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Jobs Recovery Shows Signs of Flagging
Unemploymentclaims jobmarketrightnowispretty mer, and gains continued in as individuals—especially el-
fragile,”saidMicheleEvermore, August but at a slower pace, derlyones—remainhesitantto
heldsteadylastweek;
seniorpolicyanalystattheNa- last Friday’s Labor Depart- gooutamidthepandemic,Mr.
theyhadbeenfalling tionalEmploymentLawProject. mentreportsaid. Cunninghamsaid.
“Clearlypeoplearetryingtoget Theincreaseinthenumber Jobless claims are nearly
afterhittingapeak
backontheirfeet.They’retry- of job postings, a real-time fourtimeslevelsrecordedbe-
ingtogetbacktowork.That’s measure of labor-market ac- forethecoronavirusupended
BYSARAHCHANEY notgoingtobecomplete...until tivity, has markedly slowed theeconomyinMarch,anin-
thevirusgoesaway.” sincelateJuly,andlastweek dication companies continue
Thenumberofpeopleseek- Thetotalnumberofworkers stood about 20% below 2019 tocutworkers.
ing and collecting unemploy- receivingassistancefromstate levels,accordingtodatafrom Atthebeginningofthepan-
mentbenefitshasremainedat andfederalprogramsalsore- job-searchsiteIndeed.com. demic,Congresspassedabill
historically high levels in re- mainedhighinlateAugust,as SS Some companies that re- that included federal funding
cent weeks, a sign the labor- more workers turned to pan- PRE openedinlatespringandearly for an extra $600 a week in
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pandemicstrucktheU.S. 29.6millionpeople,whichisn’t SS aren’tregisteringenoughfoot July,andlastmonth,President
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unchanged at 884,000 last two weeks behind new state OLI employmenttoprecrisislevels. tionallowingstatestotapdi-
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week, the Labor Department claimsfigures,includestempo- V. MartyCunninghamlaidoff saster-relieffundsfor$300a
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a peak of about 7 million in in addition to those receiving AnemployeeoftheMississippiDepartmentofEmploymentSecurity theonsetofthepandemicthis More than 40 states have
March,butthepaceofdescent regularstatebenefits. WINJobCenterinPearl,Miss.,left,assistsaclientwithpaperwork. spring.Hebroughtbackthree received federal approval to
hasslowedandclaimsremain The overall increase could employeeswhentheneighbor- distributetheextrapayments,
abovetheprepandemicrecord beduetoanumberoffactors. ploymentbenefitstopandemic this program in the week hood cafe reopened in June accordingtotheFederalEmer-
of695,000. Morestatesarereportingpan- unemploymentassistance,pol- endedAug.22,comparedwith andhopesforbusinesstoin- gency Management Agency.
Thenumberofworkerscol- demic unemployment assis- icyanalystssaid. 1.39millionaweekearlier. creaseenoughthathecanhire Somestates,includingArizona
lecting state unemployment tancenumbersthanearlierin More individuals have run Theunemploymentratefell backmoreworkers. and Louisiana, have already
benefits also has dropped thecrisis,helpingexplainthe through their regular state to8.4%inAugustfrom10.2% “It seems like it is incre- started delivering the money
fromhighsreachedearlierin longer-term increase in pan- benefits and are now relying inJulyandapeakofnear15% mentally getting a little bet- toindividuals.
thepandemic,butisstillele- demic claims. Another possi- onanextra13weeksinbene- in April, when the pandemic ter,” he said of business de- Themoneytofundtheextra
vated. So-called continuing bilityisparentswhocouldn’t fitsprovidedinafederalstim- triggeredwidespreadbusiness mand,notinghewasn’tseeing paymentsislimitedandcould
claimsincreasedtoabout13.4 return to work because of ulus bill passed in March. closures. afastrecovery. be exhausted in five or six
million at the end of August. physicalschoolclosurescould About1.42millionpeoplewere State reopenings helped Saleshavebeenrunningat weeks,dependingonthenum-
“People’sattachmenttothe bemovingfromregularunem- collecting benefits through boost employment this sum- abouthalfoflastyear’slevels, berwhoqualifyforsuchfunds.
U.S.WATCH
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Fed Officials Debate How to Implement New Policy Strategy
BYNICKTIMIRAOS theirpolicyplansandwhether theirassetpurchases.Thesein- theirpaceofassetpurchases. jectionsinJuneprojectedrates becomemoreimportant,”said
towaituntilsubsequentgath- clude whether to shift pur- Officialscutinterestratesto staying near zero through AtlantaFedPresidentRaphael
Federal Reserve officials eringsinNovemberorDecem- chasesofTreasurystolonger- nearzeroinMarchandarepur- 2022. Projecting near-zero Bostic. “I don’t think we’re
forged an agreement last ber to more fully reconfigure dated securities to hold down chasinggovernmentsecurities ratesthrough2023wouldoffer thererightnow.”
month on a new framework policy statements to reflect bondyields,astheFeddiddur- atanannualrateofmorethan one way for the Fed to rein- The discussions on how to
governinghowtheywillcon- thenewframework. ing its last bond-buying cam- $1 trillion. With rates pinned force the “lower for longer” refine their so-called forward
ductpolicyoverthelongrun. Officialshaveindicatedless paign from 2012 to 2014, and nearzero,onewayofficialsbe- raterefrainthatemergedfrom guidance about interest rates
InpreparingforaSeptember urgencytoreachconsensuson whethertoeventuallylinkguid- lieve they can provide more theframeworkreview,though or to tweak their asset pur-
meeting, they are debating other questions surrounding anceabouttheirrateplansto stimulus is to fortify expecta- it may have a mild effect be- chase program have been
howexactlytoimplementthis tions around how long short- causeinvestorsinfuturesmar- smoothed by the announce-
strategy for an economy re- BondBuyer termrateswillremainlow—for ketsdon’texpecttheFedtolift mentlastmonthofayearlong
covering from a severe and instance,byspellingoutthein- itsbenchmarkrateuntil2024. policyrevampinwhichtheFed
unusualdownturn. Fedassetholdings,including Federal-fundsrateduring flationandlabor-marketcondi- SomeFedofficialshavesaid will seek periods of slightly
Central-bank officials are Treasurysandmortgagebonds lastfourdownturns tionsthatwouldwarrantkeep- they are in no rush to make higher inflation after periods
likely at coming meetings to ingratesnearzero. their guidance more specific in which price pressures run
$8trillion 12%
providemorespecificguidance SeveralofficialsattheJuly becauseinvestorsalreadyex- belowtheir2%target.
about what conditions would 7 meeting of the Federal Open pecttheFedtokeeprateslow “It’s important that the
justifycontinuedlowinterest 10 Market Committee said they forseveralyears. statementthatcomesoutofthe
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rates, according to public 6 expected the Fed would need Moreover, the unusual na- FOMC meeting be consistent
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speechesandinterviews. 8 to provide more stimulus. ture of the current economic with the new strategy docu-
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their purchases of Treasury ernmentspendingaslikelyto tionaldynamicsofabusiness- dentLorettaMesterlastweek.
4 6 2001
and mortgage-backed securi- delivermorebangforthebuck cycledownturnbypreventing Forthelastsixmonths,the
ties, initiated in March with 3 with commercial activity and lowratesfromspurringare- Fed’s statement has said it
the stated goal of repairing 4 employmentstilldepressedby bound in activity in service would keep rates near zero
marketfunctioning,arebeing 2 measuresdesignedtoslowthe sectorsoftheeconomy. until officials are “confident
maintained now to support a 2 spreadingcoronavirus. “As we get to that period that the economy has weath-
fastereconomicrecovery. 1 Officials are set to release when it’s clear to everyone ered recent events and is on
Butofficials’remarkshead- 2020 2007-09 aftertheirmeetingWednesday thatwe’retransitioningoutof tracktoachieve”itsinflation
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virus pandemic—took a harsh lowedprotestsagainstracism Cityofficialshave ersandstarteddrivingtoward towaitress.Sheandherfam- via a feed from a security
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saidtheybelievethe
rest swept Kenosha following whether they will have the theyknewitwasuseless. protestersandseethosecaus- waslootedthenightMr.Blake
the police shooting of Jacob money to rebuild and stay in damagewaslargely “We saw the fire extin- ing destruction as something wasshot.Thecoupleandtheir
Blake,aBlackmanleftpartially theneighborhood. guishers weren’t going to else: vandals. She rued how adult daughter, Alice Lee,
theworkofoutsiders.
paralyzedbytheencounter. WhileKenosha’spopulation help,”Ms.Hernandezrecalled the destruction of Uptown spentthenextmorningclean-
Daytime protesters chal- is79.5%whiteand11.5%Black, as she stood in the park lot Restaurant, which her family ing up the damage—only to
lenged city officials during according to census data, lo- behind the burned down res- hopestorebuild,woulddimin- havethestoregoupinflames
mostly peaceful gatherings, calssaytheUptownneighbor- taurant,whichisnowclosed. ish the support they would thefollowingnight.
but at night angry crowds hoodisoneofthecity’smost the neighborhoods that they “Everythingwastoobig.” normallygivethecommunity “Ididn’tevenknowhowat-
clashedwithriot-gear-cladpo- diverseareas,withamajority wanttoprotect.” ThecouplemovedtoKeno- inatimeofneed. tached I was to the store, it
licearmedwithpepperspray ofminority-ownedbusinesses. Clyde McLemore, founder shaoveradecadeagobecause “The attention we would waspartofmychildhood,”the
andteargas.Lootingfollowed, Inside La Estrella Super- oftheLakeCountychapterof they said it was the type of havepaidtothatisnowhere,” youngerMs.Leesaid,recalling
thenarson,beginningnearthe market,ownerAbelAlejosur- Black Lives Matter, worries peacefulcommunityinwhich Ms.Tejadasaid.“Howarewe how she used to occasionally
countycourthousedowntown, veyed the water- and smoke- thedestructiondetractsfrom they wanted to raise their goingtoputbreadontheta- nap in the back and could
thenmovingwestto22ndAv- damage his shop suffered as whatgroupslikehisarefight- daughter, Zaydi Tejada, now bleinthenextfivemonths,six never remember prices when
enueinUptown,alow-income firefighters tried to stop the ingfor.Hesaidheurgedpro- 22 years old. Ms. Hernandez months?” she worked the cash register
neighborhood. spread of fires set as the un- testers with his BLM chapter firstranacandystoreonthe The owners of Uptown asateenager.
