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What’s
Steps Up
News
Stimulus
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To Stem
TheECBaggressively
scaledupitsbond-buy-
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aligningthebank’sstimulus
effortwiththeFed’s,while
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pointedtoarockyrecovery ECBliftsbond-buying,
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whiletradeactivityin
(cid:2)MuskblastedAmazonand
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(cid:2)LasVegascasinosbe- InvestorscheeredThursday’s
gantoreopentothepublic ECBdecision,pushingtheeuro
aftershuttingdowninmid- to its highest level against the
Marchinresponsetothe dollarsinceMarchandfanninga
coronavirusoutbreak.B1 By 10th Night of Protesting recentrallyineurozoneequity
and bond markets. The move
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embattledgovernmentsandun-
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derscores a recent shift in Eu-
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0.05%gain,whiletheS&P ofGeorgeFloydstoodinfront ex-officerschargedwithaiding the amount of firepower they
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backasacourtvacatedthe Thursday,ascallsfromthepo- backTrump.......................A4 ported.Onlyfivenewsorgani- “The euro-area economy is
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protestersacrossthecountry. couldn’t breathe. The Rev. Al posedduetothepandemic. Christine Lagarde said. Eco-
(cid:2)AformertraderatBNY Mr. Floyd, a 46-year-old Sharpton, who delivered the Noneoftheofficersentereda nomic output in the region is
Mellonwasawardeda$50 black man, was killed on May eulogy, asked mourners to becausewewerelikeGeorge,we plea,asexpectedforafirstcourt likely to shrink by 8.7% this
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mentbytheSEC.B10 himforallegedlytryingtopass utesand46seconds,thelength said.“It’stimeforustostandup JudgePaulScogginsetJune29 next year, said Ms. Lagarde,
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TOMORROW
(cid:2)Trumporderedagencies ‘Chicken of the Trees,’ AKA Musk to Bezos: Time
touseemergencyauthority
tosidestepenvironmentalre- Iguanas, Skitter Onto the Menu
viewstoexpediteinfrastruc- To Break Up Amazon
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boosteconomicrecovery.A2
Lockdowns haven’t stopped hunters
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BYTIMHIGGINS rectPublishing,Amazon’sout-
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BYJOHNCLARKE reptilesfull-time.“Youneedto JeffBezos andcalledforthee- Truths About Covid-19 and
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U.S. NEWS
Trump Order Sidelines Environment Reviews
BYTIMOTHYPUKO agenciestofindprojectsthat the ways the agency can use WaivingNEPArequirements nomic security, keeping mil- sorattheUniversityofMary-
couldhelpaneconomicrecov- public-healthbenefitstojustify wouldlikelygivedevelopersa lionsofAmericansoutofwork land.
WASHINGTON—President eryandthenworkwithsenior majornewairregulations. wayaroundenvironmentalas- and hindering our economic Separately, the EPA said
Trump ordered federal agen- administration officials to Asenioradministrationof- sessments and processes de- recovery from the national Wednesday it was looking to
ciestouseemergencyauthor- identify emergency exemp- ficial says the environmental signed to court community emergency,” Mr. Trump says standardizehowitcalculated
itytosidestepenvironmental tions and ways around stan- permitting process is broken feedbackandgivesomelocal intheorder. thehumancostsandbenefits
reviewstoexpeditehighways, dardrequirementsoftheNa- andpronetopoliticalinaction, controlovermajorinfrastruc- Lawyers, however, expect of clean-air regulations—
pipelinesandothermajorin- tional Environmental Policy and the order says federal tureprojects. theordertogetchallengedin drawing support from some
frastructureprojectsasaway andEndangeredSpeciesacts, agenciesneedtofurtherover- Mr.Trumpisalsoordering courtandquestionwhetherit business groups, and opposi-
toboostaneconomicrecovery amongothers. haul an “outdated” bureau- the U.S. Army Corps of Engi- willultimatelybeexercisedfor tionfromenvironmentalists.
fromthepandemic. It is one of two moves the cracy. That mirrors Mr. neerstospeedupcivil-works manyprojects. The EPA has been working
The executive order Mr. administration announced Trump’scommentsfromJanu- projects,andtheInterior,Ag- While environmental laws ontheproposalforayear,say-
TrumpsignedThursdaybuilds Thursdaytorestrainenviron- arywhenheproposedalong- ricultureandDefensedepart- allow for exemptions under ing it is a Trump administra-
offanational-emergencydec- mental regulators. Environ- term overhaul of permitting mentstoexpediteprojectson emergency conditions, those tion initiative to root out
larationforthepandemicwith mentalProtectionAgencylead- under the National Environ- federallands. have typically been reserved costly regulations. The pro-
abroadeffortto,atleasttem- ers said they are proposing mental Policy Act, including “Unnecessary regulatory for the aftermaths of natural posalwillbeoutfor45daysof
porarily,suspendbedrocken- new standards for crafting two-year time limits on envi- delays will deny our citizens disasters,saidRobertPercival, publiccommentafteritispub-
vironmental laws. It orders Clean Air Act rules, limiting ronmentalreviews. opportunitiesforjobsandeco- anenvironmental-lawprofes- lishedintheFederalRegister.
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from March, and exports havepledgedtobuydebtinal- TheIowaRepublican,whoan-
dropped20.5%,thelargestde- Jan. May Jan. May most unlimited quantities to nouncedhisintentionsThursday
clinessincerecord-keepingbe- supportgovernmentspending. onTwitter,willblockthenomi-
ganin1992,theCommerceDe- Unlikethosecentralbanks,the nationsofChristopherC.Miller
partment reported on TheU.S.Fedand Yieldson10-yeargovernmentbonds Italy ECBislegallyprohibitedfrom tobethedirectoroftheNa-
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sinceDecember.Newforecasts Sources:CensusBureau(trade);LaborDept.(benefits,claims);TullettPrebon(bondyields) thisyearastheybattlethecor- healsomovedtoreplacethe
could show officials expect to onaviruspandemic. actingIGfortheDepartmentof
hold rates near zero over at tobebehindthecurve,onlyact- billionbond-buyingprogram.In raisedconcernsthatevenstron- While there are tentative HealthandHumanServices.
leastthenext2½years. ingatfiveminutestomidnight, an unexpected move, the ECB ger members won’t be spared signstheeurozone’sdownturn —LindsayWise
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pushed the euro 0.3% higher curve,” said Alberto Gallo, a bonds bought under its new bers could be so great as to covery “has so far been tepid NEWYORK
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Iran Releases New Citizens Take the Oath in Shortened Ceremony
Ailing U.S.
Navy Veteran
BYJESSICADONATI trywithhisIraniangirlfriend,
ANDSUNEENGELRASMUSSEN and later sentenced to 10
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But Fewer Reports During Lockdown
“I am blessed to announce Departmentformanymonths,”
thatthenightmareisover,and StevenPaulBerne,hislawyer,
my son is safely on his way toldTheWallStreetJournal.
home,” said his mother, Jo- Mr.Bernesaidhisclientwas
annaWhite. conditionally released from BYDEANNAPAUL Abusevictimsbyagein2018 Childrenfatalities treated24childrenforsymp-
Aspartofthedeal,theU.S. custodytohomeincarceration ANDZUSHAELINSON Rateper1,000children Rateper100,000children toms of abuse ranging from
has freed a dual U.S.-Iranian abouttwomonthsagoandhad headandabdominaltraumato
citizen,MatteoTaerri,amedi- beenwaitingforthedealtobe SittinginsidetheSanDiego 25 2(cid:2) (cid:3)5 (cid:3)(cid:2) 5 (cid:2) AGE (cid:2) 5 (cid:3)(cid:2) (cid:3)5 2(cid:2) torture, spinal fractures and
cal doctor who had been im- completedtobesetfree. children’shospital,ShalonNie- <(cid:2)yr.old suffocation in the past two
prisoned on charges of evad- The prisoner exchange now said she was awestruck (cid:2)yr. months, about double what
ingsanctions,accordingtohis comesatatimeofeasedten- recentlyasshewatchedapar- (cid:3)yr. theynormallysee.
lawyerandcourtrecords. sions between the U.S. and ent re-enact the abuse that 3yr. “Weknowthatwhenthere
Both Washington and Teh- Iran in the Middle East. The sent an infant to the emer- 4yr. isn’t an adequate safety re-
ranhavebeencallingforpris- twocountriesappearedclose gencyroom—shaking,punch- 5yr. sponse, abuse continues and
oners to be released due to todirectmilitaryconflictafter ing, slapping and slamming 6yr. often escalates in severity,”
7yr.
concerns about the spread of theU.S.killingofIranianQas- the child against a piece of saidDr.Nienow.
(cid:4)yr.
thenewcoronavirusinprisons. semSoleimaniinJanuary. furniture. Duringthepandemic,some
9yr.
The U.S. military in March “It was the most violent doctors have seen more kids
(cid:2)(cid:5)yr.
begantodrawsmallnumbers force I’ve watched somebody fallingoutofwindowsandac-
(cid:2)(cid:2)yr.
MichaelWhite, oftroopsfromtheMiddleEast demonstrate,”saidDr.Nienow, cidentally consuming drugs,
(cid:2)(cid:3)yr.
48yearsold, afterconcludingthatthethreat medicalclinicaldirectoratthe andtherearereportsofolder
(cid:2)3yr.
washeldfor ofreprisalattacksfromIranor ChadwickCenteratRadyChil- siblingshurtingyoungkids,as
(cid:2)4yr.
nearlytwo itsalliedmilitiashadsubsided. dren’sHospital-SanDiego. parents spread child-care re-
(cid:2)5yr.
yearson In Iraq, rocket attacks by The infant came in with a sponsibilitiesacrossthefamily.
(cid:2)6yr.
undisclosed Iranian-backed militants have suspectedbrokenbone,buta “Kidsrightnowdon’thave
(cid:2)7yr.
charges. tailedoffsinceMarch.ThePer- CAT scan showed recent theglobalsafetynetthatthey
sian Gulf also has been rela- bleedinginthebrain,atelltale Source:U.S.DepartmentofHealth&HumanServices hadbefore,”saidJamesCraw-
tively quiet after a series of sign of abuse, and one of the ford-Jakubiak,medicaldirector
President Trump tweeted confrontationsandseizuresof parentsconfessed.“Ihaveno fewer child-abuse reports in casesduringanationwiderise fortheCenterforChildProtec-
thatMr.Whitewasduetore- oil tankers by Iran last year, ideahowthischildsurvived,” April, compared with April inunemployment,revealinga tionatUCSFBenioffChildren’s
turn home soon and thanked asidefromoneincidentinApril saidDr.Nienow. 2019,andTexasloggeda30% strongcorrelationbetweenvi- HospitalinOakland,Calif.
