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ECONOMIC
THE OUTLOOK | ByNickTimiraos CALENDAR
Yield Caps on Table in Next Recession
Tuesday:TheU.S.Commerce
DepartmentreleasesDecember
durable-goodsorders.Ordersfor
durablegoods—productsdesigned
Aspartof duringandafterthe2007-09 TheFederalReservecappedyieldsonTreasurysecuritiesto ample,hasbeenbuying10- tolastatleastthreeyears—de-
theircontin- recession—bondpurchases, supporteconomicgrowthduringandafterWorldWarII. yeargovernmentbondssince creasedaseasonallyadjusted2%
gencyplan- sometimescalledquantitative launchingaQEprogramin inNovemberfromtheprevious
ningforthe easing,orQE,andforward U.S.Treasurysecurityyields U.S.Treasurysecurities 2013,buthaspurchased month,offeringamixedpicture
nextreces- guidanceaboutplanstohold ownedbytheFederalReserve fewerbondssincemid-2016, forthemanufacturingsector.
sion,Federal ratesatverylowlevelsfor 3.0%. $30b.illion whenofficialspledgedtofix EconomistssurveyedbyTheWall
Reserveofficialsarelooking longerthaninvestorsexpect. yieldsatzero. StreetJournalforecastdurable
atastimulusplantheU.S. Theyarealsoinspecting 20-yearbond RECESSION H goodsordersgrew0.2%inDe-
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WorldWarII. diminishingreturnsisavery work.IftheFedcut Wednesday:TheFederalRe-
From1942until1951,the powerfulforceineconomics, 2.0 20 ratestozeroandcon- servereleasesitspolicystate-
FedcappedyieldsonTrea- andsowehavetobecon- cludeditwaslikelytohold ment.Fedofficialshavesignaled
March1951
surysecurities—firston cernedthatitmayalsoapply 1.5 15 March1951 ratesatthatlevelforat thatthereisahighbartobe
Longterm
short-termbillsandlateron toquantitativeeasing,”said capends Yieldcapsend leasttwoyears,itcoulden- clearedbeforetheychangerates
longer-termbonds—tohelp FedViceChairmanRichard 1.0 10 hancethiscommitmentby thisyear.Andbecauselittlehas
financewarspendingand Claridainpubliccomments Three- cappingyieldsonevery changedintheeconomicoutlook
therecovery. earlierthismonth. 0.5 monthbill July1947 5 Treasurysecuritythatma- sincetheylastmetinmid-De-
Morerecently,theBankof AttheirOctobermeeting, Shortterm March1942 turesbeforeJanuary2022. cember,fewchangesarelikelyin
Japanemployedsomething officialssaidtheythought caprises Yieldcapsbegin “Ithassomeappealasa theirpostmeetingstatementdue
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knownasyield-curvecontrol, cappingyieldsonshort-to-in- waytoreinforceforward Wednesdayafternoon.
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committingtobuythosese- augmenttheirothertools. NationalBureauofEconomicResearch(20-yearbond) time,and‘youreallymean rates.Someinvestorsthinkthe
curitiesatwhateverpriceis “Short-termyield-curve it,’”saidWilliamEnglish,a BankofEnglandwillcutitskey
needed.Bondyieldsand controlissomethingthatis ritytopegratesatthetarget. pingyieldscoulddeliverthe formerseniorFedeconomist interestrateforthefirsttime
pricesmoveinversely. worthlookingat,”saidFed Thegoalsofeitherap- sameamountofstimulus whonowteachesatYale sinceAugust2016.Thelikelihood
A ChairmanJeromePowellata proacharesimilar:drive whileacquiringfewersecuri- University. ofsuchamovedeclinedwiththe
tissueishowthecen- moderateddiscussionshortly downlonger-terminterest tiesthantheydidthrough Todrivedownlonger- releaseFridayofapurchasing
tralbankshouldman- beforethatmeeting. ratestoencouragenew theirbond-buyingprograms termyields,theFedcould managerssurveythatpointedtoa
ageafalteringecon- Bycontrast,Fedofficials spendingandinvestmentby from2012until2014,when pairsuchanapproachwith reboundingrowthduringJanuary.
omywhenshort-terminterest areunimpressedwithnega- householdsandbusinesses. theFedpurchasedmorethan additionalpurchasesoflon- TheCommerceDepartmentre-
ratesarealreadylow. tiverates,whichhavebeen Bondbuyingcanalsolower $1.6trillioninTreasuryand ger-datedsecuritieswithtra- leasesitsfirstestimateoffourth-
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turns,theFedcutitsbench- Theyworrythispolicycould theFed’sintentionstokeep “Thiscouldbepretty Atrickyquestioncouldbe Inthethirdquarter,U.S.GDPgrew
markratebyaround5per- domoreharmthangoodin rateslowerforlongerthan powerfulifyoucouldcon- decidinghowfaroutonthe ata2.1%annualrate.Economists
centagepoints.Therate theU.S.becauseofimpor- marketsexpect. vinceyourselfyoucould yieldcurvetopegrates.For- surveyedbytheJournalexpect
todayisinarangebetween tantdifferencesinmarket Therearerisks.Ifinvestors managetheexitstrategyand merFedChairmanBenBer- GDPgrewata2.1%annualratein
1.5%and1.75%,leavingless structure. grewlesswillingtobuysecu- youweren’ttooworried nankeoftenarguedthatthe thefourthquarter.
roomtocounteractadown- Yieldcapswouldbea ritiesbecausetheythought aboutlosingcontrolofthe maturityandrisk-profile— Friday:TheCommerceDepart-
turn.Central-bankofficials cousintoQE.InQE,theFed theFedmightabandonits sizeofthebalancesheet,” notthesize—ofitssecurities mentreleasesDecemberpersonal
arelikelytoholdthisrate committedtopurchasing peg,forexamplebecausein- saidNathanSheets,aformer holdingsdeterminedthede- income,spendingandinflation
steadyattheirmeetingTues- fixedamountsoflong-term flationacceleratedunexpect- seniorFedeconomistwhois greetowhichbondpur- data.Economistssurveyedbythe
dayandWednesday. securities.Withyieldcaps,by edly,thentheFedwouldhave nowchiefeconomistatin- chasesstimulatedtheecon- Journalexpectcoreinflationfor
TheFed’splaybookforthe contrast,theFedwouldcom- toincreaseitspurchasesto vestment-advisoryfirm omy.Undersuchthinking, personalconsumptionexpenditure
nextrecessionwillrelyheav- mittopurchaseunlimited maintainthepeg. PGIMFixedIncome. purchasinglonger-datedas- tobeup1.6%inDecemberfroma
ilyontwotoolsitdeployed amountsataparticularmatu- Someofficialsthinkcap- TheBankofJapan,forex- setsprovidedmorestimulus. yearearlier.