Local business officials restturnedviolentmorethan toobeycurfewanddoesn’tbe- sameblockastherestaurant, Beauty,whichsitsbetweenthe Mr.Leesaystheywilltryto
havealreadytalliedatleast56 twoweeksago.Carpetingina lievetheywerepartofthede- which the family purchased restaurantandLaEstrella,are rebuild,thoughheisstilltry-
businessesthatweredamaged hallwaywasspongywithwa- struction. from its previous owners asking themselves similar ing to wrap his brain around
or destroyed by looting and terashesurveyedpackagesof “We’renotintodoingany- aboutsixyearsago. questions.MarriedcoupleDong the damage, which insurance
fireintwoofKenosha’sbusi- spoiling food that needed thing to damage our commu- Ms.Tejadarecalledhowshe Won Lee and Yang Soon Lee, willonlypartiallycover.
ness districts: its downtown, clearingoutlastweek. nity,”hesaid.“Itwatersdown usedtopopbytherestaurant both immigrants from Korea, “Suddenly everything is
where government buildings He lamented the jobs and ourmessage.” before school to grab break- haveruntheshopfor25years. gone,”hesaid.
Democrats Block GOP Relief Bill Fraud by 57 People
Alleged in PPP Aid
BYANDREWDUEHREN
ANDKRISTINAPETERSON
For Small Business
WASHINGTON—Democrats
blocked Senate Republicans’
whittled-down$300billioncor-
onavirusaidpackagefromad- BYRYANTRACY million,andnotedthatU.S.at-
vancingThursday,asthepros- torneys’officesinstatesaround
pect of passing more relief to WASHINGTON—Federalau- thecountryhavealsobrought
householdsandbusinessesby thorities sought Thursday to separatePPPfraudcases.
ElectionDaycontinuedtodim. underscore their efforts to The federal government
BothRepublicansandDemo- combat fraud in the govern- backed $525 billion in small-
cratshavebackedmorerelief, ment’scoronavirusreliefpro- businessloansfromApriltoAu-
but have differed on the gram for small business, gustthroughthePPPprogram,
makeupofthepackageandthe pointing to charges filed which is administered by the
overallpricetag.Talksoverthe against 57 people for alleged SmallBusinessAdministration.
summer between Democratic crimesrelatedtothePaycheck The Government Account-
leadersandtheTrumpadmin- ProtectionProgram. abilityOfficehaswarnedthat
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Housesettledaround$1.5tril-S/ fraudulentdocumentstoclaim SBA—rushingtogetmoneyto
lionandDemocratsat$2.2tril-BERT they needed PPP funds for businesses quickly—allowed
lion, before the negotiationsRO payroll—andusingthemoney banks to rely on borrowers’
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with all Republicans except broughtbytheJusticeDepart- meetcertainconditions.
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and designed to fail,” Senate schooling,apriorityofconser- another round of aid and ment last month, five people On Thursday, officials said
supportingit,fallingshortof Minority Leader Chuck vativelawmakersbutopposed madecleartheywouldprefer inGeorgia,OhioandCalifornia thecasesagainstthe57individ-
the 60 votes needed to ad- Schumer (D., N.Y.) said after byDemocrats. little or no additional deficit worked to obtain more than uals represented work by the
vance. The bill was aimed at thevote. Thenewlegislationcallsfor spending, on top of the $4 million in PPP loans by Justice Department and other
highlighting GOP unity on a ThenewpackagefromSen- about $650 billion in spend- roughly $3 trillion approved making allegedly fraudulent agencies, such as the Internal
relief package, but its failure ateRepublicanswouldprovide ing, partially offset by $350 sofar. claims about their business’s Revenue Service and banking
also spurred lawmakers to $300inweeklyfederaljobless billioninrepurposedfunds. Treasury Secretary Steven payrollandexpenses. regulators,tobringthecasesas
sound bleaker notes on their benefits through Dec. 27, es- DemocratssaidRepublicans Mnuchin said last week that Authoritiessaidtheyseized moneywasgoingoutthedoor.
ability to reach a bipartisan tablish legal protections for hadputtogetherabillaimed theadministrationcouldsup- from the group jewelry, Investigators face a chal-
agreement. businessesandhealthprovid- at papering over their divi- port a roughly $1.5 trillion $120,000 in cash, a $125,000 lengeinpolicingsuchalarge
“Myguessisasofnow,un- ers,addaninfusionoffunding sionsandshoringupvulnera- deal. Several Senate Republi- Range Rover vehicle and $3 government program. The
less [House Speaker Nancy] for testing and vaccines, and ble GOP senators by giving cans said they wouldn’t sup- millionfrombankaccounts. fundsatissueinthecasesdis-
Pelosi changes her mind and provide new money for themawaytohighlighttheir porta$1.5trillionbillbecause “Experience has taught us cussed Thursday represented
talks to the White House, schoolsandchildcare. supportforcoronavirusaid. ofconcernsaboutdebtlevels. thatanytimethefederalgov- less than one-tenth of 1% of
there’s not going to be any- To win over Republicans Republicanschalkedtheim- SomeHouseDemocratsfac- ernmentmakesalargeamount thetotalfundsdistributedun-
thing done,” said Senate Fi- concernedoveranearlierGOP passeuptoaDemocraticcal- ing competitive re-election ofmoneyavailabletothepub- derthePPP.
nance Committee Chairman package’s$1trillionpricetag, culationthatvoterswouldpin races this fall are calling on lic on an expedited basis, the In total, more than 5.2 mil-
CharlesGrassley(R.,Iowa). leaderstappedunspentfunds blameonRepublicans. Mrs. Pelosi to strike a deal opportunitiesforfraudareun- lion businesses received PPP
DemocratssaidRepublicans from previous aid packages Policy divisions in GOP withRepublicans.OtherHouse fortunately clear,” said Brian loans after certifying they
hadputforwardapartisanpro- andcutoutasecondroundof rankshavebeenacomplicat- DemocratswanttheHouseto Rabbitt,actingassistantattor- needed the money to pay em-
posal that was too meager to $1,200checkssentdirectlyto ing factor for Republicans passmeasuresfocusedonspe- neygeneralinthedepartment’s ployees during the pandemic.
respondtothehealthandeco- Americans.Thebillalsoadded since efforts to pass a fifth cificpolicytopics,likeunem- criminaldivision. Manyoftheloansweredistrib-
nomicneedsofthepandemic. measuresaimedatincreasing coronavirusreliefbillbeganin ployment insurance. Mrs. He said the cases together utedwithindaysorweeks,with-
“ThecynicalRepublicanbill accesstoprivateschoolsand July.SomeGOPsenatorshave Pelosi so far hasn’t changed representlossestothefederal outtheunderwritingtypicalof
was emaciated, inadequate, offsetting the costs of home blanched at the price tag of herapproach. governmentofmorethan$70 agovernment-backedloan.
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Trump, Biden Square Off in Michigan Google,
Twitter to
BYCATHERINELUCEY orPennsylvania.Butsincethe
GOPconvention,theysaythey Counter
Makinganewlyaggressive seesomemomentumandplan
play for Michigan, President tocompetemoreintensely.
Trumpheldanairporthangar ApollpublishedintheDe-
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rallyinthestateThursday,ar- troit News this week showed
guinghecouldbetterprotect Mr.BidenleadingMr.Trump,
American jobs than Demo- 47% to 42%. The poll of 600
craticrivalJoeBiden. likely voters had a margin of Claims
The Great Lakes State has errorofplusorminus4%.
longappearedtobethetough- Both candidates have sig-
est Midwestern state for Mr. nificantairtimebookedinthe
Trump to win a second time. state.BetweennowandElec- BYEMILYGLAZER
Bothcandidatesareshowering tion Day, Mr. Trump is ex- ANDKIRSTENGRIND
attention on Michigan this pected to spend $13.1 million
week,offeringduelingeconomic andMr.Biden$17.1millionon GoogleandTwitterInc.said
messagesinanareahobbledby local broadcast TV and local theyaretakingadditionalsteps
thecoronaviruspandemic. cable,accordingtodatafrom totampdownmisinformation
Beforethousandsofclosely ad-tracking company Kantar/ abouttheU.S.election,astech
packedpeople,manywithout CMAG. Those totals could platformsscrambletoaddress
masks, in the northeastern shrink or grow because pay- an expected flood of false
city of Freeland, Mr. Trump mentisn’ttypicallymadeuntil claims and misleading posts
said that Mr. Biden had “de- theadsactuallyrun. aheadoftheNovembervote.
votedhiscareertooffshoring The Trump team’s ad, In separate announcements
Michigan’s jobs, outsourcing “Great American Comeback,” Thursday,Twittersaiditplans
Michigan’sfactories.” argues that Mr. Biden would tomoreaggressivelylabelorre-
“JoeBidensurrenderedour blunt economic gains, while move election-related tweets
jobs to China and now he Mr. Biden’s ad contends that that include disputed or mis-
wantstosurrenderourcoun- jobshavebeenlostunderMr. leading information, while
try to the violent left-wing Trump’sleadership. Google said it would screen
mob,”headded. Mr. Trump is also airing a moreauto-completesuggestions
The president’s event fol- radio ad in Detroit and Flint, toavoidvotersbeingmisled.
lowed a Wednesday appear- andVicePresidentMikePence Startingnextweek,Twitter
ance by Mr. Biden in the De- and the president’s daughter saiditwouldlabelorremove
troitsuburbofWarren,where Ivanka Trump have made re- morefalseormisleadingcon-
heunveiledaplanthatwouldSS centvisitstoMichigan. tent that could undermine
include higher taxes on U.S.PRE Hardhitbythecoronavirus public confidence in an elec-
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Mr.Trump’scampaignstop PresidentTrumpspokeatacampaignrallyThursdayatMBSInternationalAirportinFreeland, turnoutinMichigancompared AlphabetInc.’sGooglewillre-
came as he has faced ques- Mich.HisDemocraticrival,JoeBiden,heldacampaigneventWednesdayinWarren,Mich. withfouryearsago.KeithWil- move predictions “that could
tionsoveranewbookbyjour- liams,chairmanoftheMichi- beinterpretedasclaimsforor
nalistBobWoodwardthatre- Whitmer, to open the state HopkinsUniversity. Mr.Trumpflippedonhispath gan Democratic Party’s Black againstanycandidateorpolit-
ports the president said in and issued a call for Big Ten During an interview with to the White House, beating Caucus, said he was encour- icalparty.”Thecompanysaid
interviews that he played football to play. The state, CNN earlier this week, Ms. HillaryClintonbyfewerthan agedbytheBidencampaign’s itwouldscreenoutstatements
downtheseverityofthecoro- whichstillhasrestrictionsin Whitmerexpressedsafetycon- 11,000votes.Hisadvisershave efforts.“I’mnotworried,but aboutvotingmethodsandre-
navirustoavoidincitingpanic. place on gatherings and din- cernsaboutMr.Trump’srally. long considered the state, you don’t take things for quirements, so predictions
Mr. Trump repeatedly ing,hasreported119,872coro- Four years ago, Michigan whichoffers16electoralvotes, grantedeither,”hesaid. such as “you can vote by
called on Michigan’s Demo- navirus cases and 6,886 wasoneofthreetraditionally asmorechallengingtokeepin —JohnMcCormick phone” or “you can’t vote by
cratic governor, Gretchen deaths, according to Johns Democratic strongholds that their column than Wisconsin contributedtothisarticle. phone”won’tbeproduced.