Switzerlandforhelpingtose- inwhichtheU.S.Navyaccused Child-abuse specialists are drop. olenceandthefinancialstress, InLosAngelesandBoston,
curehisrelease. Iranianforcesofharassment. watchingagrimscenarioun- “A decrease in child-abuse research by Dr. Berger and pediatriciansandchild-protec-
IranianForeignMinisterJa- Former New Mexico Gov. foldsincethecoronaviruspan- reportsisn’tthesameasade- othersfound. tion workers are training
vadZariftweetedthathewas BillRichardson,whoactedas demic and related lockdowns crease in child abuse,” said In Jacksonville, Fla., the teachers to notice signs of
glad that Messrs. Taerri and anintermediaryintheprisoner beganinmid-March.FromSan Randell Alexander, chief of children’s hospital had eight abuse during online classes.
White soon would be joining deal, said he hoped more de- Diego and San Francisco to child protection and forensic abusive-head-traumacasesbe- TuftsMedicalCenter’sFloating
theirfamilies,andthatasec- taineescouldbefreedaspart NewYorkCityandBoston,pe- pediatricsattheUniversityof tweenMarchandApril,asop- Hospital for Children, in Bos-
ondIranian,SirousAsgari,had ofahumanitarianexchange.“I diatricians and emergency- FloridaCollegeofMedicine. posed to three during the ton,hasencouragedthepublic
returned to Iran on Wednes- don’t see the relationship im- roomdoctorssaytheyarewit- Child advocates said they sametimeframelastyear,Dr. tocheckinonyoungparents.
dayafterbeingacquittedbya provingpoliticallyorstrategi- nessinganincrease,oratleast are concerned about families Alexandersaid. Even in cities where case
U.S. court on allegations of callybeforetheelection,soat asteadyflow,ofseverechild feelingthepressuresofapan- In Fort Worth, Texas, nine volumeisgenerallydown,pe-
stealingtradesecrets. leastlet’sconcentrateonjoint abuse and neglect—infants demic-induced recession and cases of severe child abuse diatricians worry about what
“This can happen for all efforts to release hostages on beatenandkilled,andchildren extendedschoolandday-care havecomethroughCookChil- they aren’t seeing. The
prisoners.Noneedforcherry bothsides,”hetoldtheJournal. admittedfordrugingestionor closures. dren’s Medical Center since Covid-19 crisis has created
picking,” Mr. Zarif tweeted. Secretary of State Mike fallingoutofwindows. “Everybody in this field is mid-March, three of which conditionsforcontinuingsex-
“Iranianhostagesheldin—and Pompeo said U.S. officials Atthesame,therehasbeen fearfulofit,becauseweknow werefatal.Typically,thehos- ualabuseinthehome—acrime
on behalf of—the U.S. should were “pleased that Iran was adramaticdropinchild-abuse that isolation is a huge risk pital has around six of these mostoftenperpetratedonchil-
comehome.” constructive in this matter,” reports as teachers, day-care factorforchildabuse,andwe cases over the course of a drenbyafamilymember.
Mr. White, 48 years old, and called for the release of workers and others who are knowthateconomicinsecurity year,usuallyinvolvinginfants “Right now, you can’t go
was among nearly 100,000 Americans detained in Iran requiredbystatelawtonotice is another one,” said Rachel under 12 months, said Jamye anywhere,andyou’renotgoing
prisonersreleasedonfurlough andaroundtheworld. and flag abuse are no longer Berger,chiefoftheChildAd- Coffman, medical director of to see many new disclosures
in Iran after the outbreak of The State Department is routinely around children. vocacy Center at UPMC Chil- the hospital’s Center for Pre- whilethey’restillathomewith
thecoronavirus.Thegravityof seekingthereleaseofatleast Those workers are trained to dren’sHospitalofPittsburgh. vention of Child Abuse and the person that’s abusing
his condition in the hospital three other U.S. citizens held spotearlystagesofabuseand “We have both of them here Neglect.Duringthepandemic, them,”saidDr.IngridWalker-
wasn’tknown. inIranonchargesofcollabo- reportthem,preventingdan- duringCovid.” though,thedeathshavebeen Descartes, clinical director of
Mr.Whitewasdetainedon rating with the U.S.: Baquer gerousphysicalviolenceinthe Duringthe2008recession, preschoolers. childmaltreatmentservicesat
undisclosed charges in Iran Namazi; his son, Siamak Na- future. hospitals reported a surge in Atthechildren’shospitalin MaimonidesChildren’sHospi-
whiletryingtoleavethecoun- mazi;andMoradTahbaz. California registered 45% infant head-trauma abuse San Diego, doctors have talinBrooklyn,N.Y.
Presidential Texans Can’t Get Mail Ballot
TIME TO RAISE
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railed against mail-in voting, hisofficewillaggressivelyin-
Texanscan’trequestmail-in saying it is vulnerable to vestigate and prosecute any
BYROBERTMCMILLAN ballots based on a fear of fraud. Various independent voterssuspectedofvotingim-
catchingthenewcoronavirus studieshaveshownthatvoter properly.
Campaignstaffersworking atthepolls,afederalappeals fraudofanykindisextremely Texas is one of 16 states
onthepresidentialcampaigns courtruledThursday,thelat- rare, but there have been oc- thatrestrictwhomayvoteby
of Donald Trump and Joe Bi- est development in a high- casionalcasesoffraudinvolv- mail. Most of the others said
den have been targeted with stakesfightovervotinginthe ingmail-inballots. months ago that they would
online attacks coming from nation’ssecond-largeststate. TexasAttorneyGeneralKen make mail-in ballots widely
Iran and China, respectively, TheFifthU.S.CircuitCourt Paxtoncheeredthecourtdeci- available in 2020 because of
GooglesaidThursday. ofAppealsblockedaninjunc- sion,tweeting,“Allowinguni- thecoronaviruspandemic.
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Chief Tells
Barr Defends Tactics Against Protesters
Military to
BYSADIEGURMAN Stay True
WASHINGTON—Attorney
GeneralWilliamBarrsaidthe To Oath
forceful removal of peaceful
protesters outside the White
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byPresidentTrumpthisweek
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continuedtostokecriticismin ing U.S. military officer re-
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Mr. Trump also had the forcesoftheiroathtouphold
right as president, following thevaluesoftheConstitution,
thecrowd’sexpulsionMonday, anadmonitionthatcameamid
to walk to a damaged St. concern in the military that
John’s Episcopal Church to President Trump may order
poseforphotos,Mr.Barrsaid active-dutytroopsontoAmer-
at a Thursday news confer- icanstreetsforthefirsttime
ence.“Idon’tnecessarilyview innearly30years.
that as a political act. It was Aone-pagememofromArmy
entirelyappropriate,”hesaid. Gen.MarkMilley,chairmanof
Mr. Barr, who said he gave the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was
the order for agents to clear amongaseriesofmessagesre-
the demonstrators before he leasedthisweekbyleadersof
knewofMr.Trump’splan,ac- SS allthemilitaryservicebranches.
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and ex-officials including for- troversial photo session with
mer Defense Secretary James signed to terrify fellow citi- criticized the heavy federal federaltroopsweresentear- and other civil rights groups Mr.TrumpoutsidetheWhite
Mattis as an infringement of zensandintimidatecommuni- presenceonlocalstreets. lierthisweektotheWashing- suedMr.TrumpandMr.Barr House, prompting concern
theprotesters’rightsinservice ties,”Mr.Barrsaid,flankedby Mayor Muriel Bowser on tonarea—butdidn’tenterthe onbehalfofBlackLivesMat- about the military’s commit-
ofapoliticalphotoopportunity. heads of federal law-enforce- Thursday said she was con- city—as Mr. Trump weighed terDCovertheMondayinci- menttoremainingapolitical.
The attorney general has mentagencies.“Weareseeing cernedaboutfederalpersonnel whether to invoke the Insur- dent at Lafayette Square, ar- “Every member of the U.S.
deployed hundreds of federal foreignactorsplayingallsides pushing their perimeter be- rectionActof1807anddeploy guingfederalofficialsviolated militaryswearsanoathtosup-
officers to Washington and toexacerbatetheviolence.” yondLafayettePark,whichis active-duty armed forces in their constitutional rights by portanddefendtheConstitu-
other cities in an unusually He didn’t provide details on federal land, into the city. the capital. Mr. Trump said firingchemicalagentsatthem. tionandthevaluesembedded
strong show of force in re- abouttheforeigninvolvement. Ms. Bowser has protested Wednesday he didn’t think it Federallaw-enforcementof- withinit,”Gen.Milleywrotein
sponse to more than week of Top enforcement officials the presence of the 3,300 or wouldbenecessary,butwould ficers have been assigned to his memo, disclosed Wednes-
sometimes violent unrest in tried to strike a balance that takethestepifwarranted. investigatecrimesandtakeon day, adding the Constitution
citiesnationwideinresponse wouldn’t further inflame the Military leaders, including crowd control, among other “givesAmericanstherightto
tothekillingofGeorgeFloyd tensions,expressingsympathy Theuseof force DefenseSecretaryMarkEsper, responsibilities. But some freedomofspeechandpeace-
inMinneapolispolicecustody. withpeacefulprotesterswhile haveopposedthemove. heavilyarmedagentshaveap- fulassembly.”Inahandwritten
drewcriticismfrom
The Justice Department is vowingtogoafterlawbreakers. Monday’s actions by law- pearedintacticalgearwithout noteatthebottom,hewrote:
investigating whether officers “Nonviolent protests are Democratsand enforcement agents at Lafa- clearlyidentifiablemarksthat “Weallcommittedourlivesto
intentionallyviolatedMr.Floyd’s signsofahealthydemocracy, yette Square touched off a would indicate their agency, the idea that is America. We
someRepublicans.
constitutional rights, working notanailingone,”FBIDirec- nightofclashesinthecitythat causing concern, including willstaytruetothatoathand
withMinnesotaofficials. torChristopherWraysaid. ledtotheuseofmilitaryheli- amongDemocraticlawmakers, theAmericanpeople.”