U.S.WATCH
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Three Are Missing Coroner Says Two
After Crash on River Dead in Bar Shooting
Threecrewmembersare Twopeoplewerekilledand
missingaftertwobarge-towing otherswereinjuredSundayina
vesselscollidedSundayonthe shootingatabar,officialssaid.
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La.,theCoastGuardsaid.A thecoroner’sofficesaid.The
fourthpersonaboardthevessel SouthCarolinaLawEnforcement
wasrescuedbyaprivateboater. DivisionandtheU.S.Marshals
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Regulators Eye Joining Forces on Google
State,federalofficials probehaven’tsharedinvestiga- The planned meeting is isexaminingcertainpractices country,regardlessoflocation general,therearestillpolitical
tivematerialsabouttheircon- likelytoincludediscussionson at Facebook Inc., including or political persuasion,” U.S. tensionsbeneaththesurfaceof
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currentprobesofGoogle,some those issues, the scope of the whether it acquired potential AttorneyGeneralWilliamBarr thegovernmentprobesintobig
shareinformationfrom ofthepeoplesaid. probesandthebestdivisionof rivals such as Instagram and saidlastmonthtotheNational technology.
At least seven state attor- labor as the investigations WhatsApptoheadoffcompeti- AssociationofAttorneysGen- Democratic attorneys gen-
theirantitrustprobes
neys general who are part of move forward, some of the tion.TheHouseJudiciaryCom- eralinWashington. eral have clashed with the
theinvestigationhavebeenin- peoplesaid. mitteeislookingatFacebook, Mr.Barrhintedthatabroad Trumpadministrationandhave
WASHINGTON—Stateattor- vitedtothemeeting,oneofthe Googledeclinedtocomment. Google, Apple Inc. and Ama- approachmightbebest. gonetocourttochallengedoz-
neys general will meet with people said. The group—com- After the state attorneys gen- zon.comInc.forpossibleanti- “Manyonlineplatformsare ensofitsdecisions.Thosepar-
U.S.JusticeDepartmentattor- prising the executive commit- eral launched their probe last competitivepractices. not only big, but also offer a tisandivisionshavecreptinto
neysnextweektoshareinfor- teeofthestates’investigation year,Googleseniorvicepresi- Thecompanieshaveallsaid wide breadth of products and antitrust matters, too, espe-
mation on their respective intoGoogle—isledbyKenPax- dent for global affairs, Kent theyarecooperatingwiththe services,” he said. “Antitrust ciallyontheproposedmerger
probes of Alphabet Inc.’s ton,theTexasattorneygeneral. Walker, said the company investigations. enforcers therefore must take of wireless carriers T-Mobile
TheJusticeDepartmentde- wouldcooperateandlooksfor- Stateantitrustenforcersof- anequallybroadviewofthese US Inc. and Sprint Corp.
ByJohnD. clinedtocomment.Theattor- ward“toshowinghowweare tenteamupwiththeirfederal platforms’ offerings, and the ThoughtheJusticeDepartment
McKinnon,RyanTracy neysgeneraleitherdeclinedto investingininnovation,provid- counterparts, including when relationshipsbetweendifferent has greenlighted the deal, a
andBrentKendall commentordidn’trespond. ingservicesthatpeoplewant, the Justice Department and a markets,productsandbusiness group of 13 Democratic-led
Thestateandfederalinves- andengaginginrobustandfair group of 21 attorneys general practices.” states and the District of Co-
Googleunit,astepthatcould tigationshavegivenconsider- competition.” worked together when they BoththeJusticeDepartment lumbiaissuingtostopit.
lead to both groups joining ablefocustoGoogle’spowerful Google is among a handful suedMicrosoftCorp.inthelate andthestateshavebeenbeef- Coordinationbrokedownin
forces,accordingtopeoplefa- positioninthelucrativemarket ofgianttechnologycompanies 1990s. inguptheirlegalteams.Some thatcasetothepointthatthe
miliarwiththematter. for online advertising. The thathavecomeunderagovern- Thistime,moststateattor- state attorneys general have states didn’t give the Justice
The meeting is seen as the company’s dominant position mentspotlightamidrisingcon- neys general have officially said publicly they need close Departmentadvancenoticebe-
start of a dialogue that could in online search and possible cernsthattheyareusingtheir joinedinthestate-levelinvesti- cooperation with the Justice fore filing a lawsuit to block
expandintomoreformalcoop- anticompetitive behavior by dominance to stifle competi- gation into possible anticom- Departmentinordertotakeon the merger in June, The Wall
erationastheprobescontinue, Google in its Android mobile tion. petitivepracticesbyGoogle. Googlesuccessfully. StreetJournalreportedatthe
thepeoplesaid. operating system have also Inadditiontoprobesbythe Thesizeofthecoalitionre- Despitethebroadbipartisan time.
To date, federal and state drawnscrutiny,peoplefamiliar statesandJusticeDepartment, flects“theimportanceofthese supportfortheGoogleinvesti- —DrewFitzGerald
authorities involved in the withthemattersaid. theFederalTradeCommission issuestoAmericansacrossthe gation among the attorneys contributedtothisarticle.
Mnuchin Alabama Struggles to Fix Its Violent Prisons
Sees U.K.
BYARIANCAMPO-FLORES
Trade Deal MONTGOMERY, Ala.—One
afternooninOctober,thewar-
denattheprisonwhereSandy
This Year Ray’s son was serving time
calledtosayhewashospital-
ized in critical condition, she
BYPAULHANNON recalled. He had fought with
correctional officers who ac-
TheU.S.hopestocomplete cusedhimofrushingatthem
a new trade agreement with with handmade weapons, ac-
the U.K. by the end of this cording to the Alabama De-
year, Treasury Secretary Ste- partmentofCorrections.
venMnuchinsaid. WhenMs.Rayarrived,her
TheU.K.willleavetheEu- 35-year-oldson,StevenDavis,
ropeanUnionFriday,opening lay in bed unconscious, his
thewayforittonegotiatenew face swollen and disfigured,
tradedealswiththeblocand photosshetookshow.“Hewas
other countries around the unrecognizable,”Ms.Raysaid
world.Oneofitstoppriorities inaninterviewafterademon-
isanagreementwiththeU.S. stration for prison reform
SpeakinginLondononSat- whereshespokepublicly.“He
urday after attending the lookedlikeamonster.”