Microsoft Details Russian Election Meddling Judges Say
Census
BYDUSTINVOLZ blogpostpublishedThursday. on the U.S. election because Kingdom,Microsoftsaid. describedbyMicrosoftasfor-
The breadth of the attacks Microsoftislargelylimitedto Russia’s tactics have merly associated with the
WASHINGTON—Microsoft and the action announced by analyzing threats to its own evolvedsince2016toinclude Trumpadministration. Exclusion
Corp.saidRussiangovernment the government underscored customers,butechorecentas- newreconnaissancetoolsand The Chinese hackers also
hackershavetargetedatleast theextentofconcernwithinSil- sessmentsfromtheU.S.intel- methods to cloak its opera- havetargetedacademicsinin-
200organizationstiedtoU.S. iconValleyandamongnational ligencecommunityandother tions,accordingtoMicrosoft. ternational affairs at more Is Illegal
electionsinrecentweeks,and security officials about the securityexperts. While the hackers four years than 15 universities and ac-
theadministrationtookaction threatofforeigninterferencein Mostoftheattemptedintru- agoprimarilyreliedonspear- counts linked to 18 interna-
against people tied to Mos- thepresidentialelection. sionshaven’tbeensuccessful, phishing—an attack that in- tionalaffairspolicyorganiza- BYPAULOVERBERG
cow’s interference efforts, in “Itiscriticalthateveryone and those who were targeted volvesposingasanotherper- tions,Microsoftsaid.
an upsurge of concern less involved in democratic pro- orcompromisedhavebeendi- sontotrickanemailrecipient Iran,meanwhile,hasunsuc- Aspecialthree-judgepanel
than two months before the cessesaroundtheworld,both rectlynotifiedofthemalicious toclickonamaliciouslink—to cessfully tried in recent hasblockedPresidentTrump’s
2020contests. directlyorindirectly,beaware steal login credentials they months to log into accounts plantoexcludeimmigrantsliv-
Thedisclosurebythesoft- ofthesethreatsandtakesteps have more recently deployed belonging to Trump adminis- ing in the U.S. illegally from
ware giant Thursday was the toprotectthemselvesinboth Disclosurecomesas so-called brute force attacks trationofficialsandstaffwork- the2020censuscountthatwill
latest and most detailed evi- theirpersonalandprofessional and password sprays, which ingforMr.Trump’sre-election beusedtoredistributeseatsin
U.S.leviessanctions
dence of an aggressive and capacities,”saidTomBurt,Mi- target a wider net of people campaign,Microsoftsaid. theHouseofRepresentatives.
widespread Russian interfer- crosoft’svicepresidentofcon- againstpeopletiedto with automated attempts to WhilePresidentTrumphas Actingontwolawsuitsfiled
enceoperation.Itcameasthe sumersafetyandtrust. essentiallyguesspasswords. played down concerns about in New York by a group of
interferenceefforts.
Trump administration sepa- A spokesman for the Rus- SinceMarch,Microsoftsaid Russianinterference,hisadmin- states, cities, counties and
ratelysanctionedaUkrainian sian Embassy in Washington it had detected thousands of istrationonThursdayimposed civil-rightsgroups,thejudges
lawmakerandthreeRussians deniedThursday’sallegations attemptedattackslinkedtoa sanctionsonAndriyDerkach,a saidthattheplanviolatessev-
alleged to have interfered in andsaid,“Thetimehascome Chinese hacking group and Ukranian lawmaker who the eral laws that spell out how
U.S.electionsonbehalfofthe to stop poisoning the atmo- activity,Microsoftsaid. nearly 150 account compro- U.S.TreasuryDepartmentsaid the results of the decennial
Kremlin. One of the Russians sphereofrelationswithbase- The Russian group tracked mises.Thewidespreadopera- isactingasaRussianagentin- censusaretobeusedfordis-
wasindictedbyfederalprose- lessallegations.”Chineseand byMicrosoftisaffiliatedwitha tions included attempts to terferinginthe2020presiden- tributingcongressionalseats.
cutorsforwirefraud. Iranianofficialsdidn’trespond militaryintelligenceunitandis compromise people close to tialelections.Hedidn’trespond The president issued his
China also has engaged in torequestsforcomment. thesameonethathackedand the presidential campaigns toarequestforcomment.Also memorandumonJuly21,order-
cyberattacksagainst“high-pro- Microsoft’s threat intelli- leakedDemocraticemailsdur- andcandidatesthemselves,in- namedwerethreeRussiansal- ing that the 2020 population
fileindividuals”linkedtoDem- gence team is able to track ing the 2016 presidential con- cludinganunsuccessfuleffort legedtohaveworkedfortheIn- totalsforreapportionmentnot
ocratic nominee Joe Biden’s suspectedcyberattacksagainst test.Inadditiontopoliticalcon- totargetMr.Biden’scampaign ternetResearchAgency,acom- includepeopleintheU.S.ille-
campaign,whileIranianactors peopleandorganizationsthat sultantsandstateandnational through“non-campaignemail panyU.S.officialssayisatthe gally.TheCensusBureauistry-
havecontinuedtargetingper- use its email platform and parties,itsrecenttargetshave accountsbelongingtopeople center of Moscow’s efforts to ing to complete itspandemic-
sonalaccountsofpeopleasso- otherMicrosoftservices.The included advocacy organiza- affiliatedwiththecampaign.” influenceU.S.elections. delayed count this month so
ciatedwithPresidentTrump’s findingsdon’tportraythefull tionsandthinktanks,aswellas China also has targeted at —IanTalley thatitcandeliverstatetotals
campaign,Microsoftsaidina scopeofforeigncyberattacks political parties in the United least one prominent person contributedtothisarticle. used for reapportionment by
thelegaldeadlineofDec.31.
The court order bars work
Opponents Warn of Private Texas Border Wall’s Risks by the Census Bureau that
would allow it to produce a
separatecountexcludingpeople
intheU.S.illegally.Tocarryout
BYELIZABETHFINDELL notguiltyandaresetfortrial Aug.3. itwasbuilt,theysaid. thepresident’slatestorder,the
nextyear. Fisher Industries self-fi- “Fisher Industries’ private bureau had planned to match
Opponents of a privately Meanwhile, the project’s nancedthe$40millionthree- bollard fence will fail during censusresponseswithcitizen-
funded Texas-Mexico border contractor,FisherIndustriesof mile stretch of wall, which it extremehighfloweventsand ship-verifiedrecordsfromstate
wallarearguingthatlandero- NorthDakota,continuestore- built directly on the Rio furtherexacerbatedamageat and federal agencies to esti-
sion after Hurricane Hanna ceivebillionsofdollarsingov- Grande riverbank near Mis- thefailuresite[s]andtoadja- matehowmanypeopleineach
proves that the wall will fall ernmentcontracts. sion,Texas,thisyear,overthe centlands,”wroteMarkTomp- stateweren’tlegalresidents.
intotheRioGrandeRiver,cit- Two lawsuits are pushing objectionsofsomeneighbors kins,anengineerworkingfor This, the judges ruled,
ingengineeringreports. backagainstthewallinSouth andthebinationalagencythat theNationalButterflyCenter. wouldviolatethelawthatre-
We Build the Wall, a non- Texas—one from the federal enforcestreatieswithMexico. Representatives of Fisher quires Commerce Secretary
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TrumpadviserSteveBannon, gustengineeringreportscame self.Theybelievethatisstart- “Wedon’tagreeit’saserious REE States”—tothepresident.
accusedofdefraudingdonors afterpartiestothesuitswere ingtohappen,aftergashesin issue,”saidMarkCourtois,an AD The Justice Department
who gave to private border- grantedaccesstothewall,on thebankappearedunderpor- attorney for the firm. “We Constructionatthesiteofthe didn’trespondtoarequestfor
wall efforts. All have pleaded private land, to inspect it on tionsofthewall,monthsafter thinkit’sremedied.” three-milewallinFebruary. comment.
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Lightning, Winds and Heat Set FuelforFires Totalareaofdroughtin
California
Moredeadtreescausedbya
five-yeardroughtendingin Exceptionaldrought
2017andacurrentincreasein Extremedrought
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BYJIMCARLTON totheeastmadethemspread Theworkisconstrained,in than they otherwise would bysurveyyears (cid:6)(cid:3)(cid:3),(cid:3)(cid:3)‘’1(cid:3)
quickly,saidNationalWeather part,bythefactthatthefor- have because of the warmer (cid:6)(cid:3)million
The American West is fac- Service meteorologist Drew estedlandinCaliforniasitson waters, setting up the rare (cid:5)(cid:3)(cid:3),(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)
ingoneofthemostdangerous Peterson in Monterey, Ca- state,federalandprivateland, lightning outbreak in August, (cid:5)(cid:3)
andoverwhelmingfireseasons lif.“Thetablewassetforex- makingcoordinationdifficult. saidWallyCovington,emeritus (cid:4)(cid:3)(cid:3),(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)
inhistoryduetohightemper- tremefireconditions,”Mr.Pe- Inaddition,thinningprojects professorofforestryatNorth- (cid:4)(cid:3)
atures,strongwinds,dryfor- tersonsaid. like planned burns often are ernArizonaUniversity.