Authoritieshadarrested51 Whiledemonstrationshave copters and drew an array of aboutaccountability. Approximately1,600active-
people nationwide on federal occurred in cities nationwide, federal agents and National MetropolitanPoliceDepart- duty federal troops are sta-
chargesrelatedtorioting.In- Mr. Barr has focused much of soNationalGuardtroopsfrom Guardtroopsintothestreets. ment Chief Peter Newsham tioned on the outskirts of
vestigators were examining thefederalresponseontheDis- about10states.ShesaidKarl Mr.Barr,whomMr.Trumpput said that going forward, the Washington, D.C., where they
what Mr. Barr called a trictofColumbia.Clashesthere Racine, attorney general for in charge of leading federal districtwouldmakeitaprior- havebeenreadiedforapossi-
“witches’brew”ofideological have showcased the inherent thedistrict,isresearchingthe law-enforcement operations ity to request that federal bledeploymentintheeventMr.
extremists he said instigated tension between the federal legalityoftheTrumpadminis- aroundthedistrict,alsospent agents brought into the city Trumpinvokesthe1807Insur-
the violence. “Such senseless government,whichhasconsti- tration’s decision to ask out- Monday night walking the “canbeclearlyidentifiableas rection Act, which allows the
acts of anarchy are not exer- tutionalauthorityoverthedis- of-state guardsman and fed- streetstoobservetheresponse. towhotheyare.” useoffederaltroopsstateside
cises of First Amendment trict,andtheelectedlocalgov- eralagentstopoliceD.C. OnThursdayafternoon,the Officials said they were inextraordinarycircumstances.
rights, they are crimes, de- ernment, which has sharply In addition, about 1,600 AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion partoftacticalteams. Gen. Milley’s message
stoppedshortofgivingtroops
Murkowski Unsure That She Will Back Trump anyspecificorderormention-
ing Mr. Floyd’s death. Mes-
sagescontainingsomeofthat
type of information were de-
livered by the chiefs of the
BYNATALIEANDREWS “When I saw Gen. Mattis’s orderplaguingU.S.cities.Mr. Hecontinued,“Getanycan- Roberts(R.,Kan.)said,noting majorU.S.militaryservices.
commentsyesterdayIfeltlike TrumprespondedonTwitter, didate ready, good or bad, I that he thought Mr. Trump Some service chiefs had
WASHINGTON—Republi- perhaps we’re getting to the callingMr.Mattisanoverrated don’tcare,I’mendorsing.Ifyou wasdoingthebesthecould. wanted to release such mes-
canSen.LisaMurkowskisaid point where we can be more general.“Gladheisgone!”Mr. haveapulse,I’mwithyou!” Inthepast,Mr.Trump’spo- sages earlier but Pentagon
Thursdaythatshewasstrug- honest with the concerns we Trumpsaid. Mr. Mattis has respect sitions on race have drawn leadersurgedthemtoremain
glingwithwhethertosupport mightholdinternallyandhave In a pair of tweets Thurs- among many Senate Republi- criticismfrommembersofhis silentduringthefirstweekof
President Trump in his re- thecourageofourconvictions daynight,Mr.Trumpsaidthat cans,thoughseveralonThurs- own party. His comments in protests,defenseofficialssaid.
election this year, putting a andspeakup,”shetoldreport- he would oppose Ms. day,likeSens.SusanCollinsof 2017callingwhitenationalist That posture shifted after
crackinthepresident’swallof ers. Murkowski’sre-electionbidin MaineandLamarAlexandarof protesters“finepeople”after federalforcesclashedMonday
support from his own party Asked specifically if she 2022 and back anyone who Tennessee said they hadn’t a rally in Charlottesville, Va., evening with crowds in Lafa-
over his handling of the civil could vote for Mr. Trump in wouldrunagainsther. hadtimetoreadhiswordsor weredenouncedbysomecon- yetteSquare,justoutsidethe
unrest after the death of his re-election this fall, Ms. “Few people know where declined to say whether they gressional Republicans. More WhiteHouse.Protesterswere
GeorgeFloyd. Murkowskisaid:“Iamstrug- they’ll be in two years from agreedordisagreed. recently, some GOP senators forcibly moved to allow Mr.
TheAlaskasenatorpraised glingwithit.Ihavestruggled now, but I do, in the Great “Ithinkit’skindofobvious questioned the administra- Trump and an entourage to
formerDefenseSecretaryJim withitforalongtime.” StateofAlaska(whichIlove) forsometimethatheandthe tion’s decision on Monday to walk to St. John’s Church,
Mattis’sadmonishmentofMr. Mr. Mattis on Wednesday campaigning against Senator president are at different useforcetoremoveacrowdof whereMr.Trumpheldabible
Trumpas“honestandneces- denouncedMr.Trumpforex- Lisa Murkowski,” the presi- wavelengthsandthathappens peacefulprotestersbeforethe andstoodforphotos.
sary and overdue” and said acerbating the divisions in dentwroteonTwitter,noting whenyou’refacingachallenge president walked to a dam- Gen.Milleywasamongthose
shehopesitencouragesothers Americansocietyandsaidthat thatshehassometimesvoted likewefacetodayanddiffer- aged St. John’s Church and photographedleavingtheWhite
tospeakout. hehasfueledthecurrentdis- againsthispriorities. ent points of view,” Sen. Pat posedforphotographs. Housetowardthesquare.
Democrats Scramble to Gain More Support From Black Men
BYJOSHUAJAMERSON NBC News found that about ate digital advertisements
92% of black women support aimed at black voters in the
WASHINGTON—SomeDem- Mr. Biden compared with 4% battleground states of Michi-
ocrats are sounding alarms for Mr. Trump, while 80% of gan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania
withinthepartyaboutitsout- blackmenbacktheDemocrat andFlorida.
reach to younger black men, and12%supportthepresident. The DNC in 2019 launched
sayingitwasn’tdoingenough Among black men under 50, an outreach program dubbed
toappealtothesevoterseven Mr. Biden’s support dropped “Chop It Up” that, before the
before a nationwide wave of to70%,comparedwith17%for pandemic, included meeting
protestsamplifiedthediscon- Mr.Trump.Numbersforblack withpotentialvotersinblack-
tentmanyblackAmericansfeel women under 50 mirrored ownedbarbershops.Inarecent
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graphicinNovember.Butifthe senior adviser to the Demo- ers, and it is too soon to tell say voters want to hear a groupsfoundthatsomeblack disproportionateincarceration
2020presidentialelectionisas craticNationalCommittee.He how voters will respond to hopefulmessage,andthefor- men are attracted to what ofblackAmericans.
close as the 2016 vote, some said the party hadn’t maxi- protestsspurredbythekilling mervicepresidentispushing theydescribe as Mr. Trump’s Thepresident’steamisalso
Democrats say losing even a mized its potential among ofGeorgeFloydwhileinpolice for a series of law-enforce- tell-it-like-it-isdemeanor,and criticizingMr.Bidenfortelling
smallnumberofblackmento younger black men because custody in Minneapolis. Mr. mentreforms,includingaban the notion that Mr. Trump’s ablackradiohostinlateMay,
Mr.Trump—orseeingmoreof partyofficialshadbeenlateto Trump’smessagehasempha- onchokeholds,restrictionson wealth and personal success “ifyouhaveaproblemfigur-
them stay home on Election “finding out what motivates sized zero tolerance for vio- thetransferofcertaintypesof couldbenefitthecountry. ingoutwhetheryou’reforme
Day—couldhamperMr.Biden’s them, what gets them up at lencethathasariseninsome firearmstopolicedepartments Mr. Cecil’s group in April or Trump, then you ain’t
WhiteHousechances. night”—efforts he said the cities after mostly peaceful andimprovedoversight. announceda$3millioncollab- black.” The Biden campaign
“We have a persuasion to DNChadsoughttorampupin demonstrations,thoughhehas Surveysconductedthisyear orationwithcivil-rightsorgan- said it was a joke, but he
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U.S. NEWS
Arbery Case Can Go
To Trial, Judge Says
BYSABRINASIDDIQUI Mr. Dial offered a descrip- When Mr. Bryan’s attorney,
tive timeline of the moments Kevin Gough, suggested such
A judge ruled that there leading up to Mr. Arbery’s languagewascommon“inthe
was probable cause to try death,testifyingthatvideoev- South,”Mr.DialsaidMr.Bryan’s
three white men on murder idenceshowedthethreemen phone contained racist terms SS
charges in the death of Ah- chasedMr.Arberyaroundthe thathehadneverseenbefore. RE
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Thursday’s decision con- “They decided he was bery run by the house. Mr. REAT
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Mr.Arberywas“chased,hunted Mr.Arbery’sdeathdrewna- theftsintheneighborhood.He DA
downandultimatelyexecuted,” tionwide attention after a andhissonthengrabbedtheir LosAngelesinApril1992,followingtheacquittaloffourofficersinthebeatingofRodneyKing.
and that the white man who videoshowingthefatalshoot- weapons, a .357 magnum re-
shothimwasheardsayingra- ing circulated online last volverandashotgun,andpur- In Los Angeles, Civil Unrest
cialslursoverhisbody. month.TheGeorgiaBureauof sued Mr. Arbery in a pickup
Theprosecutionlaidoutits InvestigationarrestedtheMc- truck,accordingtoMr.Dial.
case against Gregory McMi- Michaels on May 7 and Mr. Bryan, who is their Is Different This Time Around
chael,64,andhisson,Travis charged them with murder neighbor,assistedinthepur-
McMichael, 34, and William and aggravated assault. Mr. suit of Mr. Arbery from his
Bryan Jr., 50, at the Glynn BryanwasarrestedonMay21 ownvehicleandbeganrecord-
County courthouse, detailing ing the chase from his cell-
how the three men pursued phone,Mr.Dialsaid. BYIANLOVETT power are awakened to the LAPD’srelationshipwithresi-
Mr.ArberyinFebruary. Georgiaprosecutors At the hearing, attorneys painandragewe’reexperienc- dents,thoughnotperfect,has
From the witness stand, for Travis McMichael said he LOS ANGELES—Protesters ing,” said Melina Abdullah, a substantiallyimprovedasthe
sayhewas‘chased,
RichardDial,theGeorgiaBu- was acting in self-defense, marched through Venice professorofPan-AfricanStud- lastseveralchiefshavesought
reauofInvestigation’sspecial hunteddownand statingthatMr.Arberyhadat- Beach,chantedGeorgeFloyd’s iesatCaliforniaStateUniver- to change a culture in which
agent in charge, recounted temptedtograbhisgun.Tra- name downtown and knelt in sity, Los Angeles and a Black manyofficerssawthemselves
ultimatelyexecuted.’
howTravisMcMichaeluseda vis McMichael struck Mr. Ar- the middle of Sunset Boule- LivesMatterorganizer. assoldiersandminoritycom-
racialslurafterhefatallyshot bery with three bullets, the vard.Graffitiandbrokenglass The 1992 riots began after munitiesaswarzones.