World Economic Forum’s an- Mr.Davisdiedthefollowing
nual meeting in Davos, Swit- morning,andamedicalexam-
zerland, Mr. Mnuchin said a iner ruled his death a homi-
dealisachievablethisyear. cidebyblunt-forceinjuriesto
“The timing is important,” hishead.Thestatecorrections
he told an audience of diplo- departmentsaidthematterre-
matsatinternational-relations mains under internal investi-
think tank Chatham House. gation and has been referred
“We’re focused on trying to toadistrictattorneywhowill
getthisdonethisyear.” decidewhetherchargesshould RESS
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havetobedealtwithintalks tionandafederallawsuit,Ala-
withtheEUfirst. bama has made some strides SandyRayholdsphotosofherson,StevenDavis,whodiedafteranaltercationwithcorrectional
“There are certain issues addingcorrectionalandmen- officersinanAlabamaprison.WeaponsseizedfromaprisoninAtmore,Ala. BetterFacilities,
tal-healthstaffinrecentyears. ServicesPlanned
Butinmatehomicidesandthe
Tradeingoodsand prisonpopulationarerising.
Other states are grappling
servicesbetweenthe
with troubled prison systems AlabamaGov.KayIveyis
U.S.andU.K.tops as well. Seven inmates were pursuingaplantobuildthree
killed in recent rioting and newprisonsthatwouldre-
$230billionannually.
fightsin Mississippi’scorrec- placearoundadozenoldfa-
tional institutions since late cilitiesandallowforimproved
December,triggeringalawsuit mental-health,vocationaland
backed by rap artists Jay-Z otherservices.
that perhaps they need to re- andYoGottioverprisoncon- Thearrangementcallsfor
solvewiththeEU,butthereare ditions. Republican Gov. Tate SS aprivatecontractortobuild
alotofissuesthatcanbere- ReevessaidThursdaythatthe PRE theprisonsandleasethem
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solvedsimultaneously,”hesaid. statewouldimplementseveral ATE tothestate.Proposalsby
Anagreementwouldboost measurestoaddresstheprob- OCI fourdeveloperteamsareex-
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agendafollowingitsphase-one addressstaffingshortages,in- CO house,”saidJeffersonDunn,
agreement with China and a mateassaultsandotherissues. OF commissioneroftheAlabama
renegotiatedpactwithCanada WhentheAlabamaLegisla- MENT DepartmentofCorrections.
andMexico,andexpanditsre- ture convenes on Feb. 4, ad- RT “We’retryingtoupdatethat.”
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lationshipwithakeyallyasit dressing the prison crisis is DEP Thestatehasmadegains
entersanewera. expectedtobeoneofitsprior- A inprisonmental-healthstaff-
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“The U.K. is our most im- ities.Lawmakerssaytheyplan BA ing,increasingthenumberof
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portant relationship, it’s a to consider a number of bills AL contractedpositionsto263in
very strategic relationship,” and seek additional funding, September2019from212in
Mr. Mnuchin said. “The U.S. guided in part by recommen- Alabama’smen’sprisons,say- ThoughAlabama'sin-houseprisonpopulationhadbeenonthe December2017.
andtheU.K.haveverysimilar dations due to be released ingconditionstherelikelyvio- decline,itrecentlyhascreptup.Assaultsinthoseprisonshave Yetthenumberofcorrec-
economies.Ithinkthiswillbe soon by a criminal-justice lated inmates’ constitutional generallybeenontherise. tionalofficersandsupervisors
averyimportantrelationship.” panel formed by Republican rights. “An excessive amount onlybeganincreasingnotably
In-houseprisonpopulation Totalassaultspermonth
For London, an accord Gov.KayIvey. of violence, sexual abuse and inthethirdquarteroflast
would demonstrate Britain’s “We’vedoneagreatjobof prisoner deaths occur within 25,000 250 year.AsofSeptember,the
ability to secure major eco- identifying the issues,” said Alabama’sprisonsonaregular tallyreached1,659,stillfar
nomic deals as it divorces Democratic state Rep. Chris basis,”thereportsaid. shortofthetargetnumberof
20,000 200
fromtheEU,itsbiggesttrad- England, a member of the The homicide rate in Ala- 3,826underafederaljudge’s
ingpartner.Itcouldalsopro- panel.“Butifwecan’tmuster bama’s prisons—already the order.
vide a lifeline to crucial U.K. upthepoliticalwilltoactually highestintheU.S.,according 15,000 150 Thoughchangestosen-
industries, including finance invest in the system, then all totheJusticeDepartment—is In-housecapacity tencingguidelinesinthepast
andbusinessservices. thisismeaningless.” increasing. In the fiscal year decadehelpedreducethe
10,000 100
AmericanandBritishbusi- The Southern Poverty Law thatendedinSeptember,11in- prisonpopulation,ithasbeen
nesses, from tech companies Center and others sued Ala- mateswerekilled—morethan climbingformorethanayear.
tofarmers,areeagertoexport bamainfederalcourtin2014 in any year on record in the 5,000 50 InOctober,themostrecent
their goods, and standards, overallegedfailurestoaddress corrections department’s reportingperiod,Alabama’s
acrosstheAtlantic. themedicalandmental-health available data, which goes inmatepopulationinprisons
Annual trade in goods and needs of prisoners. Three backtwodecades.InOctober, 0 0 operatedbythecorrections
servicesbetweentheU.K.and yearslater,U.S.DistrictJudge another three inmates were 2010 ’12 ’14 ’16 ’18 2010 ’12 ’14 ’16 ’18 departmentwas21,081,at
U.S.tops$230billion.Roughly Myron Thompson found the killed. 170%offacilities’capacity.
Source:AlabamaDepartmentofCorrections
20% of British exports each correctionalsystem’shandling Facedwiththepossibilityof
yeargototheU.S.,makingit ofthoseneeds“horrendously aJusticeDepartmentlawsuit,
theU.K.’slargestmarketout- inadequate”andcriticizedse- the state is in continued dis- leaseitsrecommendationsthis Republican state Sen. Cam said,andinmatesequipthem-
side the EU. Americans ac- vere staff shortages. He later cussionswiththeagencyover week. They are likely to in- Ward,amemberofthepanel. selves with handmade weap-
countforthebiggestshareof orderedthestatetohiremore how to address the problems clude proposals such as ex- LeeshaThomas,whohasa onstodefendthemselves.
foreign investment in Britain than 2,000 additional correc- cited,saidaspokeswomanfor panding pretrial intervention husbandandthreebrothersin “It’seitherfightanddefend
atsome$425billion. tionalstaffby2022. Ms. Ivey. The Justice Depart- programstokeeppeoplefrom Alabamaprisonsandregularly yourself, or they’re going to
“There’ll be a lot more Separately, the Justice De- mentdeclinedtocomment. entering the system and bol- speakswiththem,saidtheat- jump on you, rape you and
tradebetweentheU.S.andthe partmentlastyearissuedthe Thegovernor’scriminal-jus- steringtrainingprogramsfor mosphere inside is volatile. take all your food,” Ms.