(cid:3) (cid:3)
estsandlightningstorms. In addition, many forests foughtbyneighbors,saidKen Ridgesofhighpressurethat
2010-14 2015 2016 2017 2018 2010 ’15 ’20
Theoutbreakbeganinmid- throughout the West suffer Pimlott, retired chief of Cal block moisture in the desert
August,whenremnantsoftwo fromabuildupofexcesstim- Fire.Andthen,evenafterthe Southwesthavegrownstron- Sources:USDA(deadtrees);U.S.DroughtMonitor(drought)
tropicalstormsdriftedacross berbecauseofpoliciestostop thinning is done, it has to be gerduetoclimatechange,too,
NorthernCalifornia,unleashing fires as quickly as possible, maintainedasnewvegetation he added. That has contrib- Mr.Swainsaid.“Itisshocking, cles, like those from wildfire
almost15,000lightningstrikes ratherthanlettingthemburn, growsback. utedtotemperaturespikes. but not completely unex- combustion, instead scatter
onto forests and brush that and logging restrictions “Theenormityofthischal- As a result, the vegetation pected.” thelongerwavelengthsofred
hadalreadybeenwitheringun- pushedbyconservationists. lenge is so large and these is uniformly much drier than Normally, rays of sunlight light, while blocking the
der the hottest temperatures Sowhenthefireshit,they fires just keep growing in in- it has been in more than a are scattered by very small shorterwavelengthsofyellow,
onrecordforthatmonth. chewed through dead and tensity,”Mr.Pimlottsaid. century,allowingfirestoplow micro-particles,suchasmole- blue and green, in a process
Thelightningsparkedhun- weakenedtimberatunprece- Theproblemhasonlywors- through everything from the culesofoxygenandnitrogen, knownasMiescattering.
dreds of fires across the re- dentedspeed. ened this year as Covid-19 Joshua tree forests of South- creatingthefamiliardaytime That’s exactly what hap-
gion, including three around The most effective short- safetyconcernspreventedCal- ernCalifornia’sMojaveDesert canopyofblueoverhead,ina pened in the San Francisco
the San Francisco Bay Area term tool is to thin the sur- ifornia from going through to the redwoods near San process called Rayleigh scat- BayAreathisweek,afterfires
thatrankamongthelargestin roundingforests,thusdepriv- with some controlled burns Francisco,saidDanielSwain,a tering. That’s because those intheregionshotintenseup-
acreageinstatehistory. ingfiresoffuel.Butthejobis plannedforthespring. climatescientistattheUniver- moleculesscattershortwave- drafts of smoke and ash into
Asecondroundoffiresex- monumental and experts say Thevastmajorityofscien- sityofCalifornia,LosAngeles. lengthsofbluelightmoreeffi- theupperatmosphereashigh
ploded this week after more thatdespiteabigramp-upin tificexpertssaythewarming “Thereisasustainedback- ciently than the wavelengths as 50,000 feet, about 20,000
record-settingtemperaturesin brush cutting and controlled climate has greatly worsened groundwarmingallthetime, of other colors, according to higher than the cruising alti-
the south and north of the burns, California and other thefirethreat.Tropicalstorms causingthatextraevaporation NASAandtheU.K.’sRoyalSo- tudeofmanyjetairliners.
state. Offshore winds from a Western states are behind Fausto and Genevieve moved from the soil that is making cietyofChemistry. —RobertLeeHotz
passing low pressure system wheretheyneedtobe. farther north in the Pacific waternotavailabletoplants,” Largersmokeandashparti- contributedtothisarticle.
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fullofhundredsofmillionsof
trees dried out by climate 15 dredsofhomesandresulting larger than anything that I’ve outside,thereisdensesmoke
changeandbeetleinfestations 40 inmassevacuationorders.In beenapartof,”JacksonCounty in the valley, really thick
haveproventobeperfectfuel. additiontosoutherncommuni- SheriffNathanSicklersaidata smoke, and the sheriffs are
“The overall totality of tiesinthestate,townsinMar- newsconferenceWednesday. outside saying evacuate now,
50miles LosAngeles
what we are seeing now— ion County and Lane County Officials recovered the re- evacuatenow,”sherecalled.
there are so many extremely 50km 10 “aresubstantiallydestroyed,” mainsofapersonneartheor- Shesaidshehopedherfel-
large fires—is outside of the said Ms. Brown. A child was igin of the fire in northern low evacuees might do some-
experience of anyone I have 8 found dead in a car with his Ashland, Mr. Sickler said. thingtogethertohelpcelebrate
talkedto,”saidDanielSwain,a dog, according to Marion “Basedonthecircumstances, her65thbirthdayonFriday.
climatescientistattheUniver- Source:NationalInteragencyFireCenter CountySheriffJoeKast. there’s likely there could be In California, meanwhile, a
sityofCalifornia,LosAngeles. The fast-moving Almeda additional [bodies] but we complexofmultiplefiresburn-
In California’s Mendocino Mr.Randall’spropertywas where he works as a facility DriveFireinOregon,affecting won’t know that for some ingsinceAugustintheSierra
County,KerryRandallsaidhis damagedbyfiresin2017,and administrator for the nearby southerncommunitieslikeAsh- time,”hesaid. Nevada mountains north of
communityhasfiresonmulti- he evacuated many times. “It city of Ukiah. But he doesn’t landandMedford,hasburned BrendaRoschfledhermo- Sacramentodoubledinsizethis
plesides,thenearby101high- getstobetoomuch,”hesaid. knowwheretogo.Hisfamily throughmorethan5,700acres, bile home near Medford on weekandnowstandsatmore
wayhasbeenclosed,andthe “Thefirsttime,Ipackedallthe homestead, which the family accordingtothestate’sOffice Tuesdaywithjusttheclothes than 252,100 acres with 24%
skyisblottedbyash. artworkandthestuff.Thesec- hadownedfor120years,was of Emergency Management. shewaswearingandatablet containment. The fire’s quick
“My roosters are crowing ondtime,Ipackedalittlebit. just burned to the ground in Imagesofthefire’sdestruction computer. The entire mobile growthpromptedfurtherevac-
alldaylongbecausetheythink The third time, I just threw thefiresnearSalem,Ore. shared by the agency showed home park has been de- uationordersandwarnings.
it’s morning time,” Mr. Ran- someunderwearinabag.” Across Oregon this week, burnt-through neighborhoods stroyed,Ms.Roschsaid. —IanLovett,AlejandroLazo,
dall,whohasn’tevacuatedyet, He said he is considering fires burned more than andsmolderinglots. “Iwasresting,andthenext TalalAnsariandJimCarlton
said.“It’sveryscary.” leaving Mendocino County, 300,000acres,destroyinghun- “This is an event that is thing I know the sheriffs are contributedtothisarticle.
Citi Names
dentandtorunitsglobalcon- wantedtorunabusiness. anallegedaccountingfraudby movetheirmoneyaroundthe ingformoresignsofgrowth.
sumerbanklastyear,afterri- Citigroup tapped her to anoil-servicesfirm. world.Thatbusinesshasbeen This was supposed to be
Jane Fraser val Wells Fargo & Co. shore up its private bank for The Mexico unit fiercely dented by a world-wide pan- the year that Citigroup
approached her for its then- theultrarich. guardeditscultureand,until demicthathasslowedglobal showed it had improved its
open CEO spot. That estab- Afewyearslater,freshoff then,Citigrouphadlargelyleft commercialactivityandcross- profitabilityandcaughtupto
As CEO lishedherasthefront-runner aworktriptoKuwaitandQa- italone.Fixingitwasviewed bordermovements. its rivals. The coronavirus
tosucceedMr.Corbat.Butthe tar,Ms.Frasergotacallfrom as a messy and difficult job. Another challenge is to pandemic and the economic
timing of Mr. Corbat’s retire- Mr. Corbat. He asked her to Few Citigroup executives strengthentheconsumerbank, destruction it caused have
mentcomesasasurprise;he movetotheSt.Louisareato spokeSpanish.Ms.Fraserdid. which is smaller than that of forced the bank to set aside
was expected to remain CEO runthemortgageunit.Atthe Shetookoverandturnedover rivals.Itisanespeciallydeli- those targets. But, like its
ContinuedfromPageOne into2022. private bank, Ms. Fraser had thebusiness’smale-dominated catebalancenowthatcorona- peers,Citigrouphasmanaged
has the right combination of Mr.Corbat,60,hasrunthe dealt with multimillionaires. management.Itsfinancialper- virus has devastated entire to ride out the crisis with its
strategic vision and opera- bank since 2012, stepping in InSt.Louis,herjobwouldbe formanceimproved. swaths of the U.S. economy. profitability dented but its
tional prowess to guide Citi- following Vikram Pandit’s to look after a battered busi- Last year, Mr. Corbat and Ms. Fraser’s background in healthintact.
groupthroughaseverereces- abruptdeparture.The37-year ness serving homeowners Citigroup’s board decided to consumer business is some- Citigroupshareshavefallen
sionthathasinjuredseveralof Citigroupveteran,afix-itman worriedaboutforeclosure. name her president. Stephen thingMr.Corbatlacked. 36% this year, but have risen
itscorebusinesses. withapenchantforstatistics, “Afewofmyfriendsasked Bird, who had been running Eightyearsago,Mr.Corbat about38%sincehefirsttook
“Jane is tough as nails,” iscreditedwithreturningthe me if I was out of my mind,” the much larger consumer tookoverabankincrisis.Reg- overthebank,slightlyunder-
said John Gerspach, Citi- bank to health following its Ms.Frasersaidata2014con- ulatorsandinvestorswereir- performing peers. Shares
group’sretiredlongtimefinan- near-collapseduringthe2008 ference. “The British term is ritated that Citigroup wasn’t closed down less than 1% at
cialchief.“She’sanincredibly financialcrisis.Still,Citigroup daft.” (Ms. Fraser grew up in Ms.Fraserhassaid moving quickly enough to $50.95Thursday.
nicepersonbutdon’tconfuse trails peers on profitability Scotland.) changeafterthefinancialcri- Mr. Corbat “will leave the
womenshouldbe
how she comes across with andshare-priceperformance. Her new employees, Ms. sis. Mr. Corbat worked to firminamuchstrongerposi-
her ability to make the hard TheCitigroupthatMs.Fra- Frasersaidattheconference, lessshyabouttheir smooth over the bank’s rela- tionthanhefoundit,”Chair-
decisions.” ser will run is far different wondered what a British tionships with its overseers manJohnDugansaid.
strengths.
Her promotion is a huge from the bank she joined in womancoulddofortheirU.S. andtoshrink.Helargelystuck In a memo to employees
stepforwomeninthebanking 2004 after stints at Goldman business.Atherfirsttownhall to the plan his predecessor Thursday,bothMr.Corbatand
business. The industry’s top Sachs Group Inc. and McKin- withthegroup,shedonneda andtheboardhadshaped,but Ms. Fraser cited the need for
ranksremainstubbornlymale, sey & Co. (Mr. Corbat inter- Cardinalsjersey. pickedupthepace. Citigrouptoinvestevenmore
despite efforts to recruit and viewedherforthejobatCiti- “Those are the moments business,decidedtoleave.Ms. Still, the bank failed the heavilyinitsglobalinfrastruc-
elevatemorewomen.Menrun group.)SandyWeill,thebank’s you’restandingthereandyou Fraser was given his job, as FederalReservestresstestin tureforriskandcontrols.Mr.
themajorWallStreetbanks— architect,hadrecentlyretired, justhavetoleapintherehead well. 2014,withtheFedtellingCiti- Corbat said putting those
agroupthatincludesJPMor- leavingbehindafinancialsu- firstandgoforit,”shesaid. She has led the bank’s group it had concerns about plansinthehandsofhissuc-
gan Chase & Co., Bank of permarketthathadareputa- Women, she has said, emergency response to the the bank’s general ability to cessorwasonereasonitwas
America Corp. and Goldman tionasanempirebuilder. shouldbelessshyabouttheir coronavirusinNorthAmerica, assess risk. The bank reno- timeforanewleader.