Mr. Arbery and before police first of which hit him in the coveredatrendyshoppingdis- fourwhiteLAPDofficerswere Tensionsbetweenthepolice
arrived at the scene. Accord- chest,accordingtoMr.Dial. trict. National Guard troops acquitted of using excessive andminoritycommunitiesstill
ingtoMr.Dial’stestimony,Mr. andchargedwithfelonymur- “Idon’tbelieveitwasself- withassaultriflesblockedac- forceagainstMr.King.Outrage abound,however.OnMonday,
Bryan told investigators he der and criminal attempt to defense by Mr. McMichael. I cess to businesses that had exploded into violence in the current chief, Michel
heard Travis McMichael call commitfalseimprisonment. believeitwasself-defenseby beenlooted.Curfewsbeganas South-Central Los Angeles, Moore,saidsomepeoplewere
Mr.Arberya“f—ingn—.” A murder conviction in Mr.Arbery,”Mr.Dialsaid.“He earlyas1p.m. then a majority-black neigh- capitalizing on Mr. Floyd’s
AttorneysforTravisMcMi- Georgia carries a minimum ranuntilhecouldn’trunany- Civil unrest has engulfed borhood, and rippled across death, and “his death is on
chaeldeniedhehadusedara- sentence of life in prison, ei- more….When he felt like he the Los Angeles metro area thecity.Morethan60people their hands as much as it is
cial slur and suggested Mr. therwithorwithoutparole,or couldnotescape,hechoseto thisweekonascalenotseen were killed—including 10 by those officers’.” He quickly
Bryan was lying to investiga- thedeathpenalty. fight.” sincetheriotsof1992. policeandthenationalguard. apologized,andhasdenounced
torsinabidforleniency. In his testimony, Mr. Dial Defense attorneys pointed Then, the spark was the Thousands of buildings were the policing that led to Mr.
Attorneys for Gregory Mc- said Travis McMichael had to surveillance video that videotapedbeatingofRodney destroyed.LosAngelespolice Floyd’s death, but protesters
Michael argued that his ac- used racial slurs “several showed Mr. Arbery walking KingbyfourwhiteLosAngeles effectivelypulledoutofSouth- havecalledforhimtoresign.
tionsdidn’tconstituteaidinga times”onsocialmedia,accord- ontoasitewhereahousewas policeofficers.Now,itwasthe Centralandletitburn. “Thedynamicsaren’tquite
murder. An attorney for Mr. ing to an investigation being under construction in the videotapedkillingofMr.Floyd The protests of the last the same as they were,” in
Bryansaidhisclient,whovid- led by the bureau. In one in- neighborhood and said its by a Minneapolis officer, a week, by contrast, have been 1992, Ms. Rice said. “But the
eotaped the shooting, didn’t stance,TravisMcMichael,who owner,LarryEnglish,allegedly painfulremindertomanyAn- organized and taken place meta-problemoftoxicpolicing
commit any crime by joining runsacompanythatgivescus- told Gregory McMichael last gelenos that police violence acrossthecity,drawinglargely stillexists.”
thepursuitofMr.Arbery. tomboattours,saidheloved yearthatthousandsofdollars againstblackmencontinues. peaceful crowds. Though nu- Unlike in 1992, protesters
Thursday’s hearing took hisjobbecause“thereweren’t worthofequipmenthadbeen But compared with 1992, merous stores have been this time have concrete de-
placeagainstthebackdropof any n—s anywhere.” In an- stolenfromhisboat. thenewunrestinLosAngeles looted, the violence has been mands, including cuts to the
nationwide protests over po- other,herespondedtouniden- AnattorneyforMr.English has been more organized, comparativelylimited.Noone, LAPD.MayorEricGarcettire-
licebrutalityandracialjustice tifiedcontentonInstagramby responded with a written more peaceful, and largely thusfar,hasbeenkilled.South sponded to that pressure
stemming from the killing of saying,“thatwouldhaveonly statement on Thursday, in centeredinthecity’swealthier LosAngeles,asSouth-Central Wednesday night, saying he
another black man, George beenbetteriftheyhadblown which she said Mr. English areas, as well as downtown, wasrenamedinanattemptto andthecitycouncilhadiden-
Floyd,whileinpolicecustody thatf—ingn—’sheadoff.” “neverreferredtothetheftin where the government of overhaulthearea’sreputation, tified $250 million in cuts
inMinneapolis. Mr.DialsaidhebelievedMr. connection with Mr. Arbery” America’ssecondmost-popu- hasbeenlargelyspared. from departments including
The U.S. Justice Depart- Bryan also acted out of racial andthatsurveillancecameras louscityisbased. Connie Rice, a civil-rights the police that would be in-
ment is weighing potential bias,pointingtoderogatorylan- had captured multiple tres- “It’s only when those lawyerwhohasbeeninvolved vestedinjobs,educationand
federalhate-crimechargesin guageuncoveredafterinvesti- passers over the course of a spaces are disrupted that withreformsattheLosAnge- health,withafocusonminor-
theArberycase. gators searched his cellphone. fewmonths. those who currently have lesPoliceDepartment,saidthe itycommunities.
Mourners
for the next several hours
againstpolicepoliciesthatthey
Hold Floyd saytargetpeopleofcolor.Other
protests around the country
havebeenfollowedbylooting,
Memorial andmanystoresinstruggling
South San Francisco boarded
theirwindowsasaprecaution.
CésarRodríguez,38,saidthe
crowdwasaboutfourtimesas
ContinuedfromPageOne largeastheonethatassembled
fundingforpoliceandputitto- nearlyfouryearsagoduringthe
ward minority communities. Black Lives Matter movement.
Thursdaynight,theygotback- He said frustration with the
ing from a second big city Trumpadministrationandeco-
mayor when San Francisco’s nomiclossesrelatedtoCovid-19
London Breed said she would contributed to the increased
help lead an effort to redirect turnoutfromyearsearlier.
money from that city’s police The police department in
departmenttowardtheAfrican- Washington, D.C., which ar-
Americancommunityaspartof restednearly300peopleMon-
a budget proposal she would dayrelatedtotheprotests,said
submitthissummer. Thursdaymorningithadmade
San Francisco Supervisor noarreststhenightbefore.
Shamann Walton, who an- PeterNewsham,thedistrict’s
nounced the plan with Ms. police chief, said law enforce-
Breed, said the move would mentexpecteddemonstrations
serveas“aconcrete,boldand S toremaincalm,includingduring
immediate step towards true AGE alargegatheringonSaturday.
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reparationsforblackpeople.” I As of Thursday, 32 states
Y
LosAngelesMayorEricGar- GETT and D.C. had activated more
cettiannouncedasimilarinitia- N/ than 32,400 National Guard
O
tiveWednesday. OLS troopsinresponsetothepro-
InNewYorkThursday,thou- OTT tests,theNationalGuardsaid.
sandsgatheredforamemorial SC AttheMinneapolisbailhear-
for Mr. Floyd organized by AportraitofGeorgeFloydbyanunknownartisthasbecomethecenterpieceofaMinneapolismemorialtothemankilledinpolicecustody. ing,theattorneysforthethree
some of his familyin Cadman former officers argued for
Plaza in Brooklyn, then PortraitStands forethankingthepersonwho memorial.ButbyWednesday lookingatitandsmiling,too? lower bail, the AP reported.
marched across the Brooklyn tookthephoto. night,afterchargeswereup- “Becauseeveryonehereis Earl Gray, an attorney repre-
AtHeartofTribute
BridgetoManhattan.Protesters Theportrait,nearly20feet gradedagainstoneofficerand sorelievedthatpeoplefinally sentingThomasLane,toldthe
carried signs that said “Black tall,showsjustMr.Floyd’sface. threeothersimplicatedinhis know,withabsolutecertainty, judgeitwashisclient’sfourth
livesmatter”andchanted,“No Hecouldbeasleep,justresting, death,itfeltmorelikeablock whatthey’vebeendoingtous dayonthejobandhewasbe-
justice,nopeace.” MINNEAPOLIS—Atowering ordead. party. alltheseyears,”saidGoaner ingtrainedbyMr.Chauvin,the
NewYorkMayorBilldeBla- blackandwhiteportraitof Policingandracearenowat Rappersperformedinone Deng,referringtoharassment APreported.
sio received scattered boos as GeorgeFloydhasbecomethe thecenterofanationalconver- cornerandpeoplemade ofAfrican-Americansbylawen- Atthememorialservice,sev-
hepromisedchange.“Itwillnot heartofamemorialerectedin sationemanatingfromthisinter- speechesaboutjusticeandloving forcement.Mr.Dengisa26- eral siblings and cousins re-
be about words in this city. It thespotwherehewasarrested section.Theportraitisjustafew yourneighborinanother.Mixed year-oldgraduateoftheUniver- memberedMr.Floydasabear
willbeaboutchange,”hesaid. andkilledinpolicecustodyon feetfromwhereMr.Floydcried inwerethousandsofyoungpeo- sityofMinnesota.Hesayshe of a man who was kind and
AtUnionSquareinNewYork May25. outthathecouldn’tbreathe,as pletalkingandconnecting. hasbeenhumiliatedbythepo- humble.Thefamilywassopoor
later in the day, a crowd of Peopleposeforpicturesin awhitepoliceofficerkepthis Mournerssaythepullof liceinMinneapolisseveral theyhadtowashtheirclothes
about 400 protesters stood frontofit.Oneyoungwoman kneeonMr.Floyd’sneckuntilhe theportraitisinpartitsability timesovertheyears.Exposing inthesinkandhangthemover
chanting “George Floyd” and posedinfrontofitwearingher lostconsciousness. toreflecttheirownemotions. thatbehaviorisatremendous thehotwaterheatertodry.But
“No justice, no peace” to the graduationgown.Youngmen AfteravideoshowingMr. “Youcanseetheanxietyin relief,hesays.“That’shisgiftto the household was warm and
thumpingofdrumsandhands raiseboththeirchinandfist, Floyd’sarrestemerged,thein- hisface,”saidDedeFarrah,30. us,”Mr.Dengsaid. loving, his brother said. His
clapping.Ahelicopterhovered lookingmomentarilydefiantbe- tersectionturnedintoasomber Sowhyaresomanypeople —DouglasBelkin mother regularly took in Mr.