U.K.,”Mr.Mnuchinsaid. results of its investigation of tice panel is expected to re- inmates due for release, said Clashes erupt constantly, she Thomassaid.
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andElizaCollinsin politicians—formerVicePresi- Sen.BernieSanders,duringadayoffinPresidentTrump’simpeachmenttrial,appearedSundayatacampaigneventinPerry,Iowa.
Marshalltown,Iowa dent Joe Biden and former
South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ingsatelliteinterviewswithca-
“I wondered and I thought Buttigieg, both leading presi- Democrats’Caucus pressedconcernaboutthereli- phones,whichMr.Jonessaid ble and network news hosts.
she’dmakethebestdecisionon dentialcontenders—havebeen abilityoftheappamidwarnings couldbevulnerable. Mr.Bennet,whohasvowednot
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what to do. And I thought if campaigninginearnest. thatcyberadversariescouldseek IowaDemocraticPartyChair- to do any fundraising during
shecouldn’tcome,thenthat’s When trial proceedings todisruptthe2020elections. manTroyPricedefendedthe theSenatetrial,ishostingvid-
OK,”saidMs.Dvorak,57years ended earlier than expected DouglasJones,anassociate plan.“Weareconfidentinthe eos with supporters on Face-
old, who has been following Saturday,Mr.Sanders’steamin Democratswillrecordthe professorofcomputerscienceat securitysystemswehavein bookLive.Ms.Warrenispost-
the trial on television. “If we Iowascrambledtoturnasur- votesfromtheIowapresidential theUniversityofIowa,whohas place,”hesaid. ing pretaped videos on her
can’t get [Mr. Trump] out of rogate event into one that caucusesusingasmartphone studiedelectionsecurity,called Ifthereareanyerrorsbe- social-mediaprofiles.
office,thenextbestthingisfor could host the candidate. Mr. app,aprocedurethathasstirred theideaa“securitynightmare,” causeoftheapp,theparty Mr.Sandershasdispatched
[Ms.Warren]tobeherewhen Sanders had been forced to questionsaboutsecurity. andsaidcellphonesweredifficult wouldbeabletocorrectthem some of his top surrogates to
shecanandmeetpeople.And cancel a rally earlier in the Partyleaderssaidtheapp toprotectagainstpossible becausecaucusworkerswould campaignwhileheisinWash-
then she can go on to beat weekwhenitbecameclearthe wouldmakeiteasierandfaster threats. keeppaperrecordsofthevotes, ington,includingRep.Alexan-
him” in the general election, trialwouldkeephiminWash- toreportresultsfromsome Thecaucusworkerswilluse astatepartyofficialsaid. driaOcasio-Cortez,aninfluen-
Ms.Dvoraksaid. ingtontoolate. 1,700caucussites.Criticsex- theappontheirpersonalsmart- —AlexaCorse tialcongresswomanwhodrew
Ms. Warren is one of four “Iamreallydelightedtobe what the Sanders campaign
senatorsrunningfortheDemo- here tonight. You don’t know said was over 800 people for
craticpresidentialnomination how delighted I am because ticketwasrefundable.“Hewas editorialboardsinterviews.On plentyofpeoplespreadinghis an event in Iowa City on Fri-
evenasMr.Trump’simpeach- lastnightIdidn’tknowthatI abletotaketheearliestoneup Friday,whenthecampaigngot messageinIowainhisabsence, day. Mr. Sanders called in on
ment trial unfolds. A conse- would be here,” Mr. Sanders to Manchester after the trial word the trial proceedings includingher. an aide’s cellphone that was
quence of campaigning while toldsupportersinAmes,Iowa, adjourned,”theaidesaid. could end early Saturday, Ms. And despite spending less pluggedintotheaudiosystem
shehasadayjob:Ms.Warren laterSaturdayevening. Mr.Bennet,whohasstrug- Klobuchar’sIowateamworked timeinthestate,Mr.Sanders sohecouldaddressthecrowd.
wasforcedtocancelaSaturday AtacampaigneventSunday gledinpollingandfundraising to expand her schedule. State hasbeendoingwellinthepolls Ms. Warren has repeatedly
event in Burlington, Iowa, in Storm Lake, he said: “The and hasn’t qualified for the Sen.LizMathissaidshewould here.ANewYorkTimes/Siena said impeachment is “bigger
missinganopportunitytoper- schedule we had planned for party’s debates since July, hostaneventatherhomeout- poll out Saturday had him 7 thanpolitics.”Sheandhercol-
suade undecided Iowans to Iowaisnowinthegarbagecan, pulled back from other states side of Cedar Rapids; more percentage points over his leagues have vowed not to
back her and energize those andwehadtorewriteitvery tofocusonNewHampshire.He than100peopleshowedupfor nearest rival, Mr. Buttigieg. ditchtheimpeachmenttrialfor
who already support her. But quickly.” has pledged to host 50 town thelateafternoongathering. However, other polls show campaignevents,citingaduty
the Senate trial adjourned Mr.Bennet,alower-tiercan- halls there before the state’s Voters were mostly under- othertop-tiercandidateslead- toupholdtheiroathofoffice.
early enough Saturday after- didate,bookedticketsonthree Feb.11primary. standing that the candidates ing or a much tighter race Still, arriving in Iowa after
noon for Ms. Warren to fly separateflightstoNewHamp- In Washington last week, neededtoremaininWashing- amongMr.Sanders,Mr.Biden, days of sitting silently at her
from the nation’s capital to shire—around 2 p.m., 5 p.m. Ms. Klobuchar, who is polling ton.“Heneedstobethere,re- Mr.ButtigiegandMs.Warren. desk on the Senate floor, Ms.
Muscatineforaneveningtown and8p.m.—becausehedidn’t infifthplaceinIowaandNew ally he does,” said Linda Allfourofthesenators,try- Warrengaveahintastowhich
hall. And she added one un- knowwhattimethetrialses- Hampshire,packedanywindow Wright,a63-year-oldlibrarian ingtostayfront-of-mindwith venueshepreferred.
scheduledeventtoherSatur- sion would end Saturday, ac- of time during which she from Nevada, Iowa, who was Democratic primary voters “GoodtobeinMuscatine,”
dayplans. cording to a senior campaign wasn’tinthetrialwithsatellite backing Mr. Sanders. Ms. whiletheyareawayfromcam- she told reporters. “Good not
Ms. Warren was joined by aide.Thankfullyforhim,each interviews,tele-townhallsand Wright said Mr. Sanders had paigning,areincreasinglytak- tobeinWashington.”
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WASHINGTON—Secretary State Department without a attemptbythemedia“tohurt
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Considered,” that he had Mr. Pompeo directed an cency,”hesaid.
“donewhat’sright”forevery aidetobringanunlabeledmap Ms. Kelly said during her VicePresidentforNewsNancy hisrequestthattheUkrainian formervicepresident.
person on the State Depart- of the world and challenged interview that she had in- Barnes said in a statement governmentinvestigatehispo- Mr. Pompeo assumed his
mentteam. Ms.KellytopointtoUkraine, formedStateDepartmentoffi- thatMs.Kellyhasalwayscon- litical rival Joe Biden and StateDepartmentpostinApril
When pressed on whether whichshesaysshedid. cialsthatshewouldaskabout ducted herself with integrity othermatters. 2018,vowingtoimprovemo-
he could identify specific “People will hear about both Iran and Ukraine. She andthatNPRstoodbyherre- President Trump ordered ralefollowingthetenureofhis
statementshehadmadeinde- this,”hewarned. added in the NPR broadcast port. the removal of Ms. Yovano- predecessorRexTillerson.But
fenseofMs.Yovanovitch,Mr. The State Department Friday night that she wasn’t Mr. Pompeo is planning a vitchfromherambassadorial hehasbeencriticizedbyfor-
Pompeosaid,“I’vesaidallI’m hasn’t disputed the remarks toldthepostinterviewmeeting triptoKyivintheweekahead, postinKyivafterhispersonal mer officials and lawmakers
goingtosaytoday.” NPRattributedtoMr.Pompeo would be off the record and avisitthatcomesasPresident lawyerRudyGiulianiasserted forfailingtostandupforMs.
After the interview ended, from the postinterview ses- would never have agreed to Trumpfacesthecontinuation shewasobstructingeffortsto Yovanovitchandtheindepen-
Mr. Pompeo glared at Ms. sion.ButonSaturdaymorning, thatstipulation. ofaSenatetrialonHouseim- persuadeUkrainianauthorities dence of State Department
Kelly, left the room and then theStateDepartmentissueda On Saturday, NPR Senior peachmentarticlesrelatedto to investigate Mr. Biden, the employees.
Bolton Ties
forcommentonMr.Bolton’sde- Times. Mr. Bolton wrote that tweenthepresidentandMr.Bol- to argue on Monday that Mr.
scription of his conversation Monday’sAgenda SecretaryofStateMikePompeo tonshedsmorelightonanex- Trump was right to press
Trump to withthepresident. saidprivatelythatMr.Giuliani’s changethattookplacelaterin UkrainetoinvestigateMr.Biden,
Democratsimmediatelyinten- claims that the ambassador to AugustbetweenMr.Boltonand a candidate for president, and
sifiedtheircallsfortheSenate uAt1p.m.ET,thetrialre- Ukraine was corrupt weren’t Sen.RonJohnson(R.,Wis.).Ac- hisson,Hunter,thepersonfa-
Aid Freeze tovoteinfavorofcallingmore sumeswithPresidentTrump’s true,andthathesharedhiscon- cordingtoMr.Johnson,Mr.Bol- miliarwiththediscussionssaid.
witnesseslaterthisweek,chief defenseteamsettoholdits cernsaboutMr.GiulianiwithAt- tonurgedhimtocallMr.Trump Thepresident’steamplans
amongthemMr.Bolton,whohas seconddayofarguments. torneyGeneralWilliamBarraf- directly about the Ukraine aid topresentargumentsMonday
saidhewouldtestifyifhewere terthepresident’sJuly25phone matter.Mr.JohnsonspoketoMr. beginning at 1 p.m. EST and
subpoenaedbytheSenate.De- uThedefenseteamisex- callwithUkrainianPresidentVo- TrumponAug.31andaskedthe likelywrappingupbyabout8
ContinuedfromPageOne tails of what Mr. Bolton might pectedtogoforseveral lodymyrZelensky,inwhichMr. president if the aid to Ukraine p.m.,accordingtoapersonfa-
itcouldbereviewedforclassi- saycouldswaythefourRepubli- hoursbutwilllikelywrapup Trump urged his Ukrainian wascontingentonnewinvesti- miliarwiththediscussions.
fiedinformation,addingthathe cansenatorswhohavesaidthey byaround8p.m. counterparttoworkwithboth gationsbyUkraine.Mr.Trump Constitutionallawprofessor
didsoontheassurancethatthe areonthefenceaboutthevote Messrs.GiulianiandBarronin- respondedbyvehementlydeny- AlanDershowitzandformerin-
contentsofthebookwouldn’tbe infavorofmoretestimony.Ifall uAmongthoselikelyarguing vestigations,theTimessaid.Mr. ingthatthatwasthecase,Mr. dependentcounselKennethStarr
disclosedtoanyonenotinvolved Democrats vote in favor, they onthepresident’sbehalfare Boltonwrotethathetoldtheat- Johnsonsaid. will likely speak Monday, the
inthatprocess. wouldneedfourRepublicansto constitutionallawprofessor torney general Mr. Trump had In their first day of argu- personsaid.Dependingonhow
“Itisclear,regrettably,from jointhemforthevotetopass. AlanDershowitzandformer invokedhimonthecall. mentsonSaturday,thepresi- thesessiongoes,theteammay
TheNewYorkTimesarticlepub- “ItisnowuptofourSenate independentcounselKenneth AJusticeDepartmentofficial dent’slawyersarguedfortwo notuseitssessiononTuesday.
lishedtodaythattheprepublica- Republicanstosupportbringing Starr. familiarwiththemattersaidMr. hours that Democrats had Thepresidenttoldaideshe
tion review process has been inMr.Bolton...aswellasthekey Bolton did call Mr. Barr to ex- failed to make a compelling was pleased with his team’s
corruptedandthatinformation documentswehaverequestedto press concerns about Mr. Giu- case and were relying on cir- presentation Saturday, but
has been disclosed by persons ensure all the evidence is pre- Mr. Trump said in a news lianiandhisshadowforeignpol- cumstantial evidence to con- over the weekend he lobbed
other than those properly in- sentedattheonsetofaSenate conferencelastweekthattesti- icy in Ukraine. It wasn’t clear cludethattheRepublicanpres- insulting nicknames at top
volved in reviewing the manu- trial,” said Senate Minority monybyMr.Boltonwouldbea what the attorney general did ident had conditioned aid to Democrats. He said of Rep.
script,”Mr.Coopersaid. LeaderChuckSchumerofNew “nationalsecurityproblem.” withthatinformation. Ukraineoninvestigationsthat Adam Schiff (D., Calif.), the
News of the manuscript’s York. Democrats have also Mr.Bolton’sbookincludesde- Department spokeswoman could benefit him politically. leadHouseimpeachmentman-
claimscomesontheeveofthe wantedtobringinactingWhite tailsofcabinetofficials’discus- KerriKupecdeniedthatMr.Barr Mr.Bolton’smanuscriptwould ager, “he has not paid the
defense team’s second session HousechiefofstaffMickMulva- sionsaboutUkraineandabout learnedoftheUkrainecallfrom provideafirst-personaccount price, yet, for what he has
ontheSenatefloor,inwhichit neyandtwootherwitnesses. Rudy Giuliani, the president’s Mr.Bolton.Thedepartmenthas of the president doing pre- donetoourCountry.”
wasexpectedtopresentthebulk TheWhiteHousehassought personal attorney who led the repeatedlysaidhelearnedabout ciselythat. Mr.SchiffonNBCcalledthe
of its argument. The White toblocktestimonybyMr.Bolton campaignforprobesinUkraine, itinmid-August. Among other matters, the president “wrathful and vin-
Housedidn’trespondtorequests andtheotherwitnesses. according to the New York Theallegedconversationbe- president’steamwasexpected dictive.”
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Hopefuls Bet on Super Tuesday
Iowa,NewHampshire,NevadaandSouthCarolinaarethefirst
fourstatestovote–butrepresentlessthan4%ofthetotal
Democraticdelegatesupforgrabs.
PercentageofDemocraticdelegates
BYKENTHOMAS “There are some places deployingtonsofpeopleacross Her staffing at this point 0% 10 20 30 40
ANDJOSHUAJAMERSON whereyourdollargoestwiceas thecountrywillhelpkeepher could rival that of Mr.
far,”saidBeccaSiegel,theBi- viable even if she can’t string Bloomberg,thebillionairefor- Earlystates
BernieSandersisinvesting dencampaign’schiefanalytics together raw-vote wins in merNewYorkCitymayor,who
inCalifornia.ElizabethWarren officer. “Our strategy is more placeslikeIowa.Ms.Warren’s isskippingthefirstfourstates SuperTuesday
isrivalingMichaelBloomberg’s about districts than about campaignmanager,RogerLau, and has poured hundreds of
staffing presence in delegate- states,andfranklywhatitre- saidFridaythatshehad“more millionsofdollarsintoaSuper
LateMarch
richstates.JoeBidenplansto allyisaboutis…we’redrawing than1,000staffontheground Tuesday-focused strategy. He
press a nationwide advantage thetightestlinebetweenadol- nationwidein31states,”spread hasfieldofficesandstaffersin
with a diverse swath of the larspentandadelegatewon.” acrossroughly100officesna- everyMarch3state,withmore ApriltoJune
Democraticelectorate. Ms.Warren,asenatorfrom tionwide,inadditiontowork- than 1,000 staffers on payroll
SeveraloftheleadingDemo- Massachusetts,isbettingthat ersinWashington,D.C. overall. Source:DemocraticNationalCommittee
cratic candidates are girding
for a long fight for the presi-
dentialnominationbymakinga
seriesofbetsonstatesthatwill
be part of a slate of Super
Tuesdaycontestsandotherpri-
maries scheduled for March,
whennearlytwo-thirdsofthe
delegates to the party’s July
conventionwillbeawarded.
Even as the candidates are
seekingaboostinIowa,which
holdsitscaucusesFeb.3,andin
New Hampshire, which will
havethefirstprimaryFeb.11,
thefront-loadednatureofthe
2020mapisforcingcampaigns
tomakedecisionsearlyabout
whichstatestotargetafterthe
firstroundofvotingwrapsup
inNevadaandSouthCarolina
bylateFebruary.
“Theycan’tbeeverywhere,”
saidSteveElmendorf,asenior
adviser to three Democratic
presidentialcampaignsinpre-
viouscycles.“Idon’tthinkany
ofthemarecapableofcompet-
inginallofthesestates.”
Mr.Bidenremainsanational
front-runner and has an edge
withblackDemocratsinSouth
Carolina. But polling in the
earlystatesshowsatightcon-
testbetweenMessrs.Bidenand
SandersandMs.Warren.For-
mer South Bend, Ind., Mayor
PeteButtigiegisinclosecon-
tentioninIowaandNewHamp-
shire,andMinnesotaSen.Amy
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Instead,acandidatecollectsa
proportionalshareofdelegates
bywinningatleast15%ofthe
vote statewide or in any con-
gressionaldistrict.
SuperTuesday,onMarch3,
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othercontests,accountingfor
morethanone-thirdoftheto-
taldelegatesatstake.Califor-
nia,TexasandNorthCarolina
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JeffWeaver,asenioradviser
toMr.Sanders,saidCalifornia
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voting ballots are mailed a
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Sanders, a senator from Ver-
mont,hasmorethan80staff-
ersandwillhave16officesin
thestate.
But the Sanders campaign
has staff on the ground in at
leastahalf-dozenotherstates
andhastweakeditsstrategyto
learnfromhispreviousWhite
House bid. Mr. Weaver has
written that Mr. Sanders con-
centratedin2016onahandful
ofstatesbecausehedidn’thave
theresourcestocompeteinev-
ery Super Tuesday battle-
ground,includingintheSouth.
Mr.Weaversaidthatinad-
dition to winning some states
outright, “you also have to
make sure that even in the
statesyoudon’twin,thatyou
maximizethenumberofdele-
gatessoyoudon’tendupina
delegatedeficit.”
Mr.Bidenisdevisingastrat-
egythatrevolvesaroundwin-
ningdelegatesbroadly,helped
by his well-known political
brand and his solid support
amongblackandLatinoDemo-
crats.Hehasabout400staffers
in his Philadelphia headquar-
ters and around the country
andhashiredstatedirectorsor
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WORLD NEWS
China Appeals for Calm as Virus Spreads
Governmenttakes apartmentbuildinginChengdu.
Inthesouthernprovincesof
awaycontrolofthe
JiangxiandGuangdong,author-
efforttostemoutbreak itieshaverequiredeveryoneto
wearfacemasksinpublic.
fromlocalauthorities
InWuhan,themedicalsys-
tem continued to struggle to
BYJULIEWERNAU keep pace with the crisis, de-
ANDJOSHCHIN spitegovernmentinjectionsof
supplies,staffandmoney.
BEIJING—Chinese public- The city’s medical workers
health officials urged calm on wereinneedofmoreprotective
Sunday even as they warned suits,accordingtoWangJiang-
thatthedangerousnewvirusat ping,viceministerofindustry
the heart of a fast-spreading and information technology.
outbreakisgrowingmorecon- Wuhan is going through
tagious, piling more pressure 100,000single-usesuitsaday,
on a strained containment ef- hesaid.China’sfactories,oper-
fort. atingat40%capacitybecause
“Wearenowinacriticalpe- oftheholiday,canproduceonly
riodofpreventionandcontrol,” 30,000aday.
Ma Xiaowei, head of China’s SS Hesaidthegovernmenthad
cabinet-level National Health RE purchased enough suits from
P
Commission, said at a press D abroadtoserveWuhan’sneeds
briefinginBeijingtodealwith ATE fortwomoredays.
theunnamedcoronavirusthat SSOCI The central government
has infected more than 2,700 N/A planned to send an additional
people and killed at least 80, BEI 1,600medicalpersonneltoHu-
mHuobsteiopfrtohveimncien.centralChina’s HIEFEL bofefiicpiarolsvifnrcoemwtihtehihnetawltohdcoayms-,
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Zhou Xianwang, mayor of K missionsaid.
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Wuhan, the epicenter of the MA TheWuhangovernmenthad
outbreak,saidlateSundaythat GaoFu,aseniorhealthofficial,takesreporters’questionsinBeijing.Below,commutersinHongKong,wherecaseshavebeenconfirmed. requisitionedhundredsofbuses
he expects that experts will andthousandsoftaxistotrans-
confirm an additional roughly GrowingImpact portanxiouspatientsandhar-
1,000ofthesuspectedinfection Confirmedinfectionsand ried medical staff around the
cases under monitoring. Most fatalitiesinChinaattributed city,accordingtoLiuXiaoming,
oftheconfirmedcasesinmain- tothecoronavirusoutbreak a vice minister of transporta-
land China are in and around tion.Cityauthoritieshadsus-
Wuhan. Mr. Zhou said more Fatal Nonfatal pended public transportation
than five million people have NCY 2,500 and nonemergency car traffic
leftWuhan,leavingaboutnineGE tokeepsickresidentsfromin-
A
million. Many residents hailO fectingothers,leadingtofears
from around the region andHOT 2,000 thathospitalstaffmightnotbe
P
normallyleavetownforLunarSS abletogettowork.
New Year, and it isn’t knownPRE 1,500 Mr.Gaosaidtheviruswasn’t
N
howmany fledbecauseoftheA showingsignsofmutatinginto
virus. OPE a more deadly form. “As it
ThecentralgovernmentalsoK/EUR 1,000 transmits from human to hu-
sentthemessagetotherestofOC man,itwouldevolveandmu-
the country that it is takingRST 500 tatebasedonourpastknowl-
overfromlocalofficialsinHu-UTTE edge,”hesaid.
bbreei,awkhhoassedrreaawctniocnrittoicitshme.out-RE/SH 0 beMavr.aGilaaoblseaidsoaonva,ctchinoeugwhouhlde
Hong Kong’s local govern-FAV Jan.21 22 23 24 25 26 didn’t give a timeline for its
mentsaiditwoulddenyentryME availability.
O Sources:JohnsHopkinsUniversity;
topeoplewhohavevisitedHu-JER China’sgovernment(latestdatapoint) Thereisnoknowncurefor
bei in the past two weeks to the new virus, which causes
restrictthespreadofthevirus. huaNewsAgencyreportedthat sought to project a sense of nologistsaidinEnglish,holding missionsaiditencouragedpeo- pneumonia symptoms and is
The city has confirmed six the group plans to dispatch a control but acknowledged uphishands,beforeswitching pletoscantheirneighborhoods particularly dangerous to the
cases in Hong Kong, all from teamtoHubeitoleadeffortson shortfallsinsuppliesandgaps toMandarin:“Thevirushasbe- for anyone who might have elderlyandthosewithcompro-
patientswhoeitherlivedinor theground. inknowledgeaboutthenature comerampant.Everyonehere come from or spent time in misedimmunesystems.
recentlyvisitedWuhan. Officials have locked down ofthecoronavirus. isanxious.” Wuhan. Itissimilartothecoronavi-
TheHongKonggovernment severalcitiesinHubei,includ- GaoFu,directoroftheChi- Authorities highlighted the Aroundthecountry,workers rusthatcausedanoutbreakof
said the ban will reduce the ing Wuhan. But the cities neseCenterforDiseaseControl preventivemeasurestheywere andcommunitymemberswere severe acute respiratory syn-
chanceofinfectedpeoplearriv- weren’t sealed off until after and Prevention, reflected the implementing. Li Bin, deputy dispatchedtogodoortodoor drome, or SARS, in 2002 and
inginthecity. millionsofresidentshadscat- seriousnessoftheepidemicand director of China’s National askingpeopleiftheyhadbeen 2003, which killed nearly 800
State media reported that teredtovisitfamilyforLunar theexhaustionfeltbythecoun- Health Commission, said offi- toWuhanorHubeiprovince. peopleafteremerginginsouth-
Premier Li Keqiang has been NewYear. try’shealth-careworkersashe cials were monitoring the “IfyouhavebeentoWuhan ernChina.
putinchargeoftheCommunist The virus has spread to called for restraint during a healthofmigrantworkerswho recently, or have been in con- Mr.Liuurgedlocalofficials
Party’s new “leading small more than a dozen countries, frenzied question-and-answer hadreturnedhomefortheholi- tactwithandknowaboutpeo- not to set up on their own
group”ofseniorofficialsthatis promptingglobalconcern. sessionwithreporters. days,especiallythosewhotrav- plewhohavecomebackfrom quarantinebarriersthatmight
directingresponsetothevirus InBeijing,officialsfromsev- “Calm,calmdown,”theOx- eledfromWuhan. Wuhan,pleaseinformthecom- blocktheshipmentsofmedical
nationwide.China’sofficialXin- eral government ministries ford University-trained immu- The National Health Com- munity,”saidoneposteratan supplies.
New Cases Are Reported in California and Arizona
BYELIZABETHFINDELL has sickened approximately country with exchange pro- see Technical University un-
ANDSTEPHANIEARMOUR 2,700peopleandkilled80as gramswithChina. derwenttestingforthevirus
of Sunday, most of them in Somearesettingupmoni- based on symptoms and
ThreepeopleinCalifornia WuhanandsurroundingChi- toringsystems,isolatingsus- travel history. Test results
and Arizona were diagnosed neseprovinceofHubei. pectedcases,ornotifyingthe came back Friday negative
Sundaywiththecoronavirus In the U.S., roughly 100 communitythatthereislittle for the Tennessee Tech stu-
thathasledtothelockdown peoplein26stateshavebeen chancetheviruswillshowup dent, officials said.
of several cities in China, investigated for or are cur- oncampus. At the University of Wis-
bringing the total U.S. cases rently under monitoring for Some have large interna- consin Platteville, six stu-
oftheillnesstofive. the virus, after showing po- tional student populations dents arrived on campus on
Health authorities in Or- tentialsymptoms. fromChinaaswellasfaculty Jan. 21 who had recently
angeCountyandLosAngeles At least 25 were negative whotravelabroad. been in Wuhan. None of the
County in California, and for the virus. The other two For the 10th consecutive studentshaveshownsignsof
MaricopaCountyinArizona, confirmedcaseswereinChi- year, China remained the the coronavirus, but univer-
confirmed cases of the virus cago and Washington state. largest source of interna- sity officials said they are
there. All had recently trav- TheCentersforDiseaseCon- tionalstudentsintheU.S.in takingtheirtemperatureson
eled to Wuhan, the Chinese trolandPreventionsaiditex- the 2018-19 academic year a regular basis as a precau-
city where the virus origi- pectsmorepotentialcasesin S with369,548collegeanduni- tion.
R
nated, health authorities thecomingdays,butthatthe UTE versitystudents,accordingto LongfellowMiddleSchool
said. overall risk to the general RE theInstituteofInternational in Fairfax, Va., scaled back
U/
Thenewscamehoursafter publicislow. HI Education. anexchangeprogrambegin-
C
U.S. State Department offi- The chartered plane from O A student at Wesleyan ningthismonthinvolving21
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cials said they would evacu- Wuhan to San Francisco is RIN University in Middleton, studentsandfivechaperones
ate a planeload of diplomats due to take off Tuesday. An- PeoplearriveatLosAngelesInternationalAirportfromShanghai. Conn., who was potentially from China after concerns
andotherU.S.citizenstoSan thonyNguyen,dutymanager Authoritieshavebeenscreeningpassengersforthevirus. exposedtothevirusisiniso- from parents, a spokes-
FranciscofromWuhan,which at San Francisco Interna- lation awaiting a CDC test, woman said. The visiting
isunderquarantine. tionalAirport,saidSundayhe York’sKennedyInternational, whether the Wuhan passen- even though a preliminary students will no longer at-
The new cases and an- didn’t know if it would land Los Angeles International, gerswillbequarantinedonce test shows the student has tendtheschool,butwillpar-
nouncementofthearrivalof thereorataprivateairfield. ChicagoO’HareInternational theyarrive. the flu, university spokes- ticipate in other cultural
passengers from Wuhan TheCDChasbeenscreen- and Hartsfield-Jackson At- The expanding outbreak woman Renell Wynn said. events.
added to growing concern ing passengers for the virus lantaInternationalairports. sparked worries at schools StudentsatBaylorUniversity —BriannaAbbott
aboutthevirusintheU.S.It there, as well as at New The CDC hasn’t yet said and universities across the in Waco, Texas, and Tennes- contributedtothisarticle.
WORLDWATCH
TURKEY AUSTRALIA DayorSurvivalDay. Pollsshowthereisstillsup- portedorfacetrialoncharges hammadMahfudMD,saidMr.
SupportersofAustraliaDay, portforAustraliaDay.Lastyear, thatcouldsendhimtoprison Jacobsondidn’thavetheappro-
Earthquake Death Thousands Protest
whichliketheFourthofJulyis theconservativeInstituteof foruptofiveyears,hislawyer priatevisatoconductjournalism
Toll Rises to 38 National Holiday oftencelebratedwithfireworks PublicAffairsfoundthat75% said. inIndonesia.“That’sthefact,In-
andflagwaving,arealsotaking supportmarkingAustraliaDay PhilipJacobson,a30-year-old donesianlawislikethat,”Mr.
Rescueteamspulledsurvivors Tensofthousandsofpeople action.Newrulesfromthecon- onJan.26.Buta2018pollfrom editorwithenvironmental-news Mahfudsaidinaninterview.
fromcollapsedbuildingsSunday, skippedtheusualpicnicsand servativegovernmentrequire theleft-wingAustraliaInstitute websiteMongabay,coverseco- Mr.Jacobson’slawyer,Aryo
daysafterapowerfulearthquake barbecuesduringAustralia’sna- municipalitiestoholdcitizenship foundthat56%ofrespondents logicaldestructioninIndonesia. Nugroho,saidhisclientwasn’t
hiteasternTurkey. tionalholidayandmarchedin ceremoniesonAustraliaDay. didn’tcarewhenAustraliaDayis Hewasinvolvedinpublishingre- doingjournalisticworkinIndone-
Authoritiessaidthetollroseto solidaritywithindigenousAus- Oneorganizerestimated held. portsthatlookedintoalleged siaandwasvisitingacolleague
atleast38peoplefromthemag- tralians,asthecountrywrestles about50,000peopleattended, —MikeCherney foulplayinthewaypermitsfor inPalangkaraya,whichislocated
nitude6.8earthquakethatstruck withwhetheritisdoingenough andsomemarcherssaidthe agriculturalplantationsareis- onBorneoisland.Amessage
Fridaynight.Thequakealsoin- torecognizeitscolonialpast. turnoutappearedtobeabout INDONESIA sued. senttoMr.Jacobson’sphone
juredover1,600people,butat Theholiday,calledAustralia thesameaslastyear.Police Authoritiesfirstbarredhim wasn’tanswered.
Jailed U.S. Journalist
least45survivorshavebeen Day,isheldeveryyearonJan. didn’tprovideanestimate. fromleavingthecityofPa- Undertheconditionsofhisbail,
pulledalivefromtherubblesofar, 26,thedateBritishsettlers Incontrast,thewaterfront Is Released on Bail langkarayainmid-Decemberaf- Mr.Jacobsonisn’tpermittedto
TurkishPresidentRecepTayyip landedinwhatisnowdown- alongSydneyHarbour—across terheattendedameetingwith leavethecityofPalangkaraya,Mr.
ErdogansaidinIstanbul. townSydneyin1788.Inrecent townfromtheindigenous AnAmericanjournalistwho regionallawmakersandalocal Nugrohosaid.Mr.Mahfud,thelaw
Some76buildingswerede- years,atleastsixmunicipalities march—hadacarnivalatmo- wasjailedinIndonesiaoveran indigenous-rightsgroup.Hehad minister,hadsaidFridaythatthe
stroyedandmorethan1,000 havecanceledfestivