and pushed through the tough days with a soak in the tub, a few tears and the help of

a supportive husband and family.

“That allowed me to fill my cup back up,” said Edwards, who retired in May after 25 years as head of the school health services program in Dawson County.

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SELF CARE

A personal yarn about hobbies Even if you spend just 30 minutes a day indulging in an activity you enjoy, it can calm and soothe and help you readjust your stress levels.

By Cindy Grace For the AJC

You know the old proverb, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy?” The saying was first seen in print in the 17th century, but the idea goes back even further in time, and with good reason. Your brain and your body need a break and doing something you enjoy is a great way to get that break.

Work is generally stress-inducing and on the homefront, the dayto-day hustle of keeping up with obligations and chores doesn’t do anything to relieve that stress.

That’s why a hobby is an important aspect of daily life. Even if you spend just 30 minutes a day indulging in an activity you enjoy, it can calm and soothe and help you readjust your stress levels.

Hobbies fall into all sorts of categories from physical fitness pursuits, to gardening to arts and crafts.

Let’s focus on arts and crafts.

There is one particular old and venerable craft that has had a new awakening and has exploded onto the crafts scene in the past decade.

I’m talking about knitting and crocheting.

“But that’s an old-lady hobby.”

Au contraire. It is all of the rage with young, old, male and female.

In fact, it is so popular that specialty yarns are an obsession all their own. People who enjoy needlework generally have a “stash” of yarn that is not dissimilar to hoarding. Pretty colors and fun textures call out asking to be fashioned into functional pieces.

“But I don’t have time to sit and knit!”

Once again, this is not the case.

Knitting or crochet is the perfect activity to indulge in during a TV binge, riding shot gun on a car trip, or just sitting around conversing with friends.

Activities that include repetitive motion, like knitting or crochet, can lower heart rate and blood pressure, reduce cortisol levels and can relieve conditions like insomnia and anxiety.

In fact, some people have a sense of guilt over what they consider unproductive time…like TV watching. With a project in hand, you can binge watch your favorite show and accomplish something at the same time.

Getting started is pretty simple and unless you find you have a huge yarn addiction, it is also fairly inexpensive.

First, if you don’t know how to knit or crochet, you need to learn.

Local yarn shops often offer classes. Yarning for Ewe on Cobb Parkway offers a huge array of classes in knitting and crochet from beginners to advanced techniques.

According to Maansi Shah at Yarning for Ewe, the shop teaches between one to four classes per

day with more classes in the winter than in the summer months.

Cost depends on the class. A basic one-on-one class can be as inexpensive as $25 while a more intensive class may cost $100.

Yarning for Ewe also has a Knit Night. Knit Night is open to all to come in and work on projects, but they don’t give instruction at that time. It’s a chance to sit with other needleworkers and share companionship and perhaps a few tips.

For more information on what Yarning for Ewe offers, visit their website at yarningforewe.net Another (free) avenue for learning knit or crochet is the internet.

A quick search on YouTube brings up hundreds of tutorials. One of

the most concise and simple YouTube tutorial channels for knitting is Studio Knit. For learning to crochet, Crochet Guru, also on YouTube, is very helpful.

So, you are probably wondering if there is science to back up the stress-reducing aspects of needlework. Indeed there is.

Dr. Herbert Benson, author of “The Relaxation Response” came up with the notion that a physical state of deep rest, such as meditation, changes one’s physical and emotional response to stress.

His later research indicates that activities that include repetitive motion, like the motion of knitting or crochet, has the same effect.

Scientists now know that such practices can lower heart rate

and blood pressure, reduce cortisol levels and can relieve conditions like insomnia and anxiety.

In April of 2015, the Craft Yarn Council created “Stitch Away Stress” for the month of April which is also Stress Awareness month.

Anecdotal evidence from those who knit and crochet also shows that in addition to the relaxed state needlework can induce, it also enhances self-esteem because in the end, there is the creation of a useful product that fosters a sense of fulfillment.

In fact, the research about the benefits of needle work is so strong that some therapists are beginning to incorporate knitting or crochet into certain therapies like smoking cessation and treatment for depression.

The Craft Yarn Council is a wealth of information on all of the health benefits of knitting and crochet.

Visit their website at craftyarncouncil.com and click the “health” link along the headers. There are informative videos and an adorable pattern for knitting your very own “lemon” stress ball.

For such a simple endeavor, needlework really is a wonderful multi-faceted hobby with proven health benefits and in the end, you’ve produced a lovely and functional item for your own enjoyment or for a special gift.

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CDC warns of dangers from binge drinking

By Tony Pugh Tribune News Service

America’s binge drinkers are fueling an average of six alcohol-poisoning deaths per day, according to a government report.

Women who have four or more drinks on an occasion and men who have five or more are considered binge drinkers by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

But nearly every week, more than 38 million people report consuming an average of eight drinks during one episode, or binge, the CDC found.

That kind of heavy drinking over a short period, such as two to three hours, can prove fatal. High alcohol levels can shut down the brain’s ability to control breathing, heart rate and body temperature, leading to death.

“If we could eliminate binge drinking, we would dramatically reduce the risk of alcohol poisoning,” said Bob Brewer, who heads the alcohol program of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the CDC. Most of the estimated 1.5 billion binge-drinking episodes each year involve Americans 26 and older, Brewer said. But CDC researchers were surprised to find that people ages 35 to 64 accounted for 75 percent of America’s roughly 2,200 alcohol-poisoning deaths each year from 2010

“Alcohol poisoning deaths are a heartbreaking reminder of the dangers of excessive alcohol use, which is a leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S. We need to implement effective programs and policies to prevent binge drinking and the many health and social harms that are related to it, including deaths from alcohol poisoning.”

Ileana Arias CDC Principal Deputy Director

to 2012.

“Contrary to conventional wisdom, there’s a lot of binge drinking that’s going on by people who are post-college age,” Brewer said in a telephone briefing Tuesday.

While binge drinking with hard liquor is more common among younger adults, middle-aged people typically binge on beer.

The CDC analysis, which studied alcohol poisoning deaths among those 15 and older, found that alcoholism was a factor in 30 percent of the deaths.

Almost 70 percent of alcohol poisoning deaths from 2010 to 2012 occurred among non-Hispanic whites. American Indians and Alaska Natives, however, had the highest death

rates from alcohol poisoning.

With 46.5 deaths per 1 million residents, Alaska had the nation’s highest death rate from alcohol poisoning. Alabama had the lowest rate, at just 5.3 deaths per million residents.

“A l c o h o l p o i s o n i n g deaths are a heartbreaking reminder of the dangers of excessive alco hol use, which is a leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S.” said CDC Principal Deputy Director Ileana Arias. “We need to implement effective programs and policies to prevent binge drinking and the many health and social harms that are related to it, including deaths from alcohol poisoning.”

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Count on zucchini for summer veggies

By Cindy Grace For the AJC

EMYLIE’S SUMMER SOUP

I call zucchini the bunny rabbit vegetables — and by that, I mean it is really prolific.

Every summer, my mother would complain that the zucchini in the garden “was about to tote us off.” And, every summer, she came up with a number of ways to serve zucchini, both savory and sweet.

Since zucchini season is upon us, I decided to look through my mother’s old recipe box and share a couple of family favorite zucchini dishes.

Zucchini is often touted for its minimal calories and maximum nutrition. It’s low on the glycemic index and it is thought to have antiinflammatory properties.

ZUCCHINI BY THE NUMBERS:

33 calories 0 fat 2 grams fiber 2 grams protein 5 grams carbs 3 grams sugar 3 milligrams vitamin C (56 percent DV) 4 milligrams vitamin B6 (21 percent DV) 3 milligrams manganese (17 percent DV) 3 milligrams riboflavin (16 percent DV) 514 milligrams potassium (15 percent DV) 57 milligrams folate (14 percent DV) 4 milligrams vitamin K (11 percent DV)

Zucchini, shown with blossoms attached, before they are prepared for a casserole in New York, June 2017.

(Andrew Scrivani/The New York Times)

ZUCCHINI BREAD

The beauty of this bread is that it freezes well so if the zucchini crop is coming in fast, you can make a number of batches and stick it in the freezer for unexpected company or to take to a sick friend.

Mama’s recipe was basic, leaving room to“doctor”it up a bit if you want.

Ingredients: 1 stick of butter at room temperature 2 cups granulated sugar 3 eggs 2 cups grated zucchini thoroughly drained

1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp lemon extract 1 T grated fresh lemon peel 3 cups all purpose flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder Method: Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat until incorporated. Stir in zucchini, vanilla, lemon extract and lemon peel.

Sift together dry ingredients, flour, salt, baking soda and powder.

One cup at a time, beat the dry ingredients into the zucchini

mixture.

Grease 2 bread pans. Pour mixture evenly between the two pans.

Bake at 325 for one hour or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Cool on rack and then flip the bread out of the pan.

Some variations on this recipe: • eliminate lemon extract and lemon peel and use 2 tsp cinnamon • add 1/2 c chopped pecans or chopped walnuts • If making the lemon version, make a glaze of lemon juice and powdered sugar to drizzle on top of each loaf.

With hot days upon us, a cold soup is often a refreshing first course. My mother used to make a cold zucchini soup that the whole family looked forward to.

Ingredients: 5 medium zucchini 1 medium sweet onion 1 clove garlic 1 T butter 1 T olive oil 3 cups beef stock (or vegetable stock if you want to keep it vegetarian) 1 tsp sea salt 1/4 cup sour cream 4 T crumbled bacon Method: Dice onion, mince garlic and wash and slice zucchini into 1/2 inch rounds. In a stock pot, sautee onion and garlic in oil and butter until the onion is translucent and the garlic is fragrant.

Add the stock, the sliced zucchini and the salt. Bring to a simmer and cook until the zucchini is very tender (about 15 minutes) Cut off heat and allow to cool to room temperature.

Working in small batches, process the zucchini and stock in a blender or a food processor until finely pureed. A stick blender will work for this step as well.

Pour into a sealable container and refrigerate for several hours.

Right before serving, fold in the sour cream.

Serve in chilled bowls with some crumbled bacon sprinkled on top.

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Rift with his own party isolates Trump Friction from GOP and Democrats alike undercuts his power

LEGAL POT IN AMERICA

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Susan Page @susanpage USA TODAY

Donald Trump is becoming a president without a party.

From the start of his unconventional campaign two years ago, Trump has been more of a populist than a Republican, from his combative style to his protectionist stance on trade. His ability to reach voters drawn by his personal appeal rather than his party affiliation has been a source of his political strength and possibility in a nation where allegiance to Republicans and Democrats alike has eroded.

But the most disruptive week of a disruptive presidency is testing whether other elected Republicans will continue to back him up, and whether he can govern if they don’t.

Trump, whose tenure already has worn out use of the word “unprecedented,” is ignoring some lessons of history about what presidents need to do to get things done.

“He was elected by a minority vote and, as the polls show, continues to cultivate a populist base that is not a majority,” says Harvard professor Joseph Nye, author of Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era. “In contrast, George W. Bush, who also won the presidency without a popular majority vote, moved to the NEWS ANALYSIS

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Most pot sold illegally An estimated

$31 billion

worth of cannabis was sold in the USA in 2016 with the largest portion sold illegally. $6 billion (legal) $25 billion (illegal)

SOURCE Cowen & Co. via Bloomberg MICHAEL B. SMITH AND JANET LOEHRKE, USA TODAY

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SMUGGLING PERSISTS DESPITE LEGALIZATION Bigger profits in areas where pot is illegal lure growers Trevor Hughes

65 million

WHERE MARIJUANA IS LEGAL

USA TODAY

Marijuana smugglers are growing and shipping vast quantities of illicit cannabis across the USA. They’re mailing it, driving it and, in at least one case, flying it around in skydiving planes.

They’re hiding it in truck beds and trunks and vacuum-sealing it to hide the smell as they pass police patrolling the interstates.

Many are starting in states where growing marijuana is legal, such as Colorado, and sending the drug elsewhere.

In June, Colorado prosecutors said they busted a 74-person operation producing 100 pounds of marijuana a month — enough to generate $200,000 a month, taxfree, for more than four years.

Police seized 2 tons of cannabis from dozens of homes and warehouses in the Denver metro area.

Tangled up in the scheme were fathers, sons and several former pro football players.

“Those of us in law enforcement kept saying: ‘(Legalization) will not stop crime. You’re just making it easier for people who want to make money. What we’ve done is give them cover,’ ” Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman said.

For decades, the black market was the only source of recreational marijuana in America. But in 2012, Colorado voters approved a ballot initiative to legalize the drug.

Seven states followed in 2014 and 2016. Now, nearly 65 million

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Americans live in states where adults can legally consume marijuana for any reason.

Legalization advocates have long argued that regulating marijuana forces the industry out into the public eye, where the drug can be taxed and the black market effectively eliminated.

But because marijuana remains illegal in so many states, smugglers can take advantage of the patchwork of laws. A pound of marijuana might sell for about $2,000 in Colorado but could fetch three times as much in a large East Coast city.

Less marijuana is crossing the

U.S. border, according to the U.S. Border Patrol. The agency’s marijuana seizures dropped by almost half from 2011 to 2016, from 2.5 million pounds to 1.3 million pounds.

Agents hesitated to speculate about what caused the drop, but during that time, American consumers increasingly began buying domestic pot.

“We’ve seen it peak in 2011. ...

Obviously, that’s been down in recent years, but that’s never to say that it’s not going to pick up at any point,” said Justin Castrejon,

“You’re starting to see the evidence that these programs are not reining in the black market and are potentially growing it.”

Jeff Zinsmeister of the anti-legalization group Smart Approaches to Marijuana

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Scientists treated to sweet views of gamma-ray burst Bright blast second only to the Big Bang Doyle Rice @usatodayweather USA TODAY

A massive star dying in a titanic explosion in deep space allowed astronomers to capture the best views yet of a gamma-ray burst — one of the most energetic and explosive events in the universe.

Using a wide array of groundand space-based telescopes, astronomers were able to put together one of the most detailed descriptions of a gamma-ray burst yet to date.

The amazingly short burst was named GRB160625B, and it was by sheer chance that Earth happened to lie within the beam.

Gamma-ray bursts are the universe’s brightest, most luminous explosions. Astronomers believe that most of them occur when massive stars, up to 50 times the size or our sun, run out of nuclear fuel and collapse under

NASA’S GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

A gamma-ray burst, which is thought to occur when a massive star collapses, forms a black hole and blasts material outward at nearly the speed of light.

their own weight.

As the star’s core collapses into a black hole, jets of material shoot outward at nearly the speed of light.

“If you ranked all the explosions in the universe based on their power, gamma-ray bursts would be right behind the Big Bang,” said Eleonora Troja, an astronomer at the University of Maryland and lead author of the study.

“In a matter of seconds, the process can emit as much energy as a star the size of our sun would in its entire lifetime.”

Gamma-ray bursts are also short-lived, lasting from a few milliseconds to only about a minute.

“Gamma-ray bursts occur at cosmological distances, with some dating back to the birth of the universe,” said Alexander Kutyrev, a co-author of the research paper and an astronmer at the University of Maryland.

“The events are unpredictable, and once the burst occurs, it’s gone,” he said.

The study was published Wednesday in the peer-reviewed British journal Nature.

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center and reached across the aisle to Senator (Edward) Kennedy and others. Trump has not reached across the aisle, and he has also attacked important senators in his own party.

“This makes it difficult to govern in a country where the constitutional separation of powers requires the executive and legislative branches to cooperate.”

In recent days, the GOP’s governing coalition has been at risk of unraveling: uThe stunning collapse early Friday of Senate efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act — a core campaign promise by Trump in 2016 and by congressional Republicans for the past seven years — underscored GOP divisions that neither the president nor congressional leaders were able to bridge. Afterward, Trump unleashed a tweetstorm of attacks, threats and demands on his fellow Republicans. uThe messy ouster of White House chief of staff Reince Priebus announced a few hours later continued what effectively has been a purge of presidential aides with the closest ties to the GOP establishment, among them former press secretary Sean Spicer, former deputy chief of staff Katie Walsh and former communications director Michael Dubke. uThe public humiliation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was serving his fourth term as an Alabama senator when he resigned to join Trump’s Cabinet,

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President Trump delivers remarks alongside Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski last month — two team members instrumental in the collapse of the GOP health care plan. prompted Senate Republicans to circle the wagons around their former colleague. Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley warned the White House — on Twitter, of course — that the committee wouldn’t have time to hold confirmation hearings on a replacement this year if the president fired Sessions. uThe easy passage of a bill tightening Russian sanctions reflected the determination by Republicans as well as Democrats to tie the president’s hands when it comes to dealing with Moscow.

Passed by veto-proof margins last week — the Senate vote Thursday was 98-2 — the White House had little choice but to say Trump would sign it.

When Trump was elected in November by carrying such traditionally Democratic states as Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, some analysts argued he had an opportunity to tap broad dissatisfaction with politics-asusual and forge a sort of Party of Trump. Some presidents have managed to govern with a certain

independence from their party.

After Democrats were rebuked by voters in the 1994 midterm elections, President Clinton adopted a strategy of “triangulation” that distanced himself from congressional Democrats and cut deals with Republicans on a welfare overhaul and deficit reduction.

But Trump made no effort to reach across the aisle on the opening health care battle or other issues, and the reality of the polarization that has divided the capital into warring tribes might have made it impossible to achieve even if he had.

“Polarization in Congress is so high that presidents have no margin of error to lose members of their own party, like tightropewalking with no net,” says political scientist Brandon Rottinghaus of the University of Houston.

“Without cementing party solidarity and no hope for crossover votes from the other party, a polarized president cannot legislate.

“A president without a party in polarized Washington is in danger of being irrelevant.”

Consider the debate over what to do next on health care.

Trump says fight.

“Unless the Republican Senators are total quitters, Repeal & Replace is not dead!” he tweeted Saturday. “Demand another vote before voting on any other bill!”

He coupled that with a threat to stop paying the subsidies to insurance companies that help control premium costs for low-income Americans on the Obamacare exchanges, which are also used by Congress: “If a new HealthCare Bill is not approved quickly, BAILOUTS for Insurance Companies and BAILOUTS for Members of Congress will end very soon!”

But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, in a speech on the Senate floor Friday, said it was “time to move on.” The Kentucky Republican, who takes the prerogatives of the Senate seriously, hasn’t publicly responded to a string of caustic presidential tweets over the weekend demanding that the Senate abolish the legislative filibuster.

“Republicans in the Senate will

NEVER win if they don’t go to a 51 vote majority NOW,” Trump tweeted. “They look like fools and are just wasting time.”

In fact, the measure to repeal the Affordable Care Act wasn’t blocked by a filibuster. Republicans used a legislative maneuver that required just 51 votes to pass, but they managed only 49. McConnell has said he wouldn’t end the legislative filibuster — aware, perhaps, that Republicans are more than likely to find themselves in the minority down the road.

Congressional Republicans seem increasingly willing to buck the White House. Both the Senate Intelligence Committee and the House Intelligence Committee last week questioned White House adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner about the Russia allegations that Trump denounces as a hoax and political witch hunt.

While Trump remains a formidable political force in some states and congressional districts, his national standing continues to hit historic lows for a president in the early months of his term.

In the latest USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll, 42% of those surveyed approved of the job Trump was doing; 53% disapproved. His favorable-unfavorable rating also was underwater by double digits, 40%-55%.

But his favorability was still better than the ratings for the Democratic Party (35%-51%) or Republican Party (32%-55%).

Corey Lewandowski, at one point Trump’s campaign manager, had some advice for incoming White House chief of staff John Kelly, a retired Marine Corps general.

“The thing that Gen. Kelly should do is not try to change Donald Trump,” Lewandowski said on NBC’s Meet the Press. “I say you have to let Trump be Trump. That is what has made him successful over the last 30 years. That is what the American people voted for. And anybody who thinks they’re going to change Donald Trump doesn’t know Donald Trump.”

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a Border Patrol agent with the El Centro Sector in California.

The El Centro Sector seized 49,000 pounds of marijuana in 2011, Castrejon said. So far this year, sector officers have seized just 4,000 pounds of marijuana.

“The cartel’s going to grow their marijuana in California because the risk is minimal,” said Lt. Paul Bennett of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in California. “We have immediately seen and began to experience an increase in these large-scale ... plantations where 10,000, 25,000 plants are just growing in the open on public lands.”

Legalizing marijuana at a state level has made the logistics of drug trafficking easier for cartels, Bennett said. They face only mis-

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demeanor penalties in California and no longer need to worry about getting the drug through border security.

In Oregon, an Oregon State Police draft assessment of the state’s legal marketplace estimated that legal weed makes up just 30% of Oregon’s entire marijuana market. Growers may be producing nearly 2 million more pounds annually than police know to be consumed in the state.

Legalization “has provided an effective means to launder cannabis products and proceeds, where in essence, actors can exploit legal mechanisms to obscure products’ origin and conceal true profits, ... blurring the boundaries of the legal market and complicating enforcement efforts,” the Oregon report concluded.

The flow of marijuana from Colorado already has prompted a lawsuit from attorneys general in Nebraska and Oklahoma, who say smugglers caught with Colorado pot are overwhelming their jails.

In 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the suit.

But the situation has Colorado authorities defending the state on an issue neighbors griped about earlier: that legalization would foster more criminal activity.

Recreational marijuana remains illegal in every state surrounding Colorado, and law enforcement in those states are looking for it. The sheriff in Deuel County, Neb., has an evidence room piled high with confiscated Colorado marijuana.

While Colorado law makes growing and possessing small amounts of marijuana legal, it’s illegal to grow mass quantities without state approval. And all sales are supposed to stay within the regulated marketplace.

Police in neighboring states say some people they catch with Colorado marijuana show a receipt to prove they bought it legally — apparently forgetting that it’s illegal to take that pot across state borders.

Those people aren’t the real problem, said Coffman, the Colorado attorney general.

Instead, criminal organizations are buying houses in Colorado where they can grow marijuana, she said. Once crops are harvested, they ship the drug elsewhere.

Busting those organizations now that marijuana is legal takes more work than before 2012, when anyone caught with cannabis was breaking the law.

“Colorado describes it as … the tip of the iceberg,” said Bennett in

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A worker crumbles dry hash to add to marijuana products at Kiva Confections in Oakland. Marijuana is legal for adult use in California.

Riverside County. “Just below the surface is the rest of the criminal enterprise, and it’s the remainder of this huge, massive iceberg floating around.”

According to projections from Green Wave Advisors, a cannabisfocused consulting firm, legal sales were 16% of total cannabis sales nationwide in 2016. In 2018, the firm predicts legal sales will reach a third of the market.

Only by 2020 do the consultants expect legal sales to surpass black-market sales.

“You’re starting to see the evidence that these programs are not reining in the black market and are potentially growing it,” said Jeff Zinsmeister, executive vice president of the anti-legalization group Smart Approaches to Marijuana.

Zinsmeister worked in Mexico and Central America with U.S. government anti-drug programs and argues that marijuana legalization is creating a new industry akin to Big Tobacco. His group believes that states should reduce or eliminate drug-possession penalties for marijuana users if they want to counteract the effects of the war on drugs, especially in minority communities that have faced disproportionate enforcement for decades.

But he doesn’t think decriminalization requires legal sales.

“The discussion about the war on drugs isn’t the same as widespread commercialization,”

Zinsmeister said. “We can keep people out of jail … and still not have this industry.”

Legalization advocates say that’s a misguided approach, given that so many people already consume marijuana, whether or not it’s legal. Make marijuana legal everywhere, and the black market is eliminated, they argue.

Sure, some people still make moonshine, but most buy legally made — and taxed — alcohol.

“These guys are on the wrong side of history,” said Mason Tvert of the Marijuana Policy Project.

Colorado’s state-regulated and -taxed stores told more than $1 billion in marijuana last year.

“It’s safe to say that there’s less illegal activity taking place now than there was before,” Tvert said. “We’re looking at a billiondollar market that’s all now being produced and sold legally.”

Colorado lawmakers this year invested a portion of the taxes collected from legal marijuana sellers into better black-market enforcement, and state officials are encouraging legitimate growers and sellers to turn in their illegal competitors.

“I honestly don’t think you get rid of the black market by legalizing in all 50 states,” Coffman said.

“It’s in existence because people are greedy.”

Contributing: Rosalie Murphy and Kristen Hwang, The (Palm Springs, Calif.) Desert Sun

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U.S. weighs sending Ukraine arms as Russian threat grows If approved, plan could put Trump at odds with Putin

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The U.S. military for the first 127 116 time is putting together a plan to 72 65 provide lethal defensive weapons 34 19 22 20 18 12 to Ukraine to counter a growing 6 Russian military menace to Ukraine and Europe.

JAN. FEB. MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY The planning by the Joint SOURCE Ukraine Crisis Media Center Chiefs of Staff requires White GEORGE PETRAS, USA TODAY House approval, which puts President Trump in a bind because it threatens to upend his hopes of further discussion and decision. give the Ukrainian government improving relations with Russian But I think that argument that it the tools they need to defend President Vladimir Putin. would be provocative to Russia or themselves against what we beAn official at the White House’s emboldening of Ukraine is just lieve to be a Russian-supported National Security Council told getting it backwards,” he said. insurgency movement in the USA TODAY the U.S. government Nineteen Ukrainian troops Donbass” region of eastern has not ruled out providing defen- have been killed and 65 injured in Ukraine. sive weapons to Ukraine. The offi- July in shelling, sniper fire and Such planning marks a change cial requested anonymity because firefights, according to the Uk- in U.S. thinking about the conflict of the sensitive subject. raine Crisis Media Center in Kiev. since it began in 2014, when The question is being debated After nine Ukrainian soldiers President Barack Obama and in the White House as violence were killed in a series of attacks German Chancellor Angela Merspikes in eastern Ukraine, where on July 19, State Department kel said more weapons would proRussian-backed insurspokeswoman Heather voke a Russian escalation and gents have stepped up Nauert blamed “so- military buildup. attacks on Ukrainian called separatists” who “But the Russians are doing all government forces and she said are “Russian-led this anyway,” and now threaten as Russia prepares for a and Russian-backed.” other NATO countries in eastern large military exercise Nauert said Russia’s Europe, said Phillip Karber, a forthat analysts expect will military is in Ukraine mer Defense Department official put more tanks on the leading and advising an- under President Ronald Reagan borders of Ukraine and ti-government forces, a who now heads the Potomac NATO countries. claim Putin has repeat- Foundation in Vienna, Va. The logic behind arm- MAXIM SHIPENKOV, EPA edly denied. Secretary of “There’s a realization that there ing Ukraine, which the Russian State Rex Tillerson has has to be a response, at least by President Kremlin opposes, was not decided whether to the military.” endorsed this week by Vladimir recommend lethal aid to Karber has recommended in Trump’s special repre- Putin Ukraine, Nauert said briefings on Capitol Hill and with sentative to Ukraine, forThursday. defense and White House officials mer NATO envoy Kurt Volker.

Air Force Gen. Paul Selva testi- that the U.S. provide Ukraine with “Defensive weapons, ones that fied before the Senate Armed Ser- anti-tank weapons that would would allow Ukraine to defend it- vices Committee on July 18 that blunt an armored advance by self, and to take out tanks for ex- the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Euro- Russia. ample, would actually help” stop pean Command are preparing a Russia has reconstituted, Russia threatening Ukraine, Volk- proposal to arm Ukraine. moved or upgraded three large er said in a BBC interview pub“It will be more than just a mil- military units, which are now polished Tuesday. itary recommendation,” Selva sitioned near Russia’s western “I’m not again predicting where said. “This will be a policy choice border, opposite Ukraine and U.S. we go on this. That’s a matter for on whether or not we’re going to allies in Eastern Europe, Karber

said.

Russia brought back the First Guards Tank Army, which was disbanded after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, ending the Cold War. That unit is now manned with veteran professional soldiers rather than conscripts or reservists, and will be sent to Belarus, north of Ukraine, to take part in the military exercises that Russia holds every few years.

The Russian military recently moved the 20th Army, a combined infantry and mechanized unit, from near Moscow to near the Ukrainian border opposite the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, roughly midway between Ukraine’s north and south, Karber said. And Russian’s 8th Army has been deployed near the Russian city of Rostov, near southeastern Ukraine. Two headquarters subordinate to the 8th Army are stationed in insurgent-held Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, Karber said.

Russia’s exercises, which date back to the Soviet era during the 1970s and 1980s, were revived in 1999 by Putin when he became prime minister, Karber said.

The last exercise took place in 2013, and involved a simulated attack on a NATO country and the simulated use of nuclear weapons.

Russia ordered 200 railway cars to transport tanks for the drill.

This year, Russia ordered 4,000 rail cars to move the 1st Guards Army’s tanks to September’s exercise, Karber said.

“That will be the largest buildup since the Cold War and right up against the Baltics,” he said, referring to former Soviet republics Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, now NATO members.

John Herbst, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who is at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington, D.C., joined Karber and former NATO commander Gen. Philip Breedlove at a recent Washington event to urge arming Ukraine with defensive weapons.

Volker needs to “persuade the Kremlin that aggression is not a winning option,” Herbst said.

Boycotts, violence mar Venezuela vote Protests leave as many as 12 dead as president seeks a special assembly that opponents say will threaten nation’s democracy

IN BRIEF ISRAELI SOLDIER’S SENTENCE IN FATAL SHOOTING UPHELD

An Israeli military court on Sunday upheld the 18-month sentence of a soldier convicted of shooting and killing a Palestinian attacker who lay on the ground wounded after stabbing and wounding another soldier in a case that divided the country where military service is mandatory.

Sgt. Elor Azaria, an army combat medic, was recorded on a cellphone video as he shot a badly wounded Palestinian who had attacked a soldier with a knife, wounding him.

The Palestinian, Abdel Fattah al-Sharif, was lying on the ground unarmed when Azaria shot him in the head.

The 2016 incident occurred in the West Bank city of Hebron at a time of frequent Palestinian attacks.

Israel’s top generals pushed for the prosecution of the soldier they say violated the military’s code of ethics they hold dear.

PUTIN ORDERS U.S. TO CUT 755 EMBASSY WORKERS

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that the United States will have to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia by 755 by Sept. 1 in response to expanded U.S. sanctions.

The Russian Foreign Ministry had announced Friday that it was ordering the U.S. Embassy to limit the number of embassy and consular employees in the country to 455.

Putin said he ordered the move because he “thought it was the time to show that we’re not going to leave that without an answer.”

The cuts would make the diplomatic missions in the U.S. and Moscow the same size, Putin told Rossiya 1 Network.

The Senate voted 98-2 on Thursday to approve a new package of tougher financial sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea.

The main goal was to punish Moscow for meddling in the 2016 presidential election and for its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria.

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Mariana Zuñiga Special for USA TODAY CARACAS , VENEZUELA

President Nicolás Maduro pushed ahead Sunday with the controversial vote for a powerful constitutional assembly amid protests that left a dozen people dead, according to opposition officials who led a massive boycott of the polls.

The beleaguered South American nation is electing members to the new assembly that would rewrite the country’s 1999 constitution and possibly create a single-party, authoritarian system.

Julio Borges, president of the opposition-led National Assembly, said only 7% of the electorate had voted — a silent protest of Maduro’s power grab that would slam the brakes on democracy. A midday check of 10 polling places in the capital showed most of them empty or nearly empty.

“Venezuela has screamed with its silence,” said Borges, who put the day’s death toll at 12. The public prosecutor’s office confirmed nine deaths.

Maduro’s vision of a new constitution to consolidate his power has drawn ire in Washington.

Last week, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on 13 senior Venezuelan officials, and the White House and some congressman said stiffer sanctions could follow.

Mexico said it would support U.S. sanctions, and the Organization of AmeriMIGUEL GUTIERREZ, EPA can States and the European Clashes erupt Parliament have expressed supSunday in port for the opposition.

Caracas.

Opposition leaders refused to As many as put up candidates, arguing the 12 people election has been structured to were reportensure that Maduro’s ruling soed killed in cialist party dominates. Thus virthe violence. tually all the more than 5,000 candidates for 545 assembly seats are Maduro supporters.

The opposition vowed to protest despite a ban on public gath-

JUN HIRATA, AP

A rider clad in traditional samurai garb competes in the Kacchu Keiba horse race during the annual Soma Nomaoi festival Sunday in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

PARADE SHOWS OFF CHINESE MILITARY MIGHT

ARIANA CUBILLOS, AP

“We’ve stoically withstood the terrorist, criminal violence.

Hopefully the world will extend its arms toward our country.”

President Nicolás Maduro

erings. In some parts of the capital, people took to the streets in protest, but they were repelled by security forces armed with tear gas.

Opinion polls indicated more than two-thirds of the nation opposed the president’s efforts, and voting at many polling places was light. The opposition says the government was so afraid of low turnout that it threatened to fire state workers who don’t vote and take away social benefits like subsidized food from recipients who stay away from the polls.

“I’m here because I’m hoping for housing,” admitted hairdresser Luisa Marquez, 46, as she wait-

ed in line to vote.

Maduro has struggled with a rapidly deteriorating economy and strengthening political opposition. Some voters said they believed the new assembly might improve life in Venezuela.

“I’m voting today because I want peace to be restored,” said seamstress Carmen Martinez, 44.

“I’m going to have hope, but I doubt this could solve” the nation’s economic problems, she said.

Months of violence leading up to the vote showed little signs of ending. Local media reported that a leading assembly candidate and an opposition activist were killed before voting even began.

Maduro has denied links to violent paramilitaries that have run roughshod across the country, blaming the opposition for violence that has left more than 100 people dead. Maduro himself voted with little fanfare early in the morning.

“We’ve stoically withstood the terrorist, criminal violence,” Maduro said. “Hopefully the world will extend its arms toward our country.”

Voters wait outside a polling station Sunday in Caracas before casting ballots in the election for a Venezuelan constitutional assembly.

China’s military has the “confidence and capability” to bolster the country’s rise into a world power, President Xi Jinping said Sunday as he oversaw a largescale military parade meant to show off the forces at his command to foreign and domestic audiences.

Live state television broadcasts showed Xi, dressed in fatigues and speaking from an open-top Jeep, telling his troops that China needed a strong military “more than ever” as it moved “closer to the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.”

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uMax Barry, the only child of Nashville Mayor Megan Barry and husband Bruce Barry, died Saturday night from an apparent drug overdose, the mayor’s office announced Sunday morning. The overdose and death occurred in Denver, Colo., where he had recently moved. Max Barry was 22. uMexican officials on Sunday were trying to return 178 Central American migrants to their countries after they escaped an abandoned trailer. The migrants were found Saturday in Veracruz state, about 400 miles from the U.S. border, Mexico’s National Institute of Migration said.

Staff and wire reports

Contributing: John Bacon in McLean

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STATE-BY-STATE News from across the USA ALABAMA Dothan: A teenager

who was struck by lightning when he stepped onto the porch at his home was killed, The Dothan Eagle reports. Authorities say the lightning ran through a tree and then jumped to the teen.

ALASKA Deadhorse: State game

officials killed a grizzly bear that was breaking into kitchens and food-storage areas in Deadhorse.

The bear’s two cubs were captured and will be relocated to a California zoo.

ARIZONA Phoenix: The state is poised to award a project contract for a system to reduce the risk of wrong-way driving. The $3.7 million system uses thermal camera technology to sense wrong-way vehicles and alert those drivers and others on the road.

ARKANSAS Forrest City: Crow-

ley’s Ridge Technical Institute plans to merge with East Arkansas Community College, The Times-Herald reports. But some Crowley’s Ridge officials say they weren’t notified of the meeting where the trustees voted 3-2 in favor of the merger.

CALIFORNIA Los Angeles: Offi-

cials will spend more than $138 million to buy 95 electric buses for Los Angeles County, The Los Angeles Times reports.

HIGHLIGHT: NORTH CAROLINA

Still no power on Ocracoke, Hatteras islands John Bacon USA TODAY

A massive power outage that chased thousands of vacationers from North Carolina’s Outer Banks at the height of the tourist season was stretching into a fifth day Monday, and the outlook was more gloomy than a dark cloud over the picturesque beaches.

Authorities in Dare and Hyde counties ordered all vacationers off Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands after a construction company said it accidentally drove a steel casing into an underground transmission cable.

The full scope of the damage was determined Sunday, and it was bad. Tests revealed that all three transmission cables had been “compromised,” Dare County officials said. Generators were providing enough power for locals, but county spokeswoman Dorothy Hester said a timeline for a fix and allowing tourists back hadn’t been determined.

Residents, owners and business people are allowed to stay, but life isn’t easy. Power and water restrictions are in place.

Air conditioners and hot tubs must be taken off the power grid. And business isn’t good.

“Some people are lingering

Illinois students and professors will have extra August vacation time. Classes will start Aug. 28, The News-Gazette reports.

INDIANA Indianapolis: The COLORADO Frisco: State offi-

cials say nearly 7,000 wild animals were killed last year by Colorado drivers, The Summit Daily News reports. But officials also report success with wildlife crossings in reducing those deaths.

CONNECTICUT Hartford: A

housekeeper who took sanctuary in a Connecticut church was granted an emergency stay of a deportation order last week.

Nury Chavarria was ordered in June to leave the country by July 20 to go back to her native Guatemala.

DELAWARE Dover: Officials are asking Delaware residents to report sick or dead wild birds to help monitor West Nile virus.

Collected birds will be tested for the mosquito-born virus at state labs.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: District

of Columbia officials and Apple have finalized terms to bring an Apple store to the historic Carnegie Library in Mount Vernon Square. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser says Apple will occupy nearly 19,000 square feet of the library.

FLORIDA Orlando: Renters who

lived in two Pasco County homes that were swallowed by a sinkhole this month may be able to recover property that fell into the ground — by sifting through the mess left behind. Officials say debris from the sinkhole will be taken to a landfill where renters can go through the contents.

GEORGIA Atlanta: Bidding has

opened for the design of what’s slated to be Atlanta’s biggest park, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The future Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry will be located on about 280 acres adjacent to the Atlanta Beltline.

HAWAII Honolulu: A law banning Honolulu pedestrians from using cellphones and other electronic devices while crossing the street will take effect Oct. 25, Hawaii News Now reports. The first violation can earn a fine up to $35.

IDAHO Coeur d’Alene: A local

art gallery is getting flak from the Catholic community for its storefront window display of an Our Lady of Guadalupe sculpture. The Coeur d’Alene Press reports that the work is in the style of the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead, with one breast exposed and a skeletal face with lips sewn shut.

ILLINOIS Urbana: University of

new Roman Catholic leader for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis has called on church members to cultivate a culture of mutual respect, mercy and hope. Archbishop Charles Thompson was installed Friday as the sixth archbishop of Indianapolis.

SOUTH CAROLINA Spartanburg: The area around a 115-foot brick smokestack from a 19th century South Carolina textile mill was cordoned off after cracks were discovered, The Spartanburg Herald-Journal reports. The smokestack is on the Glendale Shoals trail.

SOUTH DAKOTA Rapid City:

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A sign in Moyock, N.C., warns travelers Saturday that Hatteras and Ocracoke islands are restricted to residents only. through the weekend before evacuating, but most (visitors) have cleared out,” said Justin Herrmann, a sales associate at Real Watersports on Hatteras Island. “We provide lessons, and that has slowed down quite a bit. We do a lot of online sales, but overall we’re definitely losing a lot of business right now.”

Hester said a year-round population of about 6,000 can swell to several times that number in the summer.

“This right now is the height of the season, when many businesses make the income they need to sustain themselves through the fall and winter,”

six headstones in one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Massachusetts. No anti-Semitic graffiti was found at the Netherlands Cemetery Association Burial Ground in Melrose.

MICHIGAN Mason: At least 26 dogs have been seized in a twocounty probe of dogfighting, The Lansing State Journal reports.

The investigation started when animal control officers investigating cruelty complaints saw evidence of dogfighting this spring.

IOWA Council Bluffs: Iowa transportation officials have announced preliminary plans to demolish more than 30 homes as part of work on freeways, although the number might change, The Daily Nonpareil reports.

MINNESOTA Minneapolis: The city has joined others around the country in posting climate change data that the EPA removed from its website. Minneapolis officials say climate change is real.

KANSAS Medicine Lodge: Don

MISSISSIPPI Alpine: Thirteen

Gerstner, 88, saw it as a sign from God, after his home and barn burned down in the Anderson Creek wildfire, that his wooden garage with all his carpentry tools still stood, the Hutchinson News reports. Now their new home on the same spot is nearly finished, and he and his wife expect to move in soon.

animals found living here in extremely neglectful conditions were rescued. Authorities said five horses in pens, a mini-horse chained to a tree, three dogs chained to posts and four cats running loose lacked adequate shelter or access to food and water.

Hester said.

Not only are vacations cut short, but some vacationers who don’t have rental insurance might not get their money back. A phone recording at Outer Beaches Realty warned renters to delay arrivals until evacuation orders have been lifted — and that refunds were being issued at the determination of insurance providers.

Herrmann was philosophical about the crisis. “I’m a surfer and a kiter, and there are definitely less people in the lineups right now,” he said. “Look, we live on an island, and sometimes these things happen.”

tions asked. Guns taken in are melted down and destroyed.

LOUISIANA New Orleans: State

education officials say more than 6,500 Louisiana high school students scored well enough on Advanced Placement tests this year to earn college course credit. That was a nearly 10% increase over last year.

NEW YORK Hamburg: Officials say a tornado that touched down outside of Buffalo July 20 caused about $3 million in damage to a local fairgrounds. No one was injured.

NORTH CAROLINA Bailey: This

Nash County town has an election for mayor coming up in November, but no one has filed to run, WRAL-TV reports. If no one steps forward, the position will be open to write-in candidates.

MAINE Lyman: Police in Maine say a Labrador that got into its owner’s oxycodone perked up after an officer administered the overdose antidote naloxone.

The oxycodone had been legally prescribed to the dog’s owner.

MARYLAND Annapolis: Gov. Larry Hogan has announced changes to Maryland’s Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program that he says will save residents more than $2 million a year. The changes include extending the period for getting an initial inspection after the purchase of a new vehicle to three years.

MASSACHUSETTS Melrose:

Police are looking for three people suspected of knocking over

NORTH DAKOTA Stanley: A former teacher was sentenced to probation and time served for destroying a printer with a hammer at the New Town High School, The Minot Daily News reports.

OHIO Sheffield Lake: Firefighters rescued an Ohio woman after a boa constrictor wrapped around her neck and began biting her face, The Elyria ChronicleTelegram reports. A firefighter used a pocketknife to cut off the snake’s head.

NEVADA Elko: Federal

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City:

officials are planning the biggest roundup in years of horses roaming public rangeland in Nevada, The Elko Daily Free Press reports. Officials are looking at removing more than 6,700 horses.

Two utilities, Invenergy and General Electric, plan to buy what’s being billed as the largest wind farm in the U.S. once the $4.5 billion project is completed in the Oklahoma Panhandle. It’s expected to be finished in 2020.

challenge to the collection of New Hampshire voter information by President Trump’s commission on election fraud will get a court hearing Aug. 7.

OREGON Medford: The Columbia River Basin and other Oregon coastal rivers are experiencing low summer steelhead returns.

But not the Rouge River. The early season there is already trending above its 10-year average, The Mail Tribune reports.

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia:

NEW JERSEY Newark: New

Jersey held another round of gun buybacks over the weekend in Newark, Trenton and Camden.

The program lets residents turn in up to three guns with no ques-

TEXAS Clifton: Crossing the North Bosque River bridge here can be a white-knuckle experience as the wood-and-asphalt deck creaks and the rusted truss above rattles, The Waco TribuneHerald reports. But those who seek the thrill must give it up soon. The 1884 span, the last functioning Whipple truss bridge in Texas, is being replaced.

UTAH Salt Lake City: A rainswollen creek and overwhelmed storm drains are blamed for flooding that damaged thousands of books in the basement of the Sprague Branch library, the Deseret News reports. Officials say stacks of waterlogged books will probably have to be discarded.

VERMONT Monkton: Botanists

say a flowering plant long thought to be extinct in Vermont is making a comeback. A small number of winged loosestrife plants were last observed in Middlebury in 1979. Before that, there were only eight records of the plant in Vermont, the most recent in 1933. ties say 50 people were indicted in a 16-month undercover drug investigation on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. “Operation Firecracker” resulted in distribution of heroin, cocaine and prescription drug charges in Accomack and Northampton counties.

NEBRASKA Tobias: Officials

NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: A

University of Memphis has landed the largest research contract in the school’s history, The Commercial Appeal reports. The $13.8 million contract from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence involves a team of six universities studying wearable sensors. The work began at the end of June.

VIRGINIA Accomack: Authori-

MONTANA Missoula: Farm

have issued a health alert for Swan Creek Lake in Nebraska’s Saline County. Testing of the lake last week detected toxin levels produced by blue-green algal blooms.

TENNESSEE Memphis: The

Bernalillo County’s first animal shelter is scheduled to be completed by the end of summer 2018, The Albuquerque Journal reports. It will have room for about 120 dogs, 67 cats and several larger animals like horses.

workers in Jefferson City are getting an extra holiday this year — Aug. 21. That’s the day of the solar eclipse. A large festival is planned for the Capitol grounds. earnings in Montana plunged 71% from 2015 to 2016. The Missoulian reports that causes include historic drops in prices for wheat, cattle and other commodities.

The Indian Health Service says it will permanently close the emergency and in-patient departments at the Sioux San Hospital in Rapid City. IHS says it began focusing on outpatient and urgent care services in 2016.

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque:

MISSOURI Jefferson City: State KENTUCKY Louisville: A fourstar Kentucky hotel has discovered a data breach threatening guests’ credit card information.

The Galt House hotel in Louisville says an internal investigation found malware was stealing information from a payment card processing system.

RHODE ISLAND Coventry: The 275th birthday of Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene was recognized over the weekend at his homestead in Coventry.

Greene was a major general in the Continental Army and a trusted adviser to George Washington.

Some of the over 70 sets of human remains excavated from a Philadelphia construction site last winter are missing. Officials say the bones of about 12 people can’t be located.

WASHINGTON Olympia: State officials killed a wolf in the Smackout pack after confirming that those animals repeatedly attacked livestock in Stevens County. Grays wolves are listed under Washington state law as endangered but can be killed under certain conditions.

WEST VIRGINIA Charleston:

Some West Virginia bars and clubs that offer limited video lottery have taken advantage of a new law increasing the maximum number of machines, The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports.

As of July 1, up to seven machines are allowed. The limit had been five.

WISCONSIN Bloomer: An anonymous donor volunteered to pay for all school supplies — such as scissors, rulers, notebooks and glue — for the Bloomer School District this academic year, the Leader-Telegram reports. The district has more than 1,200 students.

WYOMING Laramie: The University of Wyoming hopes to have at least two new residence halls built or under construction by 2022. The projects are part of a five-year housing plan, The Casper Star-Tribune reports. The school’s last dorm was built in 1967.

Compiled from staff and wire reports.

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MONEY

TIRED OF THE CORPORATE GRIND? A BLUE-COLLAR JOB MIGHT BE FOR YOU

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Christofer Matney spent 20 years climbing the rungs of the fast-paced international business world, rising to chief flight recruiter at Indianapolis’ airport, only to walk away in the prime of his career to become a welder.

Sarah Leyendecker made an equally jarring transition from special-education teacher to butcher.

And Andrew Green, former chief financial officer for a materials testing company with more than 200 employees, now fixes refrigerators and dishwashers as the owner of a Mr. Appliance franchise in east Texas.

All say they’re much happier after leaving behind the stress of the corporate world for blue-collar jobs.

“I’m in a much healthier longterm situation now,” says Matney, 48, even though his paycheck was roughly halved. “It was about getting a quality of life.”

White-collar workers are by no means stampeding to blue-collar

jobs, but at least a few are upending traditional career ladders by trading in three-piece suits for aprons and factory uniforms. In the first quarter of this year, 2% of all the white-collar workers who switched jobs went to blue-collar occupations, according to the ADP Research Institute. That’s not much, but it’s up from 1.4% in the first quarter of 2015.

By contrast, about 6% of all blue-collar job switchers landed white-collar positions, ADP says.

Yet many blue-collar fields pay more than the U.S. median of $44,000. Median pay is about $51,500 for a plumber and $46,000 for a heating and airconditioning installer, Labor Department figures show, and those salaries can increase sharply with overtime pay.

Such occupations also offer seemingly boundless opportunities. An oft-lamented “skills gap” is afflicting industries like manufacturing and construction that can’t find enough skilled workers to fill openings as Baby Boomers retire.

From 2015 to 2025, manufacturers are expected to have 3.5 million job openings, but only 1.5 million workers are projected to

CHRISTOFER MATNEY

Christofer Matney, 48, left his job as a flight recruiter for an airport to become a welder. stream into the field, says Gardner Carrick, vice president of the Manufacturing Institute, the industry’s training arm.

Mike Bidwell, CEO of Dwyer Group, a service franchise company, says 75% of Mr. Appliance franchisees came from white-collar jobs last year, up from 31% in 2012, a trend he says is “picking up” across the firm’s 17 brands.

Meanwhile, massive layoffs during the Great Recession resulted in fewer white-collar em-

ployees with bigger workloads, leading to more burnout. Fifteen percent of human resource executives at companies with more than 2,500 employees say burnout causes at least 50% of annual turnover, according to a survey last fall by workforce management firm Kronos and Future Workplace, an HR executive network and research firm.

“People are working longer hours for no additional pay,” says Dan Schawbel, who is a partner in

Future Workplace.

Matney “always loved” his flight recruiter job, which involved persuading airlines to bring passenger flights to Indianapolis and local companies to band together to lease space on cargo planes. It was a perennial push to gather data for sales pitches.

But, he adds, the job was “allconsuming.”

He routinely checked email on weekends and vacation, and he put on 80 pounds as the stress triggered eating binges.

In 2014, Matney learned he had dangerously high blood pressure. “A light bulb came on,” he says.

Two years ago, he saw an ad for a welders’ career fair and enrolled in a three-week course that yielded a job fusing together Toyota forklift parts.

It pays about half his former $80,000 salary, but he can leave his job at the factory after each shift and finally enjoy his vacations as well as time with his wife and kids, he says.

Lyendecker, 27, the special-ed teacher-turned-butcher, says her job at a charter school involved lots of administrative work — meeting with often-confrontational parents and monitoring other teachers who resented her oversight.

“It really wore me down,” says the Corrales, N.M., resident.

As a child, she was fascinated with going to the butcher. So last year she completed an apprenticeship and now volunteers part time at a meat-processing plant.

She plans to buy a meat grinder, sausage packer and large refrigerator so she can butcher animals from her house for local farmers before opening her own shop.

Those enterprises ultimately could bring in about $50,000 to $60,000 a year in income, nearly double her teacher salary, she says.

Green, 42, the Mr. Appliance franchise owner, says he’s netting more than the few hundred thousand dollars a year he earned as CFO. Although he enjoyed the job, it overtook his life, working 100-hour weeks.

A friend offered to sell him an appliance repair franchise, and Green accompanied one of his technicians for three years to learn appliance repair.

“I feel like I’m providing a service to people that’s very tangible,” he says. “That refrigerator was broken, and I fixed it.”

By contrast, when he was striving to grow company revenue as CFO, he sometimes wondered, “What’s the end goal? When is enough enough?”

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would be apt.

“Will I be the next Ford Model T, the spark of a new transportation revolution, or the Ford Edsel, a misfire consigned to the annals of automotive history?”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is sure of the answer.

“The whole point of Tesla was to build a great affordable electric car,” Musk said at a gathering of employees and a few dozen media for the rollout of the first Model 3 cars. “That’s what this day means.

I’m confident it’ll be the best car in its class, gasoline or not, hands down.”

Certainly a lot rides on the Model 3’s tires. Tesla has become a cultural touchstone because of its fast and expensive $69,500and-up Model S and X electric sedans, but with the $35,000 Model 3 it hopes to usher EVs into the mainstream while turbocharging its production numbers to calm investors. Tesla produces around 100,000 vehicles a year, all Model S and X. Now with the Model 3, it hopes to ramp up to 600,000.

Tesla’s stock continues to soar despite questions about profitability, rocketing to $334 from $235 in the past 12 months. But some analysts aren’t sure Model 3 can be Tesla’s savior.

“The make-or-break part of this for Tesla isn’t the production numbers, it’s the profitability and ownership experience issues,” said Karl Brauer, executive publisher at Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book.

“If one or both are off, it’s big trouble,” he said. “It’s tough to be

TESLA

Tesla rolled out 30 of its new Model 3 sedans for employees at the company’s Fremont, Calif., headquarters Friday. a company that specializes in EVs, as they’re only 1% of market and most electric cars aren’t profitable for their companies.”

Musk seemed well aware of the challenges ahead, notably an initial factory break-in period.

There are around 10,000 parts that make up a Model 3, 70% of which are made in North America. The CEO suggested that suppliers held the key to the Model 3’s smooth launch.

“It’s an amazing car, but we’re going to go through six months of manufacturing hell first,” he said.

“Production will move as fast as the slowest parts (supplier).”

There’s evidence that the Model 3 should be easier to make, which could mean fewer quality issues that were the bane of Tesla’s first two complex models. The Model 3 features only one central screen in the middle of its dash, compared with two in the S and X. The car is built from steel and aluminum, vs. the more complicated all-aluminum construction

“It’s an amazing car, but we’re going to go through six months of manufacturing hell first.”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk

of its more expensive siblings.

Initial models will not be available with complex four-wheeldrive mechanicals, just rearwheel-drive. Its door handles do not automatically retract but are manually operated.

“There’s nothing in that car that doesn’t need to be there,” Musk said. “As we gain confidence with the production rate, we’ll add increasing amounts of complexity.”

Musk was on hand to deliver the first 30 cars to employees, who will serve as guinea pigs for the production team looking to ferret out quality issues.

Whereas many owners of Model S and X sedans likely have oth-

er cars, the Model 3 is aimed at a market where repair issues could leave owners stranded. There could be a concern that if owners report problems, those on the wait list could cancel their orders.

Musk is unconcerned. “Have you ever seen an ad for Model 3?” he said. “There are no discounts.

If we did anything other than try and put brakes on demand, it would go bananas.”

Another factor that Tesla has to contend with is that it has around 79,000 of its 200,000 federal rebates left, meaning future Model 3 buyers would not be able to recoup $7,500 — a significant incentive on a $35,000 car.

Around 500,000 people have put down a $1,000 deposit for a Model 3. Customer cars should start rolling out toward the end of the year. Anyone ordering a Model 3 today would receive it by the end of 2018, Musk said.

This enthusiasm makes the Model 3 a potential “linchpin for the electric movement,” said Jessica Caldwell, senior analyst at Edmunds.com. “It could be the car that forces people to finally consider this as a very real option.”

Other automakers have tried to excite consumers with models such as the BMW i3 and Chevy Bolt, which are priced similar to the Model 3. But EVs remain a tough sell. The Model 3 will initially be offered in two iterations: a $35,000 base model with 220 miles of battery range, a 130-mph top speed and a zero-to-60-mph time of 5.6 seconds; and a $44,000 version with 310 miles of range, 140-mph top speed and 5.1 seconds to 60 mph.

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TRAVEL

PRACTICE SAFE INTERNET There’s no time frame WHILE TRAVELING to upgrade ASK THE CAPTAIN

Here are a few ways you can lower your risk for cyberattacks

to captain John Cox Special for USA TODAY

Christopher Elliott Special for USA TODAY

Somewhere along the KenyaTanzania border, 8,000 miles and eight time zones from home, I got the news no traveler ON wants to hear: My TRAVEL email account had EVERY been compromised.

MONDAY The evidence?

One of those English-as-a-second-language messages in which I appeared to beg my friends to wire money overseas. It looked like someone had stolen my password.

Perfect timing, I thought, as my computer strained to download the rest of my emails over a faint wireless connection.

I’ve written about this topic several times and use a long list of precautions, so if it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone. Before you take that August vacation, let’s talk about the rules for practicing safe Internet — and where I went wrong.

Kaspersky Lab, a global cybersecurity company, says one in five travelers has been hit by cyber crime while traveling abroad. In other words, it’s open season on the jet set, particularly those who use open, public wireless networks.

“Never trust open Wi-Fi networks that require no passwords,” says Michael Canavan, a Kaspersky senior vice president.

I reviewed the places where I’d logged into an open network. At the airport in Orlando. In Dubai.

At the InterContinental in Nairobi. Impossible to tell where it happened.

What’s wrong with an open network? It may be run by bad guys, according to David Balaban, an expert on ransomware.

“Hackers may set up fake WiFi spots masquerading as a genuine hotel network,” he says.

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It’s open season on the jet set, particularly those who use open, public wireless networks.

“They create duplicate Wi-Fi networks using the hotel’s branded online materials. They use stronger signals and so lure users to connect to them instead of the genuine hotel network.”

Another common error: hitting the road with obsolete operating systems or software. Emmanuel Schalit, the CEO of the password manager Dashlane, says securing a laptop or cellphone is easy.

“Before you go, make sure your devices are updated with the latest versions of your applications,

“Never trust open Wi-Fi networks that require no passwords.”

Michael Canavan, Kaspersky

anti-virus, anti-malware and other software updates,” he says. “To protect your devices while on vacation, secure all of your devices with a lengthy PIN number or strong password, and encrypt any data locally stored on those devices.”

I’d done all of that, too.

Ah, but did I use a Virtual Private Network (VPN), which encrypts your data through a server, to access the Internet?

I hadn’t, mostly because a VPN can make a slow Internet connec-

tion even slower.

“Always use VPN while connected on any public Wi-Fi network,” scolds cyber-security expert Sanjay Deo. “This will encrypt your communications and help reduce chances of being hacked.”

In all fairness, once I spotted the apparent hack, I immediately fired up my Buffered.com VPN and used it for the rest of my time in Africa. A slow connection is better than a dangerous one.

Anything else? Yes, says Internet safety expert Darren Guccione. I need to set my smartphone so it self-erases after multiple incorrect log-ins. I need to activate anti-theft applications such as “find my phone” that allow you to lock the phone if it’s stolen. “So if your phone or tablet is stolen, you can track it, disable it and change all the passwords,” he says.

Done, too.

So what happened?

This was no computer security breach at the hands of a careless traveler. It was a lesson in being discreet about your travel plans.

I’d told a lot of people about my plans to visit Kenya, and one of them decided it would be the perfect time to scam my co-workers.

You want to scam a consumer advocate? Good luck with that.

WHAT NOT TO DO ON A TRIP

uDon’t post lots of geotagged photos or location updates on social media. They can reveal your current and future travel plans in sufficient detail to give criminals an opening.

The latest threat: virtual kidnappings, which are becoming more common in Latin America.

When you go camping or to locations where you may be off the grid, cyber-stalkers contact your family, claiming you are their hostage. “They will demand immediately a sum of money, usually affordable and easily wired,” says Mark Deane, CEO of ETS Risk Management. uDon’t browse unsecured.

Only use “https” when you’re online, especially when you’re on the road. “It’s a more secure option set up by a website that knows security is essential,” says Robert Siciliano CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com. Look for https:// in the address bar, signifying it’s a secure page. uDon’t leave your device unattended. Put your name on your device, in case someone returns it to lost and found.

Christopher Elliott is a consumer advocate and editor at large for National Geographic Traveler. Contact him at chris@elliott.org or visit elliott.org.

Q: Can you please explain how pilots are promoted?

— Collin, Pa. A: Promotions can vary from airline to airline. In the USA, many airlines use seniority to determine when a first officer may bid to be a captain. Once awarded the bid, the first officer must qualify with all the requirements.

Some airlines in other countries promote first officers based on experience and evaluation of the captains with whom he or she has flown. In all cases, a pilot must show exemplary flying skills and professional conduct.

Q: How long does it take for the first officer to move up to become the captain?

— Mike, Concord, N.H. A: There is not a set time to upgrade to captain. The expansion of the operator, captains’ retirements and attrition all are factors. Some first officers have waited decades to upgrade, while others get opportunities in only a few years.

Q: I have my CFI license, and I don’t know much about the regional airlines. What type of things should I consider when looking at different companies?

— Zach, Fla. A: The U.S. regional airlines require 1,500 hours of flight time for a civilian trained pilot. If you have that flight time, then I would recommend that you look at the quality of training provided, the schedule requirements, the quality of life as a pilot and career progression potential.

Q: How much does a 737 pilot make a year?

— submitted via email A: It varies, but it would not be uncommon for a captain of a Boeing 737 NG (the modern variation of the world’s most popular passenger airplane) to make $150,000 to $200,000 a year.

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Big changes on horizon for Frontier, Hawaiian Ben Mutzabaugh USA TODAY

Airlines constantly tweak their schedules, trying to find profitable new routes or pulling the plug on ones that have underperformed. Airports and communities court these new services.

There are dozens of changes to airline routes each month. Here’s a look at some of the most interesting: FRONTIER TWEAKS ITS MAP

Frontier Airlines unveiled a major expansion that the company says will add 21 destinations and 85 routes to the carrier’s network.

With that, the number of cities on Frontier’s route map will swell to 82 by next summer.

Of the 21 destinations, 18 are cities the company had served previously before discontinuing service. The three new cities joining Frontier’s route map are Buffalo; Charleston, S.C.; and Pensacola, Fla. Elsewhere, Frontier is adding dozens of routes between cities it serves. Among destinations getting a significant bump up in service are Austin, Cincinnati, Denver, Long Island/Islip, N.Y., Miami, Orlando, Providence, San Antonio and Tampa.

Some of the announced service will be enabled by new aircraft and by reducing frequencies on routes. The carrier will ax 18 routes and discontinue 32 for the winter schedule, an analysis by the FlightGlobal trade publication found. Two destinations — Fort Lauderdale and Punta Gorda, Fla. — will be dropped altogether as Frontier shifts its service from those cities to near-

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A Frontier Airbus A321 passes under the pedestrian bridge at Denver International Airport. Frontier is adding 85 routes. by airports in Miami and Fort Myers, respectively.

16, and its Rome-Newark route will begin Nov. 9.

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United is strengthening its transAtlantic schedule at two of its hubs where it faces encroaching discount competition.

From Denver, United plans to add seasonal non-stop service to London Heathrow. The route will be flown with a Boeing 787-8 jet from March 24 through Oct. 16, pending regulatory approvals.

At Newark Liberty, United will extend its service to Rome. United says the route — which had been scheduled to end Nov. 8 before resuming in the spring — will continue throughout the fall and winter.

United’s moves come after fast-growing European low-cost carrier Norwegian Air recently announced its own plans to fly competing routes.

Norwegian’s Denver-London Gatwick service will launch Sept.

The latest European budget airline to set its sights on the U.S. markets is an outfit called Primera Air. The Latvian-based company announced plans for six European-U.S. routes starting in 2018.

Primera says it will add three routes from both Newark Liberty and Boston, flying from each of those airports to London Stansted, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Birmingham, England.

The airline’s first Newark flights will begin April 19, and its Boston debut will be May 18. All six of the routes will launch by late June and will be flown on new Airbus A321neo single-aisle jets that seat 198 passengers.

Tickets are on sale, and Primera advertises prices as low as $99 one-way, though the availability of those fares is sparse.

Bargain seekers be warned: Primera charges extra for nearly everything beyond entrance to its planes. Customers booking Primera’s cheapest fares are allowed a carry-on of 22 pounds or less, but a checked bag is $45 each way.

Booking fares with a credit card adds $12, and meals on Primera’s trans-Atlantic flights come with a $40 price tag.

Selecting a seat in advance begins at $45 per flight, and Primera’s A321neos will have some of the tightest seats in the sky — even by domestic standards. The carrier’s standard economy seats will feature just 30 inches of seat pitch, a common industry measure of space.

DELTA ADDS TO BOSTON

Delta Air Lines is ramping up its presence in Boston with new routes to Pittsburgh and New Orleans.

The flights to Pittsburgh will begin Oct. 1 as Delta Connection affiliate Endeavor Air offers two daily round-trip flights on Bombardier CRJ 900 regional jets.

The New Orleans service will be seasonal, operating only on Saturdays and Sundays from Feb. 10 through April 1.

The new service comes amid heightened competition at Boston’s Logan International Airport, where JetBlue has grown in recent years to become the top carrier. Delta seeks to expand its presence in Boston, where it is the No. 3 airline behind JetBlue and American.

Delta focuses on business traffic for the route to Pittsburgh, which the carrier says “is a top business destination from Boston.” American and JetBlue fly non-stop between Boston and Pittsburgh, though Delta took a

swipe at its rivals by noting its Delta Connection regional jets will have “the only first-class product on the route.”

Delta says its weekend-only seasonal service to New Orleans will cater to “strong leisure demand.” On that route, Delta’s flights will be on Embraer E175 jets flown by regional affiliate Republic Airlines.

HAWAIIAN TO GET NEW JETS

Hawaiian Airlines will expand its non-stop options between the state’s smaller airports and the U.S. West Coast. The Honolulubased airline says the three yearround routes will be enabled by its new Airbus A321neo jets, due to begin arriving to the company by the end of the year.

Hawaiian’s inaugural flight on the A321neo will be Jan. 8, when it begins flying the jet between Oakland and Kahului on the island of Maui. Hawaiian uses Boeing 767 aircraft between those airports but has begun phasing out that widebody model.

The first of the new year-round services Hawaiian is launching with the A321neo will come Jan. 18, when the carrier will start non-stop flights between Portland, Ore., and Kahului. Hawaiian’s second new A321neo route will launch March 11 with a nonstop route connecting Los Angeles and Kona on the “Big Island” of Hawaii.

On April 11, Hawaiian will put its A321neos into operation between Oakland and Lihue on the island of Kauai. Hawaiian already flies between those destinations, but it does so only on a seasonal schedule that’s scheduled to end Sept. 4. When flights resume in April, Hawaiian will offer yearround service on the route.

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And Miss Teen USA is ... Miss Missouri! Sophia DominguezHeithoff, a 17-year-old Kansas City native, was given the pageant crown Saturday at Phoenix Symphony Hall.

ROYALS REPORT DUCHESS KATE REPEATS STYLISHLY Even the royals recycle great ensembles! On Sunday, for example, Kate Middleton appeared to wear the same cream Alexander McQueen coatdress that she donned for Princess Charlotte’s christening in 2015. This time around, she paired it with a pearl brooch and earrings for the ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele in Belgium.

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It’s been a long journey to love for Rachel Lindsay on this season of ABC’s hit reality show The Bachelorette, and she’s finally down to three men vying for her heart.

But even though the cameras were rolling 24/7, there’s plenty that doesn’t make the cut. And the men of The Bachelorette are more than happy to spill on what really goes on.

We sat down with a few of the men after the filming of the “Men Tell All” episode to talk about what the season was really like on their end.

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Jack Stone told USA TODAY that once, the water shut off while the men were primping for a rose ceremony.

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Host Chris Harrison says there’ll be a new social media protocol for contestants.

Let’s just say the roses probably couldn’t cover the smell.

2 The guys make all of their own THE MEN EAT FAMILY DINNERS TOGETHER.

food in the house, and there’s no such thing as calling in Pizza Hut for a quick bite. Many of the men said contestant Will Gaskins came to the rescue as super-chef.

“Will planned a lot of our dinners,” said Diggy Moreland. “We kinda did eat family dinners …

A lot of viewers were surprised when Adam Gottschalk made it into the final six, complaining that they hadn’t seen much of his relationship with Rachel. But behind the scenes, he planned some of the most romantic mini-dates.

“Rachel and I made crepes,” Gottschalk says. “I did a trip to Europe last year and I was like, ‘We gotta make crepes, its handson, she’ll like it, we can play with food, I can feed her, it’s cute.’ ”

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JACK STONE SAYS HIS CRINGE-WORTHY DATE DIDN’T ACTUALLY PLAY OUT LIKE THAT.

You may remember Stone as having one of the most awkward dates in Bachelor history. After tripping over his feet while dancing, the camera cut to him making a creepy staring face at Rachel.

“I think a lot of people understand that it is a TV show at the end of the day, and there is edit-

ing and sometimes how you’re portrayed is not the way you actually are in real life,” Stone says.

5 Outside of travel times, the men IT’S HARD TO STAY CURRENT ON NEWS.

don’t have a way to stay up to date on the news.

“I didn’t have my phone for, like, two months,” says Dean Unglert. “When I turned my phone on I had, like, 5,000 missed text messages.”

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THE GUYS DID NOT GO THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA CHECKS. BUT NOW THEY WILL.

A bombshell was dropped midseason, when Lee Garrett’s tweets surfaced, one equating the NAACP to the KKK and another comparing women with dogs.

“It is embarrassing and it’s sad that I am going to say this out loud, but we did not know those tweets existed,” host Chris Harrison told USA TODAY. “We take control of their accounts and they’re shut down, so it’s something we’ve never had to worry about. ... Now we’re going to have to go through everybody’s tweets and it’s a pain in the butt, but it’s something we have to do.”

Gritty ‘Detroit’ paints savage lawlessness Viewers left to wonder: Who are the criminals?

It’s been 50 years since the Detroit riots, but healing is hard to come by.

Social and legal equality are at the forefront of MOVIE Detroit (eeeg REVIEW out of four; rated ANDREA R; now showing in MANDELL select cities, including New York, Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta and Los Angeles, in theaters nationwide Friday), the latest film from Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty).

For Detroit, the director relies on a mostly unknown cast (save for Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ John Boyega and Avengers: Age of Ultron’s Anthony Mackie) to tell the homegrown horror story of what happened at the Algiers Motel as riots choked Detroit in 1967.

Police stormed the Algiers and viciously interrogated a group of young black guests and two white girls, ultimately killing three unarmed teens.

In Zero Dark Thirty, Bigelow juxtaposed Jessica Chastain’s

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Anthony Mackie finds himself in a motel of horrendous terror. nausea with the U.S. military’s illegal torture techniques. In Detroit, as guests are bloodied in a motel hallway lineup, there’s no such counterbalance, creating a prolonged exercise in unchecked power. It’s a stunning, if devastatingly effective, achievement.

Political and civil tensions are set to a boil in the movie’s opening scene, when police raid an unauthorized African-American club. An angry crowd forms, and Molotov cocktails begin to fly.

Detroit seamlessly mixes real

news footage with scripted scenes. The audience meets the central players, beginning with racist cop Philip Krauss (Will Poulter), who shrugs when he’s disciplined for gunning down a black man running away with two bags of groceries. It’s impossible to take in the scene without seeing Trayvon Martin’s face. Or Michael Brown’s. Or Philando Castile’s.

As the city burns and tanks roll in, security guard Melvin Dismukes (Boyega) prepares for the

night’s looting. Across town, aspiring Motown singer Larry Reed (Algee Smith) and friend Fred Temple (Jacob Latimore) head to the Algiers after a gig is canceled.

It’s here where Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal largely rely on first-person accounts and found documents about what transpired in the Algiers, with a bit of creative license.

From a hotel room, prankster Carl Cooper (Jason Mitchell) shoots a blank from a starter pistol toward police staking out a street nearby. A riot squad and the National Guard descend on the tiny motel. The next 40 minutes turn the Algiers into a lawless house of horrors. Led by the unhinged Krauss, officers brutalize guests and enact a ruthless “death game,” pretending to shoot guests in closed-off rooms to force others to talk. Cops drop pocket knives by the hands of the dead, the implication clear.

Detroit is likely destined for the Oscar race, where Smith and Poulter could go head-to-head for best supporting actor. The film’s unflinching gaze on a lawless night will likely be politicized, but calling Detroit anti-police misses the mark. The question Detroit begs is, in a democratic nation, to whom does the law apply?

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hort shorts — how high can they go this summer? Fashionably high verging on cringe-worthy high, it seems.

When Kendall Jenner wore teeny, tiny denim shorts — aka “jorts” — on the red carpet for a charity fashion event during the Cannes Film Festival in May, fashionistas swooned at her moxie style.

Her outfit, by Alexandre Vauthier, was a bold send-up of the Cannes obsession with proper red carpet-dress code: Besides the shorts, it featured a black cropped, one-shoulder top attached to a long, poofy black train, plus black stilettos, silver necklaces and a sparkly belt.

“Consider this inspiration for dressing up your jorts at your next party,” enthused Teen Vogue.

Really? Can the near butt-baring shorts worn by a 21-year-old supermodel with a super body and a Kardashian-Jenner family tradition of showing lots of skin really be adopted by preteens, teens and women of all sizes everywhere for any occasion?

Maybe not. But by some accounts, especially exasperated parents of girls, the trend for wearing ultra-short shorts — those that look more like underwear briefs or show substantial sections of butt cheeks — is still strong, and getting stronger.

Heading into vacation season in August — prime shorts-wearing period of the year — you can expect to see these sky-high shorts worn everywhere, including some places they really shouldn’t.

How to define “too short”?

How about this: When the pockets in your shorts are longer than the shorts, hanging down below the hem.

Even adult fashion-lovers are irked about ultra-short shorts.

Priya Rao, a fashion writer for publications such as InStyle, Vogue and Vanity Fair, bemoaned in an essay in Refinery29 that shorts for adult women are hopeless these days.

“They are often cut too short, showing off far too much thigh than I find necessary (more often than not they resemble briefs), and are often times so narrow in the hips that having curves, which I do, prove to be completely undesirable,” she wrote.

“Throw in said thighs rubbing together and sweat gathering in your crotch, and it’s a veritable disaster.”

Tsk-tsking about shorts is an annual ritual, but this year it’s even louder thanks to the ridiculous-edging-on-obscene examples spotted on social media, on the street, at the grocery store, at movie theaters, at the airport.

Olivia Munn referred to it as “thigh-high flyin” in an Instagram selfie showing her wearing thighhigh boots and ultra-short cutoffs at an airport following a ComicCon appearance in San Diego.

“Short shorts are a way to show off the body and be provocative, and everyone has a choice on how to show off their body, no matter their size,” says Gabrielle Porcaro, senior fashion-and-market editor for Women’s Health

A brief look: Are ultra-short shorts fashion or faux pas?

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Kendall Jenner raised eyebrows, and maybe a few fashion aspirations, during the Cannes Film Festival in May.

“Short shorts are a way to show off the body and be provocative, and everyone has a choice on how to show off their body, no matter their size.”

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Celebrities have a lot of influence over trends. Singer Mary J. Blige makes denim short shorts fashionable July 9 in Zurich. magazine, which just ran a story on comfortable — and flattering — shorts.

“But where you wear it is important: If you’re on a beach, fine, if you’re at work, that’s a whole different story.”

As usual, celebrities have an influence thanks to social media — and some celebrities love them.

Ariel Winter, for instance, is a fan.

Last month, she posted a picture of herself with a friend wearing really short denim shorts, a cow-

boy hat, cowboy boots and a lowcut top on her Instagram page.

Jenner, her sister Kylie Jenner, model Suki Waterhouse, Jennifer Lawrence, Iggy Azalea, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Selena Gomez, Rita Ora all have been spotted by paparazzi wearing ultra-short shorts.

The debate over how short is too short is especially relevant in public schools, where epic battles are fought every spring over dress codes and violations of “the fin-

gertip rule:” Shorts can’t be shorter than a girl’s fingertips with her arms extended down.

(According to the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly 60% of American public schools by 2012 enforced a dress code, a trend also on the way up.)

California family coach Catherine Pearlman, mother of a 13year-old girl, got viral attention for a blog post about shorts, describing herself as “Sick of the Dress Code Mom” after another run-in with officials at her daughter’s school over the length of her shorts.

Only half-joking, Pearlman invited the school principal to take her daughter shopping, noting that a tall girl with long fingers rarely meets the fingertip standard — and she knows this because she has already searched the mall.

“There is nothing else in the stores,” Pearlman says.

Sharon Choksi, a mom in Austin, got so fed up trying to find appropriate shorts that her preteen daughter would wear that she had to start her own company, Girls Will Be, in 2013 and design her own line of shorts and shirts for girls.

“People are gobbling them up, which is a huge sign that there is

pent-up demand,” she says.

She says the hems on girls’ shorts have been hiking up steadily, while adult styles — shorter, tighter, sexier — have been turning up more often in girls’ wear. She compiled statistics that show girls’ shorts are up to 65% shorter than boys’ shorts even though they aren’t that much different in size.

“Short shorts, bikinis, slim-fitting shirts, I’ve seen all of these over the last five to seven years I’ve been shopping for my daughter, who is 12,” says Choksi.

“When she was younger she didn’t want to wear these shorts because they weren’t comfortable, but there was nothing else out there. And it’s stayed that way in the girls’ department, where some shorts have one- or twoinch seams.”

Other parents are rebelling against school dress codes because they believe such codes discriminate against girls and send them body-shaming messages just as they’re hitting the turmoil of puberty.

Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, a feminist writer and mom in Maplewood, N.J., says her then-sixth-grade daughter was “dress coded” in her school in 2012 for wearing too-short shorts: She was pulled out of class and forced to wear a men’s shirt that covered her to her shins because her pre-teen legs were too much of a “distraction” to preteen boys.

Weiss-Wolf, her daughter and a lot of other parents in the school district challenged the dress code with a girls-pride campaign: “#Iammorethanadistraction.”

“I never thought that kids should not be held accountable to a standard; it’s just so tilted against girls’ dignity. ... I’m very opposed to the concept that boys can’t be responsible if they see a girl’s legs,” Weiss-Wolf says.

But of all the potential dramas arising from raising teens, she says, short shorts “are probably the more benign ones.”

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It’s a great opportunity to touch base with Perrotta, whose timely, often darkly humorous novels about suburbia include Election and Little Children (both of which became movies) and The Leftovers, the basis for the apocalyptic HBO series.

In Mrs. Fletcher (on sale Tuesday), a placid divorcée becomes obsessed with X-rated websites, while her jock son struggles with the gender wars waging at his college.

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CALIF. When Jon Jones is on point, he walks, talks and acts like a great athlete should. He was the best version of himself Saturday night as he returned to the octagon to defeat Daniel Cormier with a spectacular third-round knockout that let him reclaim the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s light heavyweight belt.

He represented himself with distinction afterward, calling an immediate end to his long-running feud with bitter rival Cormier. He was the main event victor in one of the UFC’s most successful pay-per-views of recent times. He spoke about taking the sport to a new level by attracting fans outside of traditional sports circles. He teased a potential fight with WWE star Brock Lesnar that would make the UFC organization a truckload of money. He talked with clarity and presence without needing to scream, shout, rant or boast. He was a marketer’s dream.

It was impressive stuff, yet more than anything it left a lingering feeling of “What if?”

What if Jones hadn’t made some or all of his highly publicized personal mistakes? What if he hadn’t lost his title for his part in a hit-and-run driving incident?

What it he hadn’t ruined a flagship event, UFC 200, by testing positive for a banned substance?

What if he had lived clean and avoided marijuana, which he admitted to using far too much and far too often? What if he had devoted himself to his craft in the obsessive way other greats in various disciplines have managed?

UFC boss Dana White asks himself the “what if” question often, especially on nights such as Saturday.

“I truly believe Jon Jones is the best to ever (fight in the UFC),”

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Jon Jones, who has battled personal issues, showed again Saturday he is an elite fighter.

White said. “If he hadn’t had these things go wrong in his personal life, who knows who he would have beat and where he would have got?”

White doesn’t particularly like Jones. They don’t talk much, but White couldn’t hide his wonderment at the fighter’s physical skills. Having fought once in the previous 30 months, Jones concussed defending champ Cormier with a brutal third-round flurry that began with a head kick and ended with a stoppage that came too late.

The UFC has had a lot of cult heroes, beloved for their character, charisma, fearlessness or smack talk. Yet it has had precious few phenomenally gifted athletes with the professionalism to match, the kind of figure Jones might have become if he hadn’t become waylaid by external distractions.

The 30-year-old’s troubles have cost him millions in endorsements, but UFC has also lost a lot. We saw what impact Ronda Rousey had in terms of crossover appeal for a brief and exhilarating window. If Jones (23-1) had kept winning and nothing more, it is likely he would be the face of the UFC, Conor McGregor’s popularity explosion notwithstanding.

His comeback victory gives

him a shot at redemption, but too much might have happened for him to ever become a figurehead for the sport. Even Jones accepts that. while he is actively working on confronting his demons, it is premature to say he has changed permanently.

“I don’t want to sit up here and say I’m going to be a saint, because I’m … wild at the end of the day,” Jones said. “But I will try to be a better person. I feel like this is a start of a new career, and I want to be a better champion than I was in the past. This is the time to start over and be the champion the fans deserve. As far as saying I have my life together, life is a day-by-day thing. My life is still a work in progress.”

A revitalized Jones is clearly good for the UFC, giving it another pay-per-view attraction of note and gravitas. A fresh and hungry Jones who is trying to set up a bout with Lesnar is enough to make the suits in the UFC’s accounting department giddy.

“I think it would be great for the mixed martial arts world,” Jones added after calling out Lesnar — a challenge that Lesnar, according to the Associated Press, is receptive to. “It would definitely bring more (of the) public to the sport of MMA. That’s what we need, so I’d like to be the guy who is a part of that.”

Perhaps this is the era for combat sports spectacles. The extraordinary circus of Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. McGregor is less than a month away from being settled inside a boxing ring. Now the UFC could get its own showdown that taps into a different audience and a different set of emotions.

Jones vs. Lesnar wouldn’t do the same kind of ridiculous numbers Mayweather and McGregor are tracking toward. Its seat prices won’t top out at five figures; there won’t be a black market for tickets to a promo tour.

But it would make both men a fortune and generate interest well outside the circles of hardened MMA fans, because of Lesnar’s wide appeal, the legion of WWE fans he brings with him and, most of all, because the huge gap in weight means it offers something different.

Jones is the kind of performer who can create momentum behind himself in an instant, and he did so against Cormier at UFC 214. If it lasts, if he is really different or just momentarily on track, is yet to play out.

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Tannehill showing no ill effects Lindsay H. Jones @bylindsayhjones USA TODAY Sports DAVIE , FLA . The only noticeable sign Ryan Tannehill’s 2016 ended with a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament is the brace the Miami Dolphins quarterback has chosen to wear on his left knee.

Even that piece of equipment is strictly precautionary.

Four days into training camp, Tannehill has shown no limitations and no hesitations in running the entire Dolphins playbook, which includes calls for him to tuck the ball under his arm and run.

“I feel totally normal, totally healthy, moving around, running, stopping, cutting. Everything feels really good,” Tannehill told USA TODAY Sports on Sunday.

Tannehill was diagnosed with the partial tear in his ACL and medial collateral ligament after taking a hit Dec. 11. He missed the final three regular-season games as well as a wild-card loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers but did not

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Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill says he feels 100% after a knee injury cut short his 2016 season. require surgery.

Tannehill was cleared for participation in offseason workouts, which gave him and coach Adam Gase confidence that he’d be able to focus on his growth in the offense. Tannehill threw 19 touch-

down passes and 12 interceptions with career highs in completion percentage (67.1%) and passer rating (93.5) before his injury.

Part of that process is getting more comfortable with owning the offense at the line of scrimmage. Gase gives Tannehill plenty of latitude to check out of plays, and he wants his quarterback to make decisions with confidence.

“From Day 1, what I’ve told all of (my quarterbacks), if you see something, go with it. If you’re wrong, you’re wrong,” Gase told USA TODAY Sports. “It’s the same thing I did in Denver (with Peyton Manning), the same thing I did in Chicago (with Jay Cutler).

I said the same thing I did when I went to Chicago. Peyton is who he is. You’ve got to find out: Who are you in this offense?

“Jay wasn’t going to check to stuff unless he felt really good.

Ryan, sometimes he’ll go to things that we talked about, and sometimes he’s like, ‘Hey, let’s go run it.’ ” Tight end Julius Thomas played for Gase with the Denver Broncos and was part of a recordsetting offense Gase orchestrated

in 2013. Reunited with Gase after a two-year stint with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Thomas has a unique perspective on how much Tannehill is being asked to do.

“I mean there is no getting around it, this is a quarterback’s offense, a lot of responsibility on him. I have so much respect for Ryan and all the things he has to know and all of the things that are asked of him,” Thomas told USA TODAY Sports. “It’s not easy, not at all.”

But to Tannehill, the demands are at least starting to feel easier, and this summer he’s able to spend more time on the small details of Gase’s playbook.

“Now, I can anticipate things a little more, and as a whole it’s understanding things throughout the play where we can help ourselves gain a step here,” Tannehill said. “Taking each play to the next level, (as) opposed to just throwing a play like it’s written on paper. When you’re able to adjust small details throughout the play and you understand the overall concept of what you’re trying to do, you create a lot more opportunities.”

MLB

Hall weekend has throwback feel Bob Nightengale bnighten@usatoday.com USA TODAY Sports

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y.

In an era in which analytics are increasingly supplanting, rather than supplementing, gut instincts, baseball celebrated the old school game Sunday at the annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Jeff Bagwell reminded the crowd of the importance of a clubhouse culture, hanging out with your teammates, clubhouse attendants and trainers late into the night, talking life as much as baseball.

Tim Raines reminisced about his early years with the Montreal Expos, where teammate Andre Dawson not only helped him overcome his cocaine addiction but was so instrumental in his life that he named his second son after him.

Ivan Rodriguez spoke about growing up in poverty in Puerto Rico and, although he’s in the Hall of Fame, vows never to forget his roots. He talked about the impact great Puerto Rican catchers such as Benito Santiago and Sandy Alomar Jr. made on him.

John Schuerholz, architect of two World Series champions (one in each league) and 14 consecutive division titles with the Atlanta Braves, discussed the importance of scouting and development, with Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox becoming his most treasured resource, not a puppet writing out a lineup card handed down by the front office.

Former commissioner Bud Selig talked about the days in which the sport was divided between small and big markets and a time when the players union and owners were feuding. He changed the game using old-fashioned people skills, helping everyone get along; he thanked former union chief Michael Weiner for helping him along the way.

The quintet spent nearly four hours Sunday subtly reminding everyone that numbers and statistics are fine but it’s still a game played and run by men and women, emphasizing no one should ever forget the value of the human element.

“What I was trying to convey,” Bagwell said in his impassioned speech, “was that a lot of things are done in baseball that you see a bottom line. You see stats. It’s all about stats.

“But there’s so much more about baseball than goes in, whether it’s talking to the media, the clubhouse guys, umpires. …

There’s so many different things that go around a stat line that people don’t see.”

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Tim Raines overcame a cocaine problem to build a Hall of Fame career, though it took 10 times on the ballot to make the cut.

Bagwell thanked everyone from longtime teammates Craig Biggio and Moises Alou to the late Ken Caminiti and Darryl Kile, to his former managers, coaches, trainers, to Milwaukee Brewers clubhouse attendant Phil Rozewicz.

“Baseball is about relationships,” Bagwell said. “Those are the things that are passionate to me, just because I think those people are so important in all of our lives as players.”

Sure, maybe the speeches were too long. Then again, maybe it was OK to hear grown men ramble on, talking about their paths to the Hall of Fame and not trying to fit their speeches to accommodate any TV time slots.

The players showed their emotions throughout the day, with Rodriguez tearing up when he looked at his parents in the crowd and thanking them in Spanish.

Raines choked up when he discussed those who meant the most to him throughout his career, everyone from Dawson to Joe Morgan to Frank Thomas.

And, yes, the day was sprinkled with humor. Rodriguez talked about the time his 2-year-old son wet his pants when Ken Griffey Jr. picked him up for the first time and how he blamed Nolan Ryan missing his eighth no-hitter on his English skills.

“Hall of Famer Dave Winfield singled to lead off the eighth inning,” Rodriguez recalled. “After the game, the reporter asked me, ‘What was the pitch he threw?’ I said to the reporter, ‘Nolan shook me off.’ Sorry, Nolan. The kid learned English quickly.”

Bagwell reminded everyone of the infamous one-sided trade that sent him to the Houston Astros as a Class AA prospect for veteran reliever Larry Andersen in 1990. Bagwell spent his entire 15-year career in Houston. Anderson spent 15 games with the Boston Red Sox before departing as a free agent.

“I asked who I got traded for,” Bagwell said, “and they said, ‘Larry Andersen.’ And I said, ‘Who is Larry Andersen?’ ‘He’s a relief pitcher for the Astros, a really good one.’ So I want to thank Larry for being such a great reliever.

The Red Sox wanted you.

“Larry used to get on me when I went to Philadelphia, and he’d say, ‘Hey, you have to step it up.

People are not actually talking about me anymore.’ I said, ‘OK, I’m doing the best I can.’

“So I’m here, Larry. Is this big enough for you?”

Raines, overwhelmed by the legions of fans who came from Montreal to honor him, tried to open his speech by thanking them in French. He spoke a few

words, stopped and apologized.

He couldn’t pull it off.

“I tried for 25 years to speak your language,” Raines said, “and I still don’t have it. I screwed that one up. Again.”

It made no difference. The fans that made the five-hour drive showered Raines with adoration, and their love for Montreal, but they lightly booed Selig when he was introduced, angry over the loss of their franchise. Other Expos fans quietly departed when Selig spoke, returning only after his speech concluded.

Selig indeed was the commissioner when the Expos moved to Washington, D.C., after the 2004 season, but in Milwaukee, he is a hero and will forever be remembered as the man who brought baseball back to Milwaukee.

This was also the second consecutive year that players under steroid suspicion were inducted into the Hall of Fame, but Selig was the only one who addressed the subject during his speech.

“It became apparent that the players’ use of performance-enhancing substances was undermining the integrity of the game,” Selig said. “I can tell you that having the buck stop at your desk is not necessarily a good feeling but it is a responsibility that comes with positions of leadership.

“We desperately needed a drug

testing program, and we had to work together to get it done.

While the process was more difficult and time consuming than I would have liked, in the end, baseball and the players association developed a program that is the gold standard for sports and business alike.”

In the meantime, players such as Rodriguez and Bagwell — with not even solid circumstantial evidence but mere suspicions clouding their name — will continue entering the Hall’s doors.

The issue will continue to come up at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony until Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, the two greatest players during the steroid era, either are elected or their eligibility passes.

That’s an issue for another time, another year.

On this day, the newest Hall of Fame class wanted to simply celebrate the game they knew growing up. Their ways might seem almost archaic to those running the game today, but, honestly, they’ll tell you, it was a thing of beauty.

Sunday provided a wonderful reminder.

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HIGH SCHOOLS

Prep stars put on show in Under Armour game Jack McCarthy Special for USA TODAY Sports CHICAGO Playing in the Under Armour All-America game is not necessarily an automatic ticket to the Major League draft or a bigtime college baseball program.

But it might be the next best thing.

More than 30 participants in the annual game at Wrigley Field, now in its 10th year, have reached the big leagues. Dozens of others have been drafted. Still more have gone on to college careers.

Forty players — the cream of the crop of high school baseball from across the nation — took the first steps on similar journeys Saturday night, showcased at the home of the defending World Series champion Cubs and under the watchful eyes of about 200 pro scouts.

“It’s a great way for (players) to know what they’re going to see as they move on, whether it’s the college game or professional,” said Jason Budden, senior vice president of marketing and brand for Factory Athletics.

“These kids have succeeded at almost every level, and this is their chance to come out to a historic ballpark, on a historic stage.

It’s a great way to have that expe-

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Jordyn Adams’ single in the 11th gave the Americans a walk-off 2-1 win against the Nationals. rience before they head into their senior years, and it’s going to help them prepare for their careers.”

The players were split into two 20-man rosters, and the American stars beat the Nationals 2-1 in 11 innings.

The result was beside the

point. For the players, many already committed to colleges, it was a chance to display their talents, attract attention and learn from coaches and other elite players at their age level.

“It’s an incredible experience to get to come and play at Wrigley

and be around a bunch of great coaches and great players and learn as much as you can and take it all home,” said JT Ginn, a pitcher from Brandon, Miss.

As for the game, Jordyn Adams of Green Hope (Cary, N.C.) singled up the middle with no outs

and runners at second and third in the bottom of the 11th, collecting a game-winning walk-off RBI. Pitchers dominated much of the game, and each team managed only two hits through five scoreless innings.

Saturday’s game was organized by the Baseball Factory, a Maryland-based firm specializing in baseball scouting, development and training and recruiting. It hosts some 600 events annually.

The Cubs added their own touches, using their regular public address announcer and longtime organist as well as full video board operations. In a bow to Wrigley Field tradition, the 80year-old, manually operated center-field scoreboard was in use.

Among recent Under Armour All-Americans was Cubs shortstop Addison Russell, who played in the game as an underclassman and went on to be a 2016 All-Star and World Series champion.

“We’ve had over 30 guys come through the game who have played at the Major League level,” Budden said. “If you look at the past year’s draft, we had the No. 1 and No. 2 overall picks and eight first-rounders from last year’s game.”

Of 323 draft-eligible players from previous Under Armour games, 284 have been selected in the Major League draft.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Views of ex-coach Freeze conflict Some see charity worker; others a poor disciplinarian Josh Peter @joshlpeter11 USA TODAY Sports OXFORD, MISS .

Hugh Freeze stood outside his house near a muscular dog last week when a reporter approached.

“You better watch this dog,” Freeze said, and a moment later he added, “I can control him.”

But less than two weeks after he abruptly resigned as head football coach at the University of Mississippi, the narrative of the once-charmed coach has spun beyond control.

Freeze, 47, was the devout Christian who beat Nick Saban and Alabama two years in a row, built a team that climbed to No. 3 in the polls and, at least in the eyes of the Ole Miss faithful, could do little wrong. A husband and father of three daughters, he often tweeted Bible verses or religious words of inspiration.

Another side has emerged, though. Before he resigned July 20, Freeze was under scrutiny for alleged recruiting violations. Ole Miss has self-imposed several penalties, including a postseason ban, and an NCAA investigation continues.

His downfall was ultimately the result of what Mississippi officials called a “pattern of personal misconduct” and the revelation that a call from Freeze’s university-issued cellphone had been made to a number associated with a female escort.

Since resigning, several former students have taken to social media to speak out against — and support — Freeze. Three women who were students at Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis in the late 1990s and early 2000s described to USA TODAY Sports how Freeze made them feel uncomfortable with inappropriate behavior.

All of it has led to a difficult question: Who is Hugh Freeze?

“The rumor mill is on fire,” said James Allison, who played high school football for Freeze more than a decade ago at Briarcrest. “I’m obviously rooting for him to come out of all of this clean, but I’m also rooting for the truth.”

Freeze’s rise to Ole Miss was storybook stuff.

Never played a down of college football.

Coached high school girls basketball at Briarcrest for more than a decade, compiling a record of 305-63 and winning four high school state championships.

Won two more state championships as head coach of the football team.

Was depicted in The Blind Side, a movie for which Sandra Bullock won an Academy Award and was inspired by the life of Michael Oher, who played for Freeze at Briarcrest.

But it turns out Freeze was developing a reputation as something more than an offensive genius whose teams lit up the scoreboard whether they were on

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Hugh Freeze resigned due to what Ole Miss officials called a “pattern of personal misconduct.” the football field or in the gym.

He was known for strictly enforcing rules such as the Christian school’s dress code.

“John Wayne is the best comparison I can make in that it’s not a guy you want to go up against,” said Allison, a captain on Freeze’s 2004 football team at Briarcrest.

“So I can understand why people would be scared and afraid of him and, if something were to happen, why they might not feel completely comfortable going forward with that. I want (any victims) to come forward.”

Katie Dalmasso, 27, said she was an eighth-grader at Briarcrest in 1999 when Freeze made her change shirts in his office after he said her Grateful Dead T-shirt violated the dress code.

“Coach Freeze pulled me in his office and told me that my shirt represented drugs,” Dalmasso said. “I said, ‘I’ll go change in the bathroom,’ and when I said that he said, ‘No, you’re going to change in here so I get the (Grateful Dead) shirt and you can’t have it back.’

“He didn’t do anything sexual.

But I stood in the corner and faced the wall when I did it, and I changed out of my shirt. No privacy.”

Another former Briarcrest student said Freeze was “hyper-

attentive” to the length of her skirts and that he loomed in the parking lot after she would go to her car to change clothes. She also said she was troubled by an instance when she and some football players faced discipline for arriving late from lunch and she asked to be paddled — a form of discipline reserved for the male students — instead of receiving detention. She said she was stunned when Freeze obliged rather than getting a female teacher. “(Freeze) did some bizarre warm-up taunt before actually making contact,” said the woman, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because she said she fears reprisal. “I was humiliated that he didn’t have a female in the room.

“I don’t know if the acts were intentionally sexual or if he was really that oblivious to the inherently sexual nature of his approach to discipline.”

A third woman who attended Briarcrest said she created a closed Facebook page last week to offer a safe place to discuss Freeze after former Briarcrest students received threats for criticizing the coach and making allegations about him online.

The woman, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because

she fears reprisal, said she found Freeze’s method of discipline “shocking.”

Freeze said in a statement issued to USA TODAY Sports through his attorney Saturday: “These accusations are totally false. I can unequivocally say that during my time at Briarcrest Christian School I handled disciplinary issues professionally and in accordance with the school’s policy. I am very confident that the members of the administration who worked hand in hand with me during my tenure will verify that.”

Briarcrest, which also released a statement Saturday, said current and former administration officials with whom the school has been in contact were unaware of any claims of misconduct by Freeze. “Briarcrest would take any such allegations very seriously and would investigate fully,” the statement read.

After reading Freeze’s statement, Allison said, “I believe him and support him 100%.”

Images of Freeze in Haiti alongside his Ole Miss players and helping disadvantaged children contrast sharply with the depiction of a harsh and inappropriate disciplinarian.

He started his own non-profit organization, too. Its first full

year in 2015, the Freeze Foundation provided $25,000 in funding to a Christian ministry in Florida and $100,000 to an organization that supported missionaries in Africa, according to its tax form.

“Coach Freeze, the man that I know, is just completely genuine and has a pure heart of gold for our mission, which is helping orphans and needy children,” said Alice Blackmon, the charity’s executive director. “So that’s where he is. He’s that same person today, regardless of what happened.”

The Freeze family, known for their charitable work, have become guardians for a local girl from Oxford, said attorney W.G. Watkins, who represents Freeze.

But Watkins declined to provide more information about the guardianship, saying it was a private matter.

During a brief interview with USA TODAY Sports last week, Freeze said he had the support of his family. “Oh gosh, yes,” Freeze said, adding, “God is good, even in difficult times.”

Freeze has relied on his religion in difficult times and in the best of times, which has made his tumble even more confusing for some around Oxford.

“People don’t know what to believe about a person anymore,” said Kyle Cole, a campus minister at Mississippi and a senior staff member with Campus Crusade for Christ International. “I’ve been doing campus ministry for 12 years. I’ve seen men fall in a lot of different ways.

“They keep asking me what I think about Coach Freeze. Honestly, I’m not prepared to answer that yet.”

Freeze’s phone records, being sought by media outlets and an attorney representing former Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt, aren’t the only thing casting suspicion about what really happened at Ole Miss.

Freeze and Ole Miss also are facing sanctions for 21 alleged NCAA rules infractions, most of which involved impermissible benefits for recruits. But Mack Brown, the former Texas coach, said it would be unfair to discredit what Freeze accomplished in inheriting a program coming off a 2-10 season and signing top-rated recruiting classes and leading the Rebels to four consecutive bowl appearances.

“They had good players, but they had to know what they were doing and do a good job of coaching or you don’t beat Alabama twice,” Brown said.

After those victories against Saban, there were few places in Oxford as crowded as Funkys Pizza & Daiquiri Bar. The NCAA has alleged the bar owner, Lee Harris, provided between $200 and $600 worth of free food and drinks to Ole Miss players.

Harris declined to comment.

But one of his bartenders recalled how Freeze dropped in from time to time. The bartender identified himself as Brett, and he identified Freeze as more than a coach, a Christian or a cheat.

“He’s human,” the bartender said.

Contributing: Antonio Morales and Billy Watkins in Oxford; Brent Schrotenboer and Dan Wolken

NFL

Consistency key for Ajayi Lindsay H. Jones @bylindsayhjones USA TODAY Sports DAVIE , FLA .

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The Dolphins’ Jay Ajayi had three 200-yard games last year.

There were times last season when Jay Ajayi was unstoppable. Historic, even.

While that was nice, the Miami Dolphins running back has a different goal this season: consistency.

“This is an important year for me to show that what I did last year I can continue to do and even exceed that,” Ajayi told USA TODAY Sports.

The Miami Dolphins running back was the fourth back in league history in rushing for more than 200 yards in a game three times, including in back-toback games in October.

But in other games Ajayi was hard to find, such as the season opener at the Seattle Seahawks,

when he was absent, having been left home in South Florida as punishment from coach Adam Gase, or eight other games when he had fewer than 60 rushing yards.

Record numbers would be nice, but dependability and more 100-yard games would be even more valuable.

“I’m trying to get to that next level of knowledge, things like landmarks on routes and different plays. Knowing those little things will help me not have to think as much and be instinctual,” Ajayi said.

For the first time in his threeyear career, Ajayi has started training camp with a defined role as the No. 1 tailback, a role he earned after rushing for 1,272 yards and eight touchdowns last year.

He said his place atop the depth chart wouldn’t make him complacent — especially given

Gase’s history of benching underperforming starters, including cornerback Byron Maxwell last season, and Ajayi’s Week 1 punishment last year — but said not competing for snaps has allowed him to take a different approach this preseason.

It also is allowing him to show Gase he is ready for a bigger role in the passing game. Ajayi had 27 receptions last season. Miami’s offense ranked 25th in thirddown conversion percentage, and Ajayi thinks he could play a big role in improving that ranking and helping quarterback Ryan Tannehill sustain longer drives.

“Then just my consistency without the ball, with my fakes, protecting the quarterback and catching the football,” Ajayi said.

“Being a guy that is versatile. I’ve done that before in my career (in college at Boise State), and I want to prove that I can do it again at this level.”