overhead as volunteers circu- Floyd’sfriendsforlongperiods.
lated,handingoutmasks,bot- “That is where he got his
tlesofwaterandchips. commercialcleaningcompany. systemannouncedthatevery- severalmajorcitieshadafew tospeechescondemningpolice character,” said Jeanette
Faullin Brannon, a 30-year- By night, after the city’s 8 one there was in violation of nightsofrelativecalm;LosAn- brutality.Therewerefewerpo- Sledge,wholistenedtotheser-
old Upper West Side resident, p.m.curfew,acrowdofabout thecurfew. gelesandWashington,D.C.,said lice around City Hall than in viceonhercarradioandcame
saidthiswashissecondstraight 200 people was discussing “Iwastryingtoleave!”one Thursdaytheyaren’textending previousdays,butacontingent outtobepartofacrowdofat
dayofprotesting.Hecalledthe heading to Trump Tower, but man cried as police led him theircurfewsanylonger.New ofNationalGuardtroopsencir- least a thousand to watch the
demonstrations “transforma- ran into hundreds of police in away with his hands tied be- YorkCityplansan8p.m.cur- cledtheLosAngelesPoliceDe- family leave the chapel and
tive”aftermonthsoflockdown helmetswithbatons. hindhisback. fewthroughSunday. partmentheadquarters. showhersupport.“Iknewhim,
andbarelyseeinganyone. Shortlyafter10p.m.,theof- Atleastfivepeoplewerear- In downtown Los Angeles, InSouthSanFrancisco,Ca- he was a kind, sweet, humble
“I can stand shoulder to ficersusedbatonstopushthe rested,andby10:30therestof about 1,000 people gathered, lif.,atownof60,000,about500 man,”shesaid.
shoulderwithstrangersonthe protesterstowardthePlazaho- thegrouphadleft. some holding signs reading, protesters marched from City —ElizaCollins
right side of humanity,” said tel.AnNewYorkPoliceDepart- After days of peaceful pro- “Thefightain’tover”and“Dis- Halltothemainpolicestation andJoeBarrett
Mr. Brannon, who co-owns a mentvanwithapublicaddress tests and nights of violence, armthepolice,”astheylistened Thursday morning and rallied contributedtothisarticle.
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U.S. NEWS
Antimalaria Drug Studies Are Retracted
BYJAREDS.HOPKINS None said they had an ar- development, we can no lon- clinicaltrialsofhydroxychlo- thisfromhappeningagainwe remainunchanged.Earlierthis
ANDRUSSELLGOLD rangement to share patient ger vouch for the veracity of roquine, although this week really need to understand week, both The Lancet and
data with Surgisphere, and theprimarydatasources.” the organization said it re- what went wrong here,” said N.E.J.M. each issued a so-
Two major studies casting several said they had never Theauthorsalsoapologized sumedthetrials. Dr.Hernandez,whohadsigned called expression-of-concern
doubtontheabilityofantima- heardofit. for“anyembarrassmentorin- Inthedaysfollowingpubli- theopenletter.Hesaidstud- abouteachstudy.
laria drugs to treat Covid-19 Dr. Desai has said previ- convenience that this may cation of the study, however, ies that harness large data Dr. Mehra, the lead author
patientsbasedondatafroma ously,throughaspokesperson, havecaused.” other researchers began to sets or are observational whoisawell-knowncardiolo-
little-knownChicagocompany, that his firm was unable to TheLancetsaidinastate- raisequestionsabouttheSur- should be as transparent as gistatBrighamandWomen’s
Surgisphere Corp., were re- identify the 671 hospitals in mentit“takesissuesofscien- gisphere data, first on social randomizedclinicaltrials,in- Hospital in Boston and a fac-
tractedThursday. The Lancet study due to pri- tific integrity extremely seri- media and in emails, then in cludingdataorigins,andallow ulty member at Harvard Uni-
The Lancet first pulled a vacy agreements. He was an ously, and there are many an open letter to The Lancet forindependentviews. versity,saidhewasintroduced
study published late last author on both papers. outstanding questions about andthestudy’sauthors.More Surgisphere said it has to Dr. Desai and Surgisphere
monththatfoundantimalari- Though his name was on the Surgisphereandthedatathat than 100 researchers signed petabytes of data from more byoneofhisco-authors.
als provided no benefit as a NewEnglandJournalofMedi- wereallegedlyincludedinthis than 100 million patients, “Whendiscrepanciesinthe
treatment for Covid-19 infec- cine retraction, it wasn’t on study.” culledfromsome1,200hospi- datastartedtoarise,Iandthe
tionswhileincreasingtherisk TheLancetretraction. For the peer-reviewed Researcherssaid tals and institutions on six remainingco-authorsimmedi-
of heart problems and death. He didn’t respond to re- study, the authors analyzed continents. ately asked for a re-analysis
theycouldn’tgetthe
The New England Journal of queststocomment. medicalrecordstheysaidSur- Oneissueraisedbyoutside fromSurgisphere,”hesaidina
Medicinethenretractedasep- ThreeofTheLancetpaper’s gisphere aggregated from fulldatasetbehind researcherswaswiththenum- statement. They contracted
arate article, published in authors said they decided to some 96,000 patients across bersofpatientspurportedto withaprivatefirmtoconduct
Lancetarticle.
earlyMay,thatexaminedthe retractthepaperafterSurgi- sixcontinentswhowerehos- be in the data set: In certain an independent review. He
impact of cardiovascular and sphere refused to share the pitalizedwithconfirmedcases cases,theyexceededthetotal said Surgisphere declined
blood-pressure drugs in full data set as part of a re- of Covid-19 between Dec. 20 numberofCovid-19patientsin Wednesday to turn over its
Covid-19patients. view triggered by concerns and April 14. Of the total, certaincountriesandregions. dataforanexamination,citing
Botharticlesfeaturedthree raisedbyoutsideresearchers. about 15,000 patients were ontotheletter. They criticized the authors’ clientagreements.
ofthesameauthors,Mandeep TheLancetpublishedacorrec- treated with the antimalaria Following The Lancet’s re- decisionnottoshareinforma- “Since we do not have the
Mehra,AmitPatelandSapan tiontothestudyonMay29. drugshydroxychloroquineand tractiontoday,AdrianHernan- tionaboutwhichhospitalsor ability to verify the primary
Desai,andwerebasedondata “We always aspire to per- chloroquine,aloneorincom- dez, director of Duke Clinical countriesprovidedthepatient dataorprimarydatasource,I
supplied by Dr. Desai’s com- form our research in accor- binationwithanantibiotic. Research Institute at Duke data. Researchers also won- no longer have confidence in
pany,Surgisphere. dancewiththehighestethical The paper’s findings indi- UniversitySchoolofMedicine, dered about Surgisphere’s theoriginationandveracityof
Surgispherehadsaiditcol- and professional guidelines,” catedtheantimalarials—which and who wasn’t involved in claim to have built such a thedata,northefindingsthey
lected the de-identified pa- theauthors,Dr.sMehra,Patel many doctors have used to the study, said a retraction massive database and ana- haveledto,”Dr.Mehrasaid.
tientinformationfromhospi- andFrankRuschitzkasaidina treatCovid-19patients—didn’t was appropriate but the au- lyzedthedatasoquickly. The authors of the New
tals that was used in the statement.”Wecanneverfor- helpwhileincreasingtherisk thors still owed the research On May 29, The Lancet is- England Journal of Medicine
studies.TheWallStreetJour- gettheresponsibilitywehave of cardiovascular problems communityanexplanation. sued the correction to the papersaidinastatementpub-
nal contacted more than a asresearcherstoscrupulously anddeath. “Whathappenedherewasa study, saying that the study lishedonthejournal’swebsite:
dozenlargeU.S.hospitals,in- ensure that we rely on data Following the study, the failure of the authors, and had incorrectly reported fig- “Weareunabletovalidatethe
cludingsomethattreatedhigh sources that adhere to our World Health Organization peer review, and the journal, ures from Asia and Australia primarydatasourcesunderly-
numbersofCovid-19patients. highstandards.Basedonthis paused enrolling patients in andtopreventsomethinglike but that the overall findings ingourarticle.”
Anthem Is Latest
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havegivendiscountstosome discretionary spending in the
customers. secondquarterwherepossible, The coronavirus pandemic NewdatafromtheCentersforMedicareandMedicaidServicesshow
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care utilization as a result of lystwithBMOCapitalMarkets. ing homes across the U.S.,
and partsoftheSouth.
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nisms,”saidGailBoudreaux,the justwon’tlookgood.” late May, according to new 50 100 200 Nodeaths/NA
chief executive of Anthem, Healthinsurersnotoffering federaldata.
whichisbasedinIndianapolis. across-the-boardpremiumdis-
The industry is being pres- counts said they already see ByChristopherWeaver,
suredbysomeregulators.Out- signsthathealth-caredemand AnnaWildeMathews
laysforclaimshavefalleninre- is ramping back up. Cigna andJonKamp
centmonthsashospitalshalted Corp. said it was “tailoring
electivesurgeriestobracefora fundingarrangementstopro- Thedatagivethepublicits
potentialcoronavirussurgeand vide financial relief for cli- firstbroadlookintoindividual
manypatientssteeredclearof ents,”includingpremiumdis- nursinghomesandshednew
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thecoronavirusillness. counts,saidthatitisworking ing homes reported nearly
“Wejustfeelliketheyneed with customers to “help re- 32,000residentdeathslinked
togivetheconsumerabreak,” duce the financial burden to the coronavirus, the U.S.
saidMikeChaney,Mississippi’s many are facing” and that it Centers for Medicare and
insurance commissioner, who has taken steps to support MedicaidServicessaidThurs-
saidheaskedhealthinsurersin health-careproviders. day.
hisstatetoconsiderconsumer Bygrantingpremiumcred- The huge decline in nurs-
ratereductions. its, health insurers are also ing-home occupancy—about
Healthinsurersare“notpay- likely reducing rebates that 10%ofthenursinghomepop-
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datathatpassedtheCentersforMedicareand
claims,andhaveanawfullotof consumers under the Afford- manyfactorsincludingvirus- MedicaidServices’qualityassurancecheck
premiums coming in,” said ableCareAct,saidLarryLev- related deaths, deaths from Source:CentersforMedicareandMedicaidServices
Mike Kreidler, the insurance itt, an official at the Kaiser othercausesandasteepdrop
commissioner for Washington Family Foundation. The law innewadmissions. whether the numbers reflect icy at Vanderbilt University. ica Inc., the chain that oper-
state, who said his office had requires insurers to spend a To measure the impact of the past weeks or the entire Also,hospitalsthisspringcut atestheKirkland,Wash.,nurs-
alsoreachedouttoencourage certain share of premi- the virus, The Wall Street periodofthepandemic. off most elective surgeries, ing home where a major
health insurers to offer finan- ums—80% for individual and Journal compared resident “It’s better than no infor- and some nursing homes coronavirusoutbreakemerged
cialbreakstocustomers.“This small-businessplansand85% datareleasedbytheCMSfor mation, but it’s not great,” might have been reluctant to inFebruary,sawan18%drop
is one where I think insurers forlargeemployers—onhealth each facility with a separate saidRachelWerner,aprofes- takehospitalpatientsbecause inresidentssinceDecemberat
havearealmoralresponsibil- care.Ifthespendingratiofalls datasetthegovernmentgath- sorofmedicineattheUniver- of the risk of infection, he the 174 facilities included in
ity.” short,insurersowerebatesto eredinDecember. sity of Pennsylvania. “It said.“Anyonecomingfromthe the Journal’s analysis. Life
Insurersgrantingdiscounts customers,butrebatestiedto The new CMS data has doesn’t give us a full picture hospital—thatflowofpatients Care Centers reported 599
said they also need to ensure 2020planswon’tstartflowing many limitations. Only about of the impact of the pan- isgoingtostop,”hesaid. coronavirusdeathsand2,485
they have adequate funds to untilthefallof2021. 12,000nursinghomessubmit- demic”innursinghomes. The biggest nursing home overall.
teddatathatpassedtheMedi- In part because of those chain,GenesisHealthcareInc., A spokesman for Life Care
care agency’s data-quality limitations, the Journal’s re- saw its resident population said the main reason for the
checksforthemostrecentpe- viewfocusedondataincluded fallbyabout15%sinceDecem- drop-offinoccupancyis“the
riod surveyed, out of around inthenewreportthatreveal ber. The chain’s 335 nursing lackofnewpatientscomingin
15,000 in the country. Even theoveralldeclineatnursing homes that passed the Medi- for rehabilitation,” as the
then, the Journal identified homefacilitiesandchains. care agency’s data-reliability companygenerallyhaltednew
otherlikelyerrors—suchasa CMS Administrator Seema reviewreported590coronavi- admissions at facilities with
NewJerseynursinghomethat Verma called the new data rus-related deaths and 1,028 Covid-19 cases and hospitals
reportednearlyeighttimesas “the backbone” of a nation- deathsintotal. also canceled many elective
many coronavirus-related wide Covid-19 surveillance Genesis had no immediate surgeries. He said Life Care
deathsasithasbeds. systemfornursinghomes.But comment,butacompanyoffi- “followed all CMS guidelines
Inaddition,theagencyre- she acknowledged it has sig- cial said in a recent earnings inreportingcases.”
WS quired nursing homes to re- nificantlimitations. callthatthenursinghomeop- AJournaltallyofstatedata
NE port only coronavirus cases The fall in nursing home eratorexpectedoccupancyat from around the U.S. shows
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GailBoudreaux,thechiefexecutiveofAnthemInc.Thecompany gether for each facility, mak- pandemic,saidDavidSteven- withCovid-19cases. differ in how they count
saiditwouldprovidepremiumcreditsof10%to15%inJuly. ing unclear in each case son,aprofessorofhealthpol- LifeCareCentersofAmer- deaths.
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WORLD NEWS
China Allows Some Flights to Resume U.S. Eyes
Moves
Rareconcession atamomentofrisingtensions itwouldn’trelaxthepolicyof ited commercial impact, ac- gle weekly flights in discus-
that has seen the U.S. and allowing one weekly interna- cordingtoaviationanalysts. sionslastmonth.Butimposing Against
comesafterpressure
Chinasparoverissuesranging tionalflightforeachairlineun- In March, China imposed capacitylimitsisinconsistent
fromWashingtonbut fromtechnologyandtradeto tilOctoberattheearliestgiven travelrestrictionsthatprevent withalongstandingU.S.-China
HongKong’spoliticalstatus. theseverityofthepandemicin mostforeignersfromentering agreement on civil air trans- Chinese
fallsshortofdemands
TheCivilAviationAdminis- manypartsoftheworld. the country. The U.S. is pre- port,thedepartmentsaid.
tration of China said 95 for- A spokesman for the U.S. ventingforeignnationalswho Assuch,theChinesemove
BYTREFORMOSS eignairlineswouldbecleared DepartmentofTransportation havebeeninChina,aswellas mightnotbeenoughtosatisfy Media
toflytooneChinesedestina- saidChina’smoveisapositive otherplacesincludingtheEu- the Transportation Depart-
SHANGHAI—China made a tion once a week starting step,thoughasmallone,asit ropeanUnion,withinthelast14 ment’s demands for U.S. air-
rareconcessioninthefaceof Monday, mirroring rules al- doesn’trestorethefulllevelof daysfromenteringthecountry. lines to be able to restore
U.S. pressure on Thursday by readyinplacepermittingChi- flyingU.S.airlinesareseeking. OnWednesday,theU.S.De- theirservices. BYKATEO’KEEFFE
agreeing to allow U.S. and neseairlinestoflyoneweekly A senior Trump administra- partment of Transportation On Thursday, Chinese For-
otherforeignairlinestorestore servicetoforeigncountries. tion official said U.S. leaders threatenedtobanChineseair- eignMinistryspokesmanZhao WASHINGTON—TheTrump
someChinaroutes,lessthan24 While 28 foreign airlines consideredthisan“easing”of linesfromflyingintotheU.S. Lijian said Beijing regretted administration is weighing
hoursaftertheTrumpadminis- have been operating limited China’sposition. beginning June 16 unless theU.S.threattoitsairlines. placingnewrequirementsona
tration had threatened to bar China services—they hadn’t WhileChina’slatestmoveis American carriers were al- In the recent negotiations second tranche of Chinese
ChineseairlinesfromtheU.S. suspended their China ser- politicallysignificant,inreal- lowedtoresumetheirflights about resuming flights, “the state-controlledmediaoutlets,
Whilethemovefallsshort vices by March 12, when the ity, severe travel restrictions intoChina. two sides had made some inamovethatwouldextenda
ofU.S.demandsforairlinesto CAAC issued its previous set imposedbybothcountriesin In the same statement, it progress,”Mr.Zhaosaid.“We battle with Beijing that has
be able to resume China of flight guidelines—U.S. air- responsetothepandemicren- saidtheCAAChadmentioned hopethattheU.S.sidewillnot seen reporters expelled by
flightsontheirownterms,it linesweren’tinthatgroup. der the debate about flights it was considering allowing create obstacles for the two bothcountries.
wasstillapartialclimb-down Lastmonth,theCAACsaid largely theoretical, with lim- foreignairlinestoresumesin- sidestosolvetheproblem.” The State Department is
considering designating the
U.S. outlets of the media or-
ganizations as foreign mis-
sions in coming days, people
familiarwiththemattersaid.
Thoughtheysaidtheexact
timingandnumberofoutlets
affected have yet to be final-
ized,alistunderconsideration
lastmonth,accordingtooneof
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Despiteabanonthegathering,thousandsturnedoutThursdayeveninginHongKong’sVictoriaParktorememberTiananmenSquarevictimsonthe31stanniversary tolearnofthepossibledesig-
ofthemassacre.Below,undercoverpoliceseizedprotestersgatheredonaroadinthecity’sMongKokdistrict,beatingbackotherswithpeppersprayandbatons. nation.Representativesforthe
other four Chinese media or-
Hong Kong yearbymassdemonstrations, ganizationsdidn’trespondto
someofwhichturnedviolent. requeststocomment.
Hong Kong Chief Executive The move is part of a
Vigil Defies CarrieLamhassaidthelegis- broader effort by the Trump
lation won’t remove people’s administration to ferret out
freedomsofspeechandassem- actionsbyChinaseenasinimi-
Beijing blyintheterritory,wherepeo- cal to U.S. interests—such as
ple have greater rights than the theft of trade secrets by
acrossthemainlandborder. academics and the spread of
InBeijing,ForeignMinistry Chinese government views—
ContinuedfromPageOne spokesperson Zhao Lijian ac- andtodemandbettermarket
securitylegislationthatopposi- cused the U.S. of ideological accessforcompanies.
tiongroupsfearwillbeusedto prejudice and demanded it Conditions for foreign me-
preventfuturevigilsandstifle stopinterferinginChina’sin- diainChinahavedeteriorated
dissentinacitygrippedbyan- ternal affairs. His comments in recent years with height-
tigovernmentprotestslastyear. ThursdaycameafterU.S.Sec- ened surveillance and intimi-
“This vigil is particularly retary of State Mike Pompeo dation of staff, as Beijing
meaningfulbecausewe’rere- met with activists of the Ti- clamped down on domestic
membering those who gave ananmenSquaremovement. media and critics. It expelled
theirlivesfordemocracywhile Vigilorganizersandopposi- three Wall Street Journal re-
reflecting on our own strug- AtVictoriaPark,afleetofpo- wouldn’thaveintervened. toadvancenationalsecurityleg- tiongroupshaveaccusedoffi- portersinFebruaryinwhatit
gle,”saidDanLee,whoworks licevanswasonstandbyinthe Earlier,thecity’smostlypro- islationthattargetssubversion cialsofusinghealthregulations describedasretaliationagainst
ineducation,holdingacandle vicinity, and some officers Beijing legislature voted over- andforeignmeddlinginthecity. to scuttle the event while the a headline on an essay in the
in the park. “We are here to were taking videos as face- whelminglytopasstheanthem That plan has been con- security legislation is readied newspaper’s opinion section
remind the government that maskedparticipantswalkedin law,whichcarriesapenaltyof demned by the U.S., the U.K. beforethenextanniversary. thatwasseenasobjectionable
theypromisedusfreedomsfor andout,butdidn’tinterrupt. uptothreeyearsinprisonand andtheEuropeanUnion.Pres- “Today,wearebannedfrom byBeijingandmanyChinese.
50years,andtheycan’tback Theeveningwaspunctuated amaximumfineof50,000Hong ident Trump said on May 29 holding the candlelight vigil, The U.S. imposed the for-
downonthosecommitments.” byatleastoneclash.Around9 Kong dollars (US$6,450) for he was scrapping the city’s butstillwecomeintoVictoria eign-missions designation on
Thevigilsandmemorialsto p.m.,undercoverpoliceofficers those who insult the anthem. status as a special trading ParktocommemorateJune4,” fiveothermajorstate-runChi-
victims of China’s crackdown seized a bunch of protesters Theoppositioncampboycotted partnerbecauseitwasnolon- said Lee Cheuk-yan, chairman nesemediaoutletsinFebruary
31yearsagoonpro-democracy gatheredonaroadinthecity’s thevote,aftermonthsoffilibus- ger sufficiently autonomous ofthegroupthatorganizesthe andplacedapersonnelcapon
demonstratorsinBeijing’sTi- MongKokdistrict,beatingback teringfailedtohaltitspassage. fromChina,whichhadpledged vigil. “We do not know what fourofthemthenextmonth,
ananmen Square remained others with pepper spray and Thelawbansactsincluding toupholdpeople’sfreedomsin will happen next year, but we forcinganumberofreporters
mostlypeaceful.Despiteearlier batons.Onemanwaspinnedto insultingtheantheminpublic, thecityuntil2047. call upon the people of Hong andotherChineseemployees
warningthatthosewhogath- thegroundinastrangleholdby orplayingandsingingitina Chinese officials have said Kongtocontinueourfirmstand toleavetheU.S.Chinaretali-
eredcouldbesubjecttoarrest, aplain-clothedofficer,andsev- distortedordisrespectfulway. thelegislationisjustifiedand ondemocracyandfreedomand ated by expelling reporters
police officers largely looked eral were arrested. The police Criticismoftheanthemlaw willbringprosperityandsta- continuetolightacandle.” fromTheWallStreetJournal,
onascrowdsgatheredinlarge forcetweetedthatifprotesters has been muted amid bigger bility back to the city, which —JoyuWangandRachelYeo the New York Times and the
numbers across the territory. hadn’t blocked roads, police concernsoverBeijing’sdecision wasdrivenintorecessionlast contributedtothisarticle. WashingtonPost.
South Korea Economy Weathered Crisis, but Future Is Cloudy
HoldingUp BYANDREWJEONG likelythatanyeconomywillex- growth. It slashed interest Asia’s fourth-largest econ- about60%oftheglobalmar-
perienceafull,rapidV-shaped rates by a quarter of a per- omy posted annual growth of ket—contributing0.7percent-
SouthKoreaescapedtheworst
SEOUL—South Korea’s recoveryfromthepandemic.” centagepointto0.5%,arecord 1.4% in the year’s first three agepointtofirst-quarterGDP
ofthenewcoronavirus's
economyhasprovedtobeone Though South Korea was low. A new cluster of virus months, while the European growth.
economicfalloutinthe
of the most resilient in the oneofthefirstcountrieshitby casesacrossgreaterSeoulhas Unionwasshrinking2.6%and Backhome,evenasthena-
firstquarter.
worldinthefaceofthecoro- the coronavirus, its economy sparkeddiscussionofwhether China 6.8%. The U.S.’s year- tion grappled for weeks in
PercentagechangeinGDP navirus, but economists say actuallygrewinthefirstquar- social-distancingmeasuresre- over-yeargrowthwastheworst Februarywiththesecond-big-
fromayearearlier thatwillbedifficulttosustain. ter. The question is whether laxedinMayshouldreturn. inmorethanadecade,0.2%. gestoutbreakintheworldat
Dependentonexports—led the government’s aggressive South Korea, nonetheless, AmongmembersoftheOr- the time, two factors helped
Turkey bythelikesofSamsungElec- supportandapandemicstrat- showshowtokeepaneconomy ganizationforEconomicCoop- keeptheeconomyrunning.
Lithuania tronics Co., Hyundai Motor egy that has avoided wide- activeevenduringthedarkdays eration and Development— One, local officials and
Co.and LG Corp.—the econ- spread lockdowns will be mostlydevelopedcountries— economists say, was acceler-
Hungary
omyisfeelingthepainofthe enoughtokeepitafloat. only Hungary, Lithuania, atedspendingfromthe2020
Poland global spending slowdown Stimulus spending has WillSeoul’s Poland, and Turkey topped fiscal budget. Second, the
causedbythepandemic.South addeduptomorethan12%of South Korea’s economic per- countryalsoneverresortedto
S.Korea aggressivepandemic
Korea’s exports in May were gross domestic product—on formance, and none of them lockdowns. Social-distancing
U.S. down24%fromayearearlier, parwithpackagesintheU.S. strategykeepthe reported a Covid-19 case be- measures remained in place
about matching April’s 25% and Europe. The government foretheveryendofFebruary. untilMay.
Canada economyafloat?
drop. alsostokedgrowthbyacceler- “South Korea successfully Seeing tougher months
U.K. Andwhilecountriesaround atingspendingfromtheregu- containedthepandemic,help- ahead, the government of
Japan theworldmayberelaxinglock- lar budget when infections ingitavoidalockdown,which PresidentMoonJae-iniskeep-
downs,decimatedincomesand spiked in mid-February. And resulted in preventing the ingupstimulusintheformof
Mexico
thelingeringvirusmakeaflurry this week it said it would in- combating a major virus out- growthratefromworsening,” loans,taxbreaks,benefitsand
Germany of consumer purchases seem ject an additional $28 billion break.Employingbroadtesting said Sung Tae-yoon, an eco- cashdole-outs.
unlikely:“Evenifwearelucky intotheeconomythroughthe andaggressivecontacttracing nomics professor at Yonsei Mr. Sung, the Seoul-based
EU
enoughtoavoidasecondwave, country’s largest-ever single rather than lockdowns means UniversityinSeoul. economist,saidmoregovern-
France peoplewillbeslowtoreturnto supplementarybudget. thecountry’s51millionpeople Itgotanunexpectedboost mentspendinginthemonths
their old habits,” said Gene ButinMay,inthefirstrevi- have been able to leave their fromasurgeinworld-widein- aheadwouldpropupkeyindi-
Italy
Grossman,aneconomicsprofes- sion to its outlook since Feb- homes, with restaurants, bars ternet use as health officials cators such as consumption
China soratPrincetonUniversity. ruary, the central bank fore- andretailerslargelyopen,limit- toldpeopletostayhome.That and employment. But a big
–10 –5 0% 5 RajivBiswas,chiefAsiaecon- casttheeconomywillcontract ingthedropinconsumerspend- drove demand for memory portion, he said, is one-time
omistforIHSMarkit,amarket 0.2%thisyear—comparedwith ing.Theunemploymentrateis chips, South Korea’s top ex- cashtransfersthatwon’tboost
Sources:OECD,Eurostat,BankofKorea researcher, said that “it is un- the prior forecast of 2.1% 4.2%andhashardlybudged. port—itscompaniesrepresent theeconomylonger-term.
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WORLD NEWS
Japan
Olympics
Face Cuts
BYALASTAIRGALE
TOKYO—Japanislookingat
options to slim down next
year’sOlympics,Tokyo’sgover-
nor said, as it tries to ensure
theGamesstayontrackdespite
rising costs and the lingering (3)
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topushbackthe2020Games PedroFloresputasignupathishomeinSanSalvadorreading‘Wearehungry,president,’alongwithawhiteflagmanySalvadoranshaveusedtocallforfoodassistance.
Remittances to El Salvador Dry Up
to next year, organizers have
reportedlittleprogressincon-
firmingnewplans.Preparation
has been hampered by the
spread of the coronavirus,
whichforcedJapantoimpose
astateofemergencyinApril BYSANTIAGOPÉREZ
andMay.
PrimeMinisterShinzoAbe The slum in El Salvador
has said he wants the Games whereMaríaGracielaBarrera
to be held in their “complete lives is dotted with white
form” and ruled out any fur- flags, outside homes, serving
therdelay,pressuringorganiz- asdistresssignalsthatpeople
erstocomeupwithaformula insidedon’thaveenoughfood.
for an event with the best Thecoronaviruspandemic’s
chanceofgoingahead. economicfalloutthousandsof
On Thursday, Japan’s larg- miles away in the U.S. is hit-
estnewspaperbycirculation, ting people like Ms. Barrera,
theYomiuri,reportedthatthe 89yearsold,whoisnolonger
government and organizers gettingthe$50amonththat
were looking at several op- twoofhergrandchildrensend
tions, including requiring all fromLosAngeles.
spectators, athletes and offi- “Since they lost their con-
cialstotakeacoronavirustest, struction jobs because of the
inadditiontokeepingathletes coronavirus, we are adrift,”
insidetheOlympicVillage. Ms.Barrerasaidaftercollect-
Othermajormediafollowed ing a bag of basic goods dis-
withsimilarreports,including tributedbyaCatholiccharity
possiblecutbacksonpeopleat inSanSalvador.
theopeningandclosingcere- As the jobless rate among
monies, in addition to fewer HispanicsintheU.S.surgedto
spectators. close to 20% in April, remit-
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike tancestoElSalvadorplunged
confirmed discussions were 40%fromthesamemonthlast
under way. “To gain the un- year, central bank figures
derstandingofTokyoresidents show. Experts think the drop
and the Japanese people we couldbeabout20%year-over-
shouldrationalizeandsimplify year in May and will exacer-
the Games where necessary,” bate difficult economic times
shesaid. formillions—andfuelfurther MaríaGracielaBarrera,above,hasreceivedfoodsuppliesfromaCatholiccharity,Solidaritón,runbysingerDinoSafieduringthe
AspokesmanfortheTokyo wavesofimmigrationincom- coronaviruspandemic.Below,Mr.Safie,left,spokewithresidentswhohadjustacceptedprovisionslastmonthinSanSalvador.
2020 organizing committee ingyears.
saidallthoseinvolvedinplan- Other than impoverished Remittancesaspercentage
ningtheGameswerediscuss- Haiti,nocountryintheWest- ofGDP
ing the impact of the post- ernHemispherereliesmoreon
ponement, but declined to remittances than El Salvador.
ElSalvador
providefurtherdetails. One in four Salvadorans live
The spokesman, Masa Ta- abroad,mostlyintheU.S.,and
kaya,saiddecisionsonhowto morethantwoofevery10dol- Guatemala
managetheimpactofthecoro- larsinthecountry’seconomy
navirusontheOlympicswould comefromremittances,accord-
come only after in-depth dis- ingtogovernmentestimates.
Philippines
cussions in the fall, when the Remittancessurpassed$5.6
outlookforthevirusmightbe billionlastyear,dwarfingthe
clearer.Hesaidthatwouldin- $724 million El Salvador re-
Mexico
cludepossibleadjustmentsto ceived in foreign investment
seatingatOlympicevents. andtoppingthe$4.8billionof
“Thisissomethingthegen- goods that the country ex-
eralpublicandticketholders ported. India
“Insomeruralareas,nore- 0% 5 10 15 2025
mittances means no income,
Organizerscouldget not even for food,” said Dino Source:InstituteofInternationalFinance
Safie, the singer for a local
abillthatmayreach
Catholicrockband.Hebegan tooltoattractinvestmentand
severalbillion distributing food to people generate more certainty for
like Ms. Barrera through his companies,”saidMaríaLuisa
additionaldollars.
charity,Solidaritón,asthecri- Hayem, the country’s finance
sisintensified.“Whenyoude- minister. “Like any economic
livertooneofthem,sixneigh- measure,ithasitslimitations
borsappearbeggingforhelp.” atthistimewhenothercoun-
may be concerned about. We Thedropinremittancesex- peopleintoatopexportprod- cial spending was $320 in more vulnerable than its trieshavemoretools.”
wanttobrushawaythosecon- posesamajorflawinElSalva- uct. In essence, migrants are 2018,lessthanathirdofthat neighborstoexternalshocks. El Salvador’s debt will ex-
cerns,”hesaid. dor’sdevelopment.Sinceacivil themainpillaroftheseecono- spent by Costa Rica, a haven Without its own currency, ceed 90% of economic output
Ticket demand for the To- warendedinthe1990s,thetiny mies,”saidRicardoCastañeda, ofsocialstabilityandwelfare, ElSalvador can’tcutinterest by year-end. The government
kyo Olympics was exception- Central American nation has senior economist at the Cen- according to the United Na- ratestofostergrowthorboost planstospendmorethan$1bil-
allyhighbeforethecoronavi- spentsolittleonhealth,educa- tralAmericanInstituteforFis- tions’ Economic Commission governmentspendingwithout lioninpublichealthcare,cash
rusoutbreak. tionandwelfareprograms,that calStudies,athinktank. forLatinAmericaandtheCa- increasing its dollar-denomi- transferstolow-incomehouse-
While the organizers have 1.6millionSalvadoranshadlit- Ofthe$24billioninremit- ribbean. Guatemala and Hon- nated debt. “Dollarization is holds and payroll support to
been for the most part tight- tleoptionbuttoemigrate.The tances received by Central duras, at $228 and $185, re- like a tattoo. Once you have businessestopreventmasslay-
lipped,Tokyo2020ChiefExec- money they send back helps Americalastyear,88%wentto spectively, also trail Latin one,it’simpossibletoremove offs. Bank of America expects
utive Toshiro Muto said in familiessurviveandsubsidizes the Northern Triangle coun- America’saverageof$938. it without leaving scars,” Mr. thebudgetdeficittowidento
mid-Maythatmostaspectsof governmentspending. tries.Meanwhile,theregion’s The government of Presi- Castañedasaid. almost 11% of gross domestic
the Games were being re- ElSalvador,Guatemalaand publicspendingonhealth,ed- dent Nayib Bukele acknowl- WhileHondurasandGuate- product.Theeconomyisfore-
viewed,bothtocontaincosts Honduras form the so-called ucationandcashtransfersto edgesthatlowsocialspending mala have balanced budgets, casttocontract8%thisyear.
and to help the Games navi- Northern Triangle of Central thepoorisamongthelowest and inequality are deeply low debt levels and funding “Therearevariablesthatno
gatecoronaviruschallenges. America,aregionthathasbe- inLatinAmerica.Mostofthe rootedinElSalvador.Butthe costs similar to investment- longer depend on us, such as
“This may not be like any comethetopsourceofillegal moneyfromabroadisusedto country’s use of the U.S. dol- gradeMexico,ElSalvador’sgov- remittances. Their recovery
other Games in the past. We migrationtotheU.S. buy basic goods or pay for lar,adoptedin2001andwhich ernmentispayinginterestrates willdependonthereopening
might come up with a new “The economic model that doctor visits or school fees, providedmacroeconomicsta- ofalmost10%toborrowdollars, of restaurants, hotels or the
OlympicandParalympicpara- we have implemented in the surveysshow. bility when remittances were pushingupdebt-servicingcosts. construction sector in the
digm that can be a legacy of three countries has turned ElSalvador’spercapitaso- rising,alsomakesElSalvador “Dollarizationwasseenasa U.S.,”Ms.Hayemsaid.
Tokyo,”hesaid.
Tokyo 2020 President
Yoshiro Mori has highlighted Putin Declares an Emergency Over Arctic Fuel Spill
theOlympicceremoniesaspos-
sible areas for changes. The
openingandclosinggalasusu-
ally involve large stadiums BYANNM.SIMMONS bodiesofwater. oraround$87million. pollution.” A fourth case was terithadoccurred.
packedwithathletes,perform- Mining company Norilsk “This doesn’t take into ac- opened on counts of negli- “Iseverythingallrightwith
ersandspectators,whichwould MOSCOW—Russianinvesti- Nickel,orNornickel,whosesub- count soil damage and emis- genceoverthelatereporting yourhealththere?”Mr.Putin
potentiallybeoneofthebiggest gators launched a criminal sidiaryNorilsk-TaymyrEnergy sionsofpollutantsintotheat- oftheaccident,theInvestiga- asked.“Iwillbeforcedtoin-
risksforspreadingthevirus. probeintoamassivefuelleak Co.ranthefacility,saidtheMay mosphere,”thegroupsaid. tiveCommitteesaid. structlaw-enforcementagen-
Local organizers are also from a power station in the 29incidentfollowedthesudden Thecompanysaiditistoo Neither Mr. Starostin nor ciestogivealegalassessment
facing a bill that may reach ArcticafterPresidentVladimir failureofpostssupportingthe earlytoodiscusstheextentof his representatives could be ofalltheactionstakenbyoffi-
several billion dollars on top Putin publicly admonished a basementofthestoragetank. thedamage. reachedtocomment. cials.”
oftheoriginalbudgetbecause senior official over the inci- Thespillcausedsignificant A court on Thursday an- On Wednesday, during a Nornickelsaidthecompany
ofthedelay,andareeagerto dent and declared a national pollution and environmental nouncedthearrestthedaybe- televisedgovernmentmeeting “reported the incident in a
reduce costs. The Interna- stateofemergency. damage,Russia’sInvestigative fore of Vyacheslav Starostin, todiscussmeasurestoaddress timelymanner,”andprovided
tionalOlympicCommitteehas The power plant operator Committeesaid. theheadofthepowerplant. the fuel spill, a visibly an- law-enforcementagencieswith
saiditwouldcontributeupto said accidental damage to a The Russian branch of the Investigatorssaidtheyhad noyed Mr. Putin scolded the copiesofofficialreports.
$650milliontowardtheaddi- dieselfuelstoragetankinthe international environmental opened three criminal cases region’s governor, saying he Mr.Putinbackedaproposal
tional running costs of the remoteSiberiancityofNorilsk organizationGreenpeacesaid oncountsof“soildamage,vio- wasshockedthatlocalauthor- to declare a national state of
Games. But host city Tokyo caused20,000tonsoffuelto thedamagetoriversandlakes lationofenvironmentalregu- itieshadbecomeawareofthe emergency over the incident,
may also have to shoulder a seepintothesoilacrossasig- nearby in the Taymyr region lations in the course of eco- emergencysituationonlyfrom whichwouldallowforfederal
largesliceoftheextracosts. nificantareaandcontaminate could exceed 6 billion rubles, nomic activity, and water socialmediaandtwodaysaf- supportforthecleanupeffort.
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benchmarkovernightinterest thecoronavirusundercontrolus- musk and so many others book, putting Amazon in the ersonitsplatformtodevelop hasbeencriticalofMr.Bezos’
rateonholdat0.25%,asit ingstrictborderclosuresandeco- pushing will do, but at least middleofapoliticalfirestorm itsproducts. ownpassionproject—arocket
scaledbacksomeofitsmarket nomicallydamaginglockdowns. thistimetheybackeddown.” swirling around social-media companythatisseparatefrom
interventionsandsaidtheim- Theyworrythatprogresscould Amazon’s power and reach companiescaughtbetweenef- AmazoncalledBlueOrigin.
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demicontheglobaleconomy ofinternationalvisitors. dustry. Its online retail store andclaimsofstiflingpolitical fullysentU.S.astronautsinto
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platform. The company ac- including Amazon, geared to- Mr. Bezos, related, in part, to pecially as both men have
counts for at least two-thirds ward examining the practices the CEO’s ownership of the pushed to reopen the U.S.
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Sana’a,Yemen,onThursday.Atleast16peoplediedinflooding. booming sales as consumers cratic presidential candidates thecontractpotentiallyworth contributedtothisarticle.
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