SachsGroupInc. Ms. Fraser was one of the strengths,includingcollabora- an assignment that has put vateditsriskmodelsandhired ActivistValueActCapitalis
Ms.Fraser’sappointmentas leaders who helped the bank tionandemotionalskillsthat her in touch with leaders morecomplianceemployees. amongtheinvestorswhohave
thebank’sfirstfemaleCEOis changetack.Duringthefinan- add more diverse thinking to acrossthebank. Mr. Corbat, his associates applaudedMr.Corbat,butthe
“apointofprideforallofus cial crisis, she ran the bank’s executivesuites. She will take over a Citi- said,understoodthatmuchof fundalsohopedforbetterre-
and groundbreaking for our strategy division, laying the In2015,Citigroupsenther groupthatwillbeunderpres- the public distrusted bank- turns. Partner Dylan Haggart
industry,”Mr.Corbatsaidina groundworktoshrinkthebank to Mexico to run the bank’s sure to use its unique global ing—andCitigroupinparticu- saidheandhiscolleaguesbe-
memotoemployees.Shewill and sell units like the Smith scandal-marred Latin Ameri- perch to expand profits. Citi- lar—when he took the helm. lieveMs.Fraserhasthe“abil-
jointheboardimmediately. Barney brokerage. That role can business. The previous group is one of the biggest While he has won plaudits itytoleadthoughtfulstrategic
CitigrouptappedMs.Fraser gaveheravisionofwhatCiti- year, the bank had said its players in the business of for steadying Citigroup, ana- transformation and drive op-
to serve as the bank’s presi- group could become, but she Mexicounithadbeendupedin helping global corporations lystsandinvestorswerelook- erationalresults.”
THEWALLSTREETJOURNAL. Friday,September11,2020|A7
U.S. NEWS
Several Vaccines Could Join Winner’s Circle
Year-End
Still Target
BYPETERLOFTUS tiplevaccinesofdifferentde-
greesofeffectiveness,anddif-
For Oxford The first vaccine that ferentdegreesofeffectiveness
provestosafelyprotectpeople inarangeofpopulations,”said
against Covid-19 disease will Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the
Drug Data be a breakthrough moment, National School of Tropical
but is unlikely to be the sole MedicineatBaylorCollegeof
answertocurbingthecorona- Medicineandpartofagroup
BYJENNYSTRASBURG viruspandemic. trying to develop a low-cost
Instead,healthexpertssay Covid-19 vaccine for develop-
LONDON—AstraZeneca it is increasingly likely that ing countries. He says it is
PLC’s chief executive said a several vaccines could pass possible there will be four to
Covid-19vaccineitisdevelop- muster in clinical trials and NAL fivesuccessfulvaccineswithin
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saidtheprogressofasafetyre- AstraZenecaPLCencountered NF butnotpreventinfections.
viewintothetrialsubjectwill earlier this week, after a vol- DDE Anysuchdifferenceswould
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determine the timetable. He unteer in a U.K. vaccine trial MCF havetobeborneoutbythere-
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cine by the end of this year, implicationsforsupplyanddis- AparticipantinavaccinetrialreceivesaninjectioninAtlanta.AstagedrolloutofCovidvaccinesislikely. Logisticaltraitscouldmake
early next year,” he told re- tributionplans.Iftestingissuc- onevaccinemoresuitablefor
portersduringanonlinecon- cessful,itispossiblethatroll- signedtogenerateenoughevi- name the two vaccines that cause initial supplies will be certaingroupsthanothers.For
ferenceThursdaymorning. outs of vaccine doses could dence about safety and effi- couldbecomeavailablebutde- limited—perhaps10millionto example,thetwoleadinggene-
Mr.Soriotsaidmanufactur- start as soon as this fall and cacytosupportagovernment scribes characteristics that 15millionintheU.S.,accord- based vaccines, from Pfizer
ingcapacityfortheglobaldis- stretchinto2021andbeyond. decision on whether to clear match those of the vaccines ing to a draft report released andModerna,mustbestored
tributionofthevaccineshould “I think the general public themforwidespreaduse.Com- fromPfizerandModerna. this week by the National and shipped at low tempera-
be ready by early next year, maybehasthewrongimpres- panies have said interim re- Experts say multiple vac- AcademyofMedicine. tures,whichcouldmakethem
and the company intends to sion that there will be a win- sults of the studies could be cines will be needed because Thereislikelytobeastag- more suitable for vaccinating
makethevaccineavailableto ner and only one winner and available starting in the fall, no single company can make geredrolloutofwhichpeople health-care workers at hospi-
allregionsoftheworldatthe everybodyelsewillbealoser,” possibly as soon as October, enough for the whole world. cangettheshots.Lastweek,a tals or other facilities that
sametime. Dr.AnthonyFauci,directorof and if positive, could trigger Severalcompanieshavesigned NationalAcademyofMedicine have the necessary storage
Anindependentcommittee the National Institute of Al- U.S. authorization of emer- contractswiththefederalgov- committeeproposedanalloca- equipment.
is reviewing potential safety lergyandInfectiousDiseases, gencyuseoftheshots. ernmenttosupplyatleast100 tion plan for the U.S. that Having multiple vaccines
concerns related to the sick said in an interview. “That’s NovavaxInc.andJohnson would give the first vaccine could, however, add to the
U.K. trial participant, which notthecaseatall.Ithinkit’s &Johnsonareplanningtobe- dosestofront-linehealth-care complexity of waging a suc-
ledtothetrialpause.Thevac- quiteconceivable,ifnotlikely, ginlargetrialsoftheirexperi- Notallvaccinesin workersinhospitalsandnurs- cessfulvaccinationcampaign.
cine,whichAstraZenecahasli- thatyou’regoingtohavemul- mental vaccines this month, ing homes who are at risk of Several vaccines require
testingarelikelyto
censedfromOxford,isoneof tiplecandidatesthat’llgetover with potential availability of infection. twodoses,soproviderswould
the most advanced efforts in the finish line that will actu- initialdosesbyyear-endorin succeed,butseveral Thesewouldbefollowedin havetotrackwhogetswhich
the West. Before the pause, allybegoodenoughtobeap- early2021.Vaccinesdeveloped phases by other groups such vaccine,andsetupreminders
haveshownpromise.
the company said it might proved for production and inChinaandRussiaalsoarein as older adults in nursing tocallthembackforthesec-
have enough data by next use.” advancedstagesoftestingand homes,peoplewithhealthcon- ond dose. Health experts say
month to submit the vaccine Not all vaccines in testing haveshownpromiseinstudies ditions that increase risk of there is no evidence yet that
toregulatorsforapproval. arelikelytosucceed,butsev- sofar. more-severe Covid-19, and twodifferentvaccinescouldbe
Mr.Soriotsaidthecompany eral have shown promise in U.S. officials have signaled million doses of each vaccine workersinessentialindustries, given effectively to the same
doesn’thaveadiagnosisforthe small,early-stagehumanstud- there could be at least two intheU.S.,andareplanningto before reaching the general person.
trialsubjectwhofellill.“More ies. At least two vaccines are vaccines available by the end producelargerglobalsupplies. population. “It’s going to add to the
testsarebeingdoneonthepa- nowinlarge,late-stageclinical of this year. The Centers for “Weneedmultiplewinners Having multiple vaccines complexity on the ground, to
tient, the person, who devel- trialsintheU.S.,includingone Disease Control and Preven- tohaveenoughvaccines,”said could serve another purpose those people who are doing
opedthesymptoms,”hesaid. co-developedbyModernaInc. tionsentdocumentslastweek Dr.MarkMulligan,directorof beyond shoring up supply. thevaccination,”saidDr.Eric
TheU.K.studyofthevaccine withtheNationalInstitutesof to state officials that lay out theNYULangoneVaccineCen- Eachvaccinemayturnoutto Toner,seniorscholarwiththe
waspausedoncebefore,inJuly, Health and another from various scenarios, including terinNewYork,whichishelp- havedifferentsafetyandeffi- Johns Hopkins Center for
accordingtoanOxfordspokes- PfizerInc.andBioNTechSE. availability of a limited num- ing to run a trial of the cacy profiles, or other traits HealthSecurity.“Idon’tthink
man.Theuniversitydeclinedto Athird,fromAstraZenecaand berofdosesoftwovaccinesby Covid-19vaccineco-developed thatcouldmakeitmoreorless they can rely on patients to
discuss specifics, other than theUniversityofOxford,ison theendofOctoberwithmore byPfizerandBioNTech. usefulincertaingroups,such know which vaccine they re-
thattherewerenoongoingcon- holdpendingthesafetyreview. dosesbytheendoftheyear. Noteveryonewillbeableto astheelderly. ceived or remember a month
cernsasaresultoftheevent. The large trials are de- TheCDCdocumentdoesn’t getvaccinatedrightawaybe- “Therearegoingtobemul- later.”
FDA Guided by Science,
Not Politics, Officials Say
BYTHOMASM.BURTON
WASHINGTON—Senior
Food and Drug Administra-
tionofficials,bristlingatcrit-
icism from some Democrats
and medical leaders that the
agency has been politicized
bytheTrumpadministration,
tooktheunusualstepThurs-
dayofpubliclydeclaringthat
science, not politics, will
guide their decisions on
Covid-19 vaccines.
Inadditiontotakingasci-
ence-firststance,theopinion
piece in USA Today also ap-
peared to be a rebuttal to
PresidentTrump,whohasac-
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executives,whooverseedeci- TheFoodandDrugAdministrationheadquartersinWhiteOak,Md.
sionsondrugs,diagnosticde-
vices and vaccines. “We will proval will maintain the FDA had authorized use of
workwithagencyleadership FDA’s gold standard for convalescentplasma—thean-
to maintain FDA’s steadfast safetyandtestingtoensurea tibody-richbloodcomponent
Cargo/Trunk Liner
commitmenttoensuringour vaccine or therapeutic is ef- from recovered Covid-19 pa-
decisions will continue to be fective.” tients—for treating serious CELEBRATING
guided by the best science.” The senior FDA officials coronavirus cases.
In an Aug. 22 tweet, Mr. made their public statement SomeDemocratscitedthe
Trumphadexpressedfrustra- without approval from the timing as evidence that the
tionoverwhatheclaimedto White House, according to agency had been politicized.
be FDA foot-dragging over a people familiar with the ac- In fact, FDA officials had al-
AMERICAN-MADE
Covid-19 vaccine. tions. ready decided the previous
“The deep state, or who- The authors of the essay weekthattheywoulddecide
ever,overattheFDAismak- include Drs. Peter Marks, that issue by evaluating re-
ing it very difficult for drug whoseFDAcenterdecideson cent patient outcomes data
companies to get people in Covid vaccines; Jeff Shuren, and concluding Aug. 22, ac-
ordertotestthevaccinesand whose FDA center evaluates cording to a person familiar
therapeutics,” the president Covid diagnostics; Patrizia with the decision. Made in America comes with a promise of quality and
wrote in the tweet. Cavazzoni,actingdirectorof TheFDAdecision,however, craftsmanship. That’s why you can rely on our super
“Obviously, they are hop- the FDA’s center for drugs; wasn’t based on the normal
durable Cargo/Trunk Liner to protect the back of your
ingtodelaytheansweruntil andJanetWoodcock,director gold standard of a random-
afterNovember3rd.Mustfo- ofthecenterfordrugsbuton ized,controlledclinicalstudy. vehicle for years. Plus, when you buy USA-made
cus on speed, and saving detail now to the FDA com- Itcomparedpeoplewhogota products, you’re helping support American jobs and
lives!” the president wrote, missioner’s office. high-dose version of the
our economy.
copying @SteveFDA, the “Iftheagency’scredibility plasmawiththosewhogota
TwitterhandleforFDACom- islostbecauseofrealorper- low dose.
missioner Stephen Hahn. ceived interference, people Peter B. Bach, director of
White House spokesman will not rely on the agency’s Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Judd Deere, asked for com- safetywarnings,”theywrote. Cancer Center’s center for
ment on the opinion piece, “Erosion of public trust will health policy and outcomes, Auto. Home. Pet. Find Your Fit.
said the Trump administra- leaveconsumersandpatients said the FDA decision would MadeintheUSA
tionsupportsputtingscience doubting our recommenda- havehadmorecredibilityhad ©2020MacNeilIPLLC 1-800-441-6287or1-630-769-1500
and safety first in the quest tions.” it been based on a random-
for a vaccine. Adayafterhetweetedhis ized, controlled trial.
“TheAmericanpeoplecan criticism of the FDA, Mr. —Jennifer Maloney
rest assured that any ap- Trump announced that the contributed to this article.
A8|Friday,September11,2020 THEWALLSTREETJOURNAL.
WORLD NEWS
Fire Hits Beirut Port Weeks After Blast
Blazeatwarehouse
stirsadditionalpublic
angeratagovernment
perceivedasnegligent
BYNAZIHOSSEIRAN
ANDISABELCOLES
BEIRUT—Alargefirebroke
out at Lebanon’s main port,
sendingupaplumeofsmoke
near the site of the massive
explosion that devastated a
swathofthecapitalandkilled
nearly200people.
People rushed to get away
as firefighters tackled the
blaze at a warehouse about
500yardsfromtheblastsite.
TheLebanesemilitarysaidit
had sent helicopters to help
extinguishthefire.
ThecauseofThursday’sfire
couldn’timmediatelybedeter-
mined, but it served as a re-
minderofthesecuritylapses
that led to the Aug. 4 blast,
whichinjuredmorethan6,000
andleftthousandsofhomesin
ruins.
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running for their lives,” the
employeesaid. withvolunteerssteppinginto gatorinthecaseissuedarrest
Thecompany’schiefexecu- clearawayrubbleandfixdam- MediterraneanSea warrantsfortheport’sharbor
tive didn’t respond to a re- agedhomes. masterandthegeneraldirec-
BEIRUTCENTRAL
questtocomment. Thegovernmenthasprom- DISTRICT PORTOFBEIRUT toroflandandmaritimetrans-
TheInternationalCommittee isedtoholdthoseresponsible port,statemediareported.
of the Red Cross stores thou- fortheblastaccountableand Inthewakeoftheblast,Leb-
sandsoffoodparcelsandoilin hasinstructedthemilitaryto SiteofAug.4explosion anon’s prime minister and his
the warehouse, and the fire deliveraidtobatteredneigh- cabinet resigned under pres-
riskshumanitarianoperations, borhoods. sure from protesters. But the
FabrizioCarboni,theregional Theexplosioncappedase- Fireatportwarehouse LEBANON appointment last week of the
RomanBaths
directorfortheNearandMid- riesofcrisesthathaveunder- Beirut country’s ambassador to Ger-
dle East, said on Twitter. The linedthegovernment’sfailure manyasthenewprimeminis-
Government Mohammad BEIRUT
extentofthedamageremains to address Lebanon’s most Palace Al-AminMosque SYRIA ter has dismayed many, who
tobeestablished,hesaid. pressing challenges. Multiple nowbelievetheexplosionwon’t
Lebanon President Michel deep-rooted problems—from SursockMuseum ISRAEL leadtorealpoliticalchange.
Aouncalledforameetingofthe aneconomictailspintorolling 1mile While the political class
HigherDefenseCouncil,which powercutsandspreadinghun- Jerusalem wrangles over a new govern-
1km
includesseniorsecurityandde- ger—haveshakenthecountry ment,Lebanesearestruggling
fense officials. Military police in the past year. Many Leba- to rebuild shattered homes
begananinvestigationintothe nesehaveblamedthecountry’s There were no casualties, theLebanesearmyfoundmore city center for nearly seven whenmanywerestruggling.
cause,Lebanon’sarmysaidina ruling elite for its multiple saidBrig.Gen.RaymondKhat- than4tonsofammoniumni- years after it was unloaded Anassessmentconductedby
statementpostedonTwitter. problems,mostofwhichthey tar, Lebanon’s civil-defense trate near the port, where a fromaleakingship. the World Bank estimated the
Thepresident’sofficedidn’t say are underpinned by cor- chief. Mr. Khattar said emer- larger cache of the same Foreignleadershavecalled damage from the explosion to
respond to a request to com- ruptionandmismanagement. gency services were running highly explosive material foraninternationalinvestiga- beashighas$4.6billion,with
mentonthecauseofthefire. TalalMerhilosteverything outofwatertoextinguishthe causedlastmonth’sexplosion. tionintotheexplosion,butso anadditional$2.9billionto$3.5
Thefireisfurtherevidence heownsinlastmonth’sblast, blaze, and called on private Mr.Khattarandamilitaryin- fartheLebanesegovernment billion incurred in economic
formanyLebaneseofofficial so when the 52-year-old taxi water-deliveryservicestohelp. telligenceofficialonThursday hasresistedsuchdemandsand lossesinthewakeoftheblast.
negligencethatculminatedin driver saw the smoke on “Rubberandoiltakestime saidtherewerenolongerany iscarryingoutitsownprobe. Even before the explosion,
last month’s explosion. The Thursday,hefledBeirut.“Iam to burn so we have to deal explosivematerialsattheport. Last week’s discovery of the World Bank forecast the
government’s response has disgusted with my life and withitusingfoam,”hesaid. Thehighlycombustiblema- moreexplosivechemicalscame economy would shrink by
been criticized as lackluster, withthiscountry,”hesaid. Thefirecomesaweekafter terial was kept close to the daysafterthejudicialinvesti- 10.9%thisyear.
Protests Turn Deadly
In Colombian Capital
BYKEJALVYAS months of a lockdown aimed
at curbing the Covid-19 pan-
BOGOTÁ, Colombia—At demic. Authorities said they
least nine people died amid wereinvestigatingthedeaths
proteststhatsweptthiscapi- relatedtotheprotests,seven
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Thousands,includingmanychildren,wereleftsleepingonroadsidesandinfieldsaroundtheisland,withlittlefoodorwater. the officers lay on top of
Mr. Ordoñez while firing a
Greece Seeks Shelter for Thousands stungunintohishipandback Thepolicekillingof
several times. He was later
acabdriverwas
pronounceddeadatthehospi-
Of Migrants Displaced by Camp Blaze tal. caughtonvideo,
The event led President
sparkinganoutcry.
IvánDuqueandBogotáMayor
Claudia Lopez to call for a
thorough investigation. A
BYAPOSTOLISFOTIADIS ernment.Thisweek’schaosis around the island, with little turessqueezedtightlytogether. peaceful vigil planned for
ANDGIOVANNILEGORANO the result of years of neglect foodorwater.Authoritiesflew Aid groups have warned that Mr. Ordoñez late Wednesday She urged calm as activist
byGreekandEuropeanUnion some400unaccompaniedmi- unsanitary conditions at the quickly turned violent as groups in the city promised
ATHENS—Asecondnightof authoritiesoftensionsatover- norstothemainland. campmadeitapotentialbreed- scores of demonstrators more demonstrations Thurs-
firesdestroyedwhatwasleft crowdedandsqualidcamps. MigrationMinisterNotisMi- inggroundfordisease—afear clashedwithriotpolice,with daynight.
of Europe’s biggest refugee “There can be no surprise tarakis said the government heightenedbythecoronavirus. some throwing rocks at offi- LikeseveralLatinAmerican
camp, on the Greek island of aboutwhathappenedinMoria. planstoreplacethecampwith Greecehasbeenatthefore- cerswhorespondedwithtear countries, Colombia saw a
Lesbos, as authorities scram- Itwasatinderbox,figuratively a center on the island where front of the migration crisis gasandgunfire. monthslong wave of antigov-
bled to rehouse some 12,000 and literally,” said Nick Malk- movementisheavilyrestricted. since 2015. Lesbos, which is “Any disorder caused by ernment protests a year ago.
peoplewhowerelivingthere. outzis,editorofGreekanalysis Thattriggeredobjectionsfrom closetotheTurkishcoast,has those in uniform, we have to Riot police killed an 18-year-
Thefiresattheovercrowded websiteMacropolis.“Thereare Lesbosresidents,whowantan been one of the main entry demand quick sanctions and old protester named Dilan
MoriacamponLesboswereset no easy choices for European end to the presence of thou- pointsintoEuropeforrefugees rigorous investigations,” Mr. Cruz with a projectile amid
by some of the migrants pro- politiciansinaddressingmigra- sands of migrants, and who andothermigrantsfleeingwar Duque said in a televised ad- the unrest, and his death be-
testing lockdown restrictions tion, but surely creating and erectedroadblocksinprotest. inSyria,IraqandAfghanistan. dressWednesdaynight. comearallyingcry.
imposed at the camp after a sustaining such a dire place Moriawasdesignedtohouse Theslowprocessingofasy- The unrest left more than Thatmovementtaperedoff
numberhadtestedpositivefor wastheworstchoiceofall.” upto3,000asylumseekers,but lum claims left thousands at 170 civilians injured, 66 of without major concessions
the coronavirus, a Greek gov- TheinitialblazeWednesday its population had swelled to Moria exasperated, losing which were gun-related inju- fromthecentralgovernment.
ernmentspokesmansaid. destroyed most of the camp, around25,000bylastyear,un- hopethattheywouldbeable ries, the mayor’s office said. Policesaidthelatestalter-
Therevoltatthecamp,the forcingthemigrantstofleeto til the government moved to to build a new life in Europe Nearly150policeofficerswere cation was triggered early
outbreak of Covid-19 among thesurroundingarea.Further shift some of the migrants to or even escape the island of alsoinjured.Dozensofpublic Wednesday after Mr. Or-
asylumseekers,andresistance firesburnedtherestonThurs- the mainland. Still, the camp Lesbos.Angerflaredthisweek busesandpolicestationswere doñez’s was stopped by offi-
by Greeks to new migrant day. Thousands, including wasfilledwiththousandsliving when restrictions were im- torched,officialssaid,justas cers for allegedly consuming
housingarecreatinganear-in- manychildren,wereleftsleep- in tents, small containers and posedfollowingthedetection Bogotá had begun to resume alcohol in public in violation
tractableproblemforthegov- ingonroadsidesandinfields ramshackle self-made struc- ofCovid-19infections. normalactivityafternearlysix ofsocial-distancingguidelines.
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ECB Leader’s Optimism
On Economy Boosts Euro
BYTOMFAIRLESS tetWealthManagementinGe- signstheregion’srecoveryis
neva. losing steam, especially after
FRANKFURT—European TheECBhasuseditspolicy FederalReserveChairmanJe-
CentralBankPresidentChris- toolsaggressivelysinceMarch, rome Powell signaled in Au-
tineLagardesoundedanopti- unveiling some $3 trillion of gustthattheU.S.centralbank
misticnoteontheeurozone’s stimulus that roughly kept willkeepinterestrateslowfor
economyandplayeddowncon- pacewiththeFederalReserve. years,puttingpressureonthe
cernsovertherecentstrength Itsactionshelpedtopindown ECBtofollowsuit.
oftheeuro,sparkingarallyin borrowing costs for indebted TheECBslightlyrevisedup
thecurrencyandstirringques- its forecasts for economic
tions as to whether the bank growthandinflationthrough
will provide a fresh round of Someanalysts 2022. It left its key interest SS
stimulus to support the re- rateunchangedatminus0.5% PRE
gion’sstutteringrecovery. expectedChristine andsaiditwouldcontinueto MA
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Followingameetingofthe Lagardetohintat purchase up to €1.35 trillion, A/Z
ECB’s governing council, Ms. equivalentto$1.59trillion,of HU
freshEUstimulus. N
Lagardesaidthe19-nationcur- eurozonedebtunderanemer- XI
rencyunionwasexperiencinga gency bond-buying program ECB/
strongeconomicreboundfrom unveiledinMarch. ECBPresidentChristineLagardedidn’thintatanyimminentpolicyactiondespitethecurrency’srise.
thedeepcontractioncausedby Ms.Lagardesuggestedthat
thecoronaviruspandemic,cit- governmentsinSouthernEu- officialshadn’tdiscussedfresh “It wouldn’t be unwise to torsbettheECBwouldn’ttry growth. Exporters are also
ing a recent bounceback in ropeandkeepcreditflowing. stimulus, and were relaxed learn the lesson and avoid tohaltthecurrency’sappreci- wrestlingwithdisruptionsto
manufacturingandservices. Recenteconomicdatahave about a recent sharp drop in claiming victory too early,” ation. theirglobalsupplychains,on-
However, some analysts disappointed however, sug- the region’s inflation rate, to Mr.Ducrozetsaid. Some analysts warned the goingtradeconflicts,andun-
warnedthattheECBmightbe gestingthatconfidenceamong minus 0.2% in August. The WhileMs.Lagardesaidthe ECB’soptimismcouldbackfire certaintyaroundtheEuropean
toosanguineasCovid-19cases the region’s consumers and ECBaimstokeepinflationjust ECB was carefully assessing ifitdroveupthevalueofthe Union’s future relationship
are surging across the conti- businessesisstartingtowane, below2%buthasmissedthat the value of the euro, which euro,whichwouldweighfur- withtheU.K.afterBrexit.
nent and eurozone inflation eventhougheconomicactivity targetforyears. has surged more than 10% ther on inflation and might Virus cases are surging in
hasfallenbelowzero. remainsasmuchas10%below TheECBhasbeencriticized against the dollar in recent forcetheECBtodomorelater. FranceandSpain,raisingfears
“Wecan’thelpbutfeelthat its level at the start of the forbeingtooslowtostimulate months,shedidn’thintatany A stronger euro tends to ofapowerfulsecondwavein
theECBjustmissedanoppor- year. theregion’seconomy,includ- imminentpolicyaction. hurttheregion’slargeexport- thewintermonthsthatcould
tunity to remain ahead of Someanalystshadexpected ing by raising interest rates The euro rose more than ers by making their products trigger fresh social restric-
the...curve,”saidFrederikDu- Ms.Lagardetohintatafresh justaheadofeconomicdown- halfacentagainstthedollar, more expensive in interna- tions and hurt consumer and
crozet,aneconomistwithPic- burst of stimulus soon amid turnsin2008and2011. to$1.19onThursday,asinves- tional markets and hurting businessconfidence.
Virus Surge Tests Europe’s Bid to Keep Schools Open
BYJOANNASUGDEN ruscasessurge. Countrieswithlargerclasssizesarelikelytohavetoquarantine saidRussellViner,presidentof sizes or without widespread
InFrance,whichhad8,577 morepupilsincaseofoutbreaks. theRoyalCollegeofPaediatrics testing regimes or contact-
LONDON—European gov- new coronavirus cases on andChildHealthintheU.K. tracingappscanseehundreds
ernmentsareworkingtokeep Wednesday, the education Averagenumberofpupilsinaclassbytypeofinstitution,2018 “We’ve always known that ofchildrensenthomeifacase
schools open amid a rise in ministryhassaiditwouldde- Primaryschools Secondaryschools schoolsaregoodattransmit- isidentified.
coronavirusinfections,remov- ployallpossiblemeanstokeep ting bugs...but the truth is— High-school students who
0 10 20
ingpupilssuspectedofbeing childrenintheclassroom. from the evidence we have change classes for different
U.K.
infectedandsofaravoidinga Frenchschoolsareisolating frommultiplecountriesaround subjectsareparticularlydiffi-
repeatofthewide-scalespring individual cases of the virus France the world—that schools are culttomaintaininsmallbub-
closures. andthosewhohavehadcon- notplacesthattransmitCovid bles. In England, which has
Spain
Governments in the U.K., tactwiththeinfectedperson. verywell,”Prof.Vinersaid. amongthelargestclasssizes
France,Germanyandelsewhere A 14-day quarantine is im- U.S. Someresearch,however,in- inEurope,theWellsAcademy
say they are determined to posed on those individuals, dicateschildrenmaybecarri- in Nottingham gave pupils
keepclassroomsopeninthefall but the rest of the school re- Denmark ersofthecoronavirusjustas new ties to identify them as
bothbecauseitenablesparents mains open unless three or Italy much as adults, and the re- part of a year-group bubble
toreturntoworkandbecause morecasesarefound,inwhich searchers behind those find- thatcountsaround120pupils.
of the social and economic case public-health, education ingssuggestchildrenarelikely Andy Hunter, principal of
Pupilswhomissedschoolbecauseoflockdownareexpectedto
scarring caused by months and local officials decide capableofspreadingit,too. SamuelWardAcademy,ahigh
takeahittotheirlifetimeearnings.
without face-to-face teaching whether to close a class or An OECD survey of 1,370 schoolineasternEngland,spent
formillionsofpupilsthisyear. schoolcompletely. ProjectedshareoflosstoindividualincomeduetoCovid-19by teachers, principals and gov- his summer ordering large
Schoolsthathavereopened Sincereturningforthefall amountofschoolyearlost,world-wide ernment officials in 59 coun- quantitiesofhandsanitizer,de-
inEuropehavereliedonisolat- atthestartofthismonth,32 triesfoundthat81%expected visingone-waywalkingsystems
ingindividualstudentsorbub- of France’s 60,000 schools Shareofschool Shareofindividualincome quarantinemeasureswouldbe and taping exclusion zones
blesofchildren,whilealsotrac- haveshutbecauseofthevirus, yearlost loss(range) usedinfutureoutbreaks.Only aroundteachers’desks.“Wedid
ing their immediate contacts. and525classesareinquaran- 25% 13% said the entire school anawfullotofwork”toprepare
Sofar,relativelyfewschoolsin tine. wouldclose. forthereopening,hesaid.
Europe have closed, despite a In Germany, where the in- 33 However, narrow quaran- Itwasn’tenough.Rightafter
surgeininfectionsinanumber fection rate has been lower tinescanbehardertoimple- thestart,theschoolshut again
ofEuropeancountries. than in much of Europe, 50 mentinpracticeaswinterap- after a staff member tested
“Schoolsshouldbethevery schoolsreopenedinMayand proaches and seasonal colds positive for the coronavirus
67
last bit of society that we have since been conducting andcoughsareconfusedwith andtheschool’sofficialstraced
want to close down again” if large-scaletestingofstaffand symptomsofthedisease. thestaffmember’scontacts.
100
there are new localized lock- pupilswhenevernecessary. “School leaders, teachers, After testing, nine staff
0% 10 20
downs, U.K. Prime Minister Authoritiesworkedtoreas- they are not clinicians, they werefoundtohavethevirus.
BorisJohnsonsaidinarecent sure staff about the safety of Source:OrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment have no medical expertise in They had come into contact
forumwithparents.InAugust, returning.Ifteachersrefused these matters,” said Paul withfiveclasses,orabout120
hewroteinaBritishnewspa- toreturntowork,ahealthas- ganization for Economic do [school closures] again,” Whiteman, general secretary children,andeightadditional
per that “now that we know sessmentwasofferedtoreas- CooperationandDevelopment. saidMr.Schleicher,referringto oftheNationalAssociationof staff.
enough to reopen schools to sure them about their risk Any infected students or European schools in general. HeadTeachersintheU.K. Health authorities advised
all pupils safely, we have a level if they contracted the teachers are quarantined, “It’s so much easier to close Parents are also raising the school to close while the
moraldutytodoso.” disease. The percentage of alongwiththeircontacts.Only schoolsthanreopenthem.” concernsabouttheprospectof contacts were traced. “You
TheU.K.saidthisweekthat teacher absenteeism went a handful of German schools The emphasis on closing theirchildrenbeingcaughtin can’tbelievehowdisappoint-
itwouldrestrictsocialgather- fromdoubledigitstobetween closed completely at the end schools only as a last resort rolling quarantines if symp- ingitisonMondaytohaveto
ings in England to six people 2%and5%asaresult,accord- of the past school year and hascomeamidmountingevi- tomsspreadthroughaclassor close the school, absolutely
startingonMonday,inpartto ingtoAndreasSchleicher,di- haveclosedthisfall. dencethatchildrenplayalim- gradeoveraperiodoftime. heartbreaking,” Mr. Hunter
safeguardschoolsascoronavi- rectorofeducationfortheOr- “Idon’tthinkanybodywould itedroleinspreadingthevirus, Countries with large class said.
EU Warns U.K. Must Keep to Brexit Deal
TheEuropeanUniondeliv- Irelandwouldineffectstayin-
eredanultimatumtoBritain, sidetheEU’ssinglemarket,for
demandingitwithdrawapro- examplefollowingrulesrelat-
posalbeforeBritishlawmakers ingtogovernmentsupportfor
that would breach the Brexit businesses. That would also
divorce agreement the two implychecksongoodsheading
sidessignedlatelastyear. intoNorthernIrelandfromthe
Britishmainlandtoensurethat
ByLaurenceNorman theymeetEUstandards.
inBrusselsandMax Mr. Johnson’s government
ColchesterinLondon nowwantsleewaytounilater-
ally override aspects of the
Theproposedlawwouldgive agreementrelatingtostateaid
the British government power andcustoms.Mr.Johnsonsaid
to override some of the most RS thiswastopreventextremeand
sensitivepartsoftheagreement UTE irrationalinterpretationsofthe
thatwereaimedatavoidingthe N/RE divorceagreement.Thegovern-
emergenceofahardborderbe- SO ment published its own legal
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tween the British province of A advicestatingthiswouldbreak
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to avoid inflaming sectarian TheEU’sMichelBarniersaidbigdifferencesremainwiththeU.K. of Britain’s Parliament. The
tensionsontheisland. mostseniorlawyerintheBrit-
The EU on Thursday de- wasapreconditionofsealinga Separate negotiations tak- ishcivilservicequitinprotest.
manded U.K. Prime Minister tradedeal. ingplaceonThursdayinLon- Britishgovernmentofficials
Boris Johnson’s government TheEUultimatumfollowed don on future relations be- saythedivorcetreatyunder-
rewrite the proposal by the a hastily organized meeting tween the two sides didn’t minesthegovernment’ssover-
end of the month. If that betweenEUandU.K.officials appeartomakemuchprogress. eignpower.Forinstance,the
doesn’thappen,thebloccould inLondononThursdaytodis- “Significantdifferencesremain EU’sstate-subsidyrulescould
takelegalactionorhalttalks cuss the implementation of in areas of essential interest apply to British-based busi-
overfuturerelationsbetween theagreement.Britishminis- fortheEU,”saidthebloc’slead nesses that sell goods into
thetwosides,officialssaid. ter Michael Gove said he ex- negotiator,MichelBarnier. NorthernIrelandthatarethen
Thedisputeappearstosig- plainedtotheEUofficialsthat EUofficialssaidtheyhadn’t sold into the trading bloc.
nificantly increase the possi- “wewouldnotbewithdrawing decided what action they Britain could be required to
bility that negotiations on a thislegislation.” would take at the end of the notify Brussels of changes to
trade deal to structure post- EuropeanCommissionVice month if the U.K. decides to itssubsidiesprogram.
Brexit EU-U.K. economic ties PresidentMarosSefcovicsaid pressonwiththebill.EUlead- A British government
from the start of next year after the meeting that, if ad- ersmeetinBrusselsonSept. spokesman said the divorce
couldendwithoutagreement. opted,thedraftbillwouldbe 24-25.Oneoptionwouldbeto deal had been agreed to in
The pound fell by more than anextremelyseriousviolation startEuropeanlegalproceed- hasteandwasalwayssubject
1%againstthedollarafterthe ofthewithdrawalagreement. ings that could end with the tochange.Itscontents“aren’t
EUissuedthestatement. By putting forward the bill, EUdemandingthatBritainpay like any treaty.…They were
EUofficialshadwarnedthat “the U.K. has seriously dam- financialpenalties. agreed at pace in the most
thefullandfaithfulimplemen- agedtrustbetweentheEUand Underlastyear’saccord,the challenging political circum-
tationoflastyear’sagreement theU.K.,”hesaid. twosidesagreedthatNorthern stances,”hesaid.
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WORLD WATCH
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by2024. globalreinvestmentprogramby Border Death Threat testsagainstthecountry’sau- ministrysaidThursday. schoolandworkandparticipate
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betweentheU.S.andChina. spokespersonsaid. pulsionfromBelarusbyripping lawyerthatagentsofBelarus’s signedinFebruary,alsoinQatar, sayingwhatthatmightmean.
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CEO Exits
in an internal review that mittedtotheparliamentaryin- Owners needs to be urgently sionallegedthatRioTintoand wouldaffecttherockshelters.
aimed to ensure similar mis- quiryshowedthecompanyhad addressed,”saidHESTA,which formerexecutives“engagedin RioTintohasbeenworking
Over Site stepscannothappenagain. instructed a law firm to pre- owns Rio Tinto shares valued misleading or deceptive con- closelywiththePKKPinregard
Inareviewoftheeventre- pare for a possible injunction ataroundUS$182million. duct,”misrepresentingthere- totheJuukanareasince2003,
leasedAug.24,RioTintofound brought by the indigenous Mr.JacquesbecameCEOof servesandresourcesofitsMo- andformallyreachedanagree-
Destruction thatnosingleindividualorer- group, the Puutu Kunti Rio Tinto in mid-2016 as the zambique coal assets. A year mentforuseofthelandin2011.
rorwasresponsibleforthede- Kurrama and Pinikura people, global mining industry was earlier,Britain’sSeriousFraud The PKKP said it was first
structionoftherockshelters.In orPKKP,atleastthreedaysbe- emerging from a prolonged Officesaidithadopenedanin- advisedofRioTinto’sintention
documentssubmittedtoafed- foretheblast. downturn in metal markets. vestigationintosuspectedcor- toblastthegorgeneartherock
eral parliamentary inquiry in “We have listened to our Formerly Rio Tinto’s copper ruption by London-listed Rio sheltersonMay15,andthatex-
ContinuedfromPageOne Australia last week, the com- stakeholders’ concerns that a chief, Mr. Jacques sold all of TintoinGuinea. plosives had been laid. At-
howenvironmentalandcultural panysaidnoseniorleaderofits lackofindividualaccountability RioTintoisdefendingitself tempts to negotiate with Rio
issueshavetakencenterstage iron-oreunitorgroupexecutive underminestheGroup’sability againsttheallegationsandde- Tinto to stop the blast foun-
inanindustrythatisfightingto was aware of the high signifi- to rebuild that trust and to Artifactshadbeen scribestheregulatoryproceed- dered when independent ex-
change investors’ perceptions canceoftheJuukanrockshel- moveforwardtoimplementthe ingsasunwarranted. pertsadviseditwasn’tsafeto
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that mining is problematic. tersbeforeMay18. changesidentifiedintheBoard Still, a rally in iron-ore removethecharges,theindige-
Manyminingoperationsareon Theindigenousgroupthatis Review,” Chairman Simon demolishedrock priceshaskeptprofitshigh.Rio nousgroupsaid.
landtraditionallyownedbyin- the traditional owner of land ThompsonsaidFriday. Tinto recently reported $4.75 Pressure on Rio Tinto’s
sheltersinAustralia.
digenous groups, including in around the Juukan Gorge site It isn’t known whether Mr. billion in underlying earnings board intensified after it de-
SouthAmerica,Africaandthe said archaeological research Jacques’departurewillsatisfy for the six months through cidedtoimposefinancialpenal-
ArcticCircle.Theiractivitiescan thererevealedseveralancient investors.OnThursday,HESTA, June,enablingdirectorstoin- tiesonexecutiveslastmonth.
be a source of friction if resi- artifacts,includingabonefrag- anAustralianpensionfundfor crease the midyear dividend AustralianSuper, which man-
dents don’t feel they benefit mentsharpenedintoapointed health-careworkers,saidithad the company’s coal pits and payouttoshareholders.ItsAus- agesmorethan$130billionin
fromminingactivitynearby. tool, grinding and pounding lost confidence in Rio Tinto’s avoidedmajoracquisitionsthat tralianshareshaverisenmore retirementsavings,saidithad
RioTintohasapologizedfor stones,andplaitedhumanhair ability to reset relations with had weighed on the miner’s than a quarter in value from metwithRioTinto’schairman
blowing up the caves during that appeared to have come traditionalownersonitsown. stockpriceinthepast. lowsinMarch,whenthecoro- and told him those penalties
worktoexpanditsiron-oreop- fromanancienthairbelt. “Accountability for the de- However,histenurealsoco- naviruspandemicintensified. fell “significantly short of ap-
erations in the minerals-rich Many investors were un- struction at Juukan Gorge incidedwithRioTintobecom- Rio Tinto didn’t break any propriate responsibility for
Pilbararegion,andlastmonth happywiththeconclusionsof shouldrestatthehighestlevels ingthesubjectofseveralregu- lawswhenlayingexplosivesat thoseresponsible.”
cut bonuses for Mr. Jacques, RioTinto’sreview,andAustra- ofRio,butalarger,systemicis- latory investigations around JuukanGorge.Itwasauthorized About 60% of the world’s
Mr.Salisburyandheadofcor- lianlawmakershavecriticized sue of how the company and theworld. bytheWesternAustraliastate iron ore traded by sea comes
poraterelationsSimoneNiven thecompany’sdecision-making. the mining sector negotiates In2018,theAustralianSecu- governmenttoconductactivity from the Pilbara, including
forgovernancefailuresoutlined One document Rio Tinto sub- agreements with Traditional ritiesandInvestmentsCommis- at its Brockman 4 mine that fromRioTinto’soperations.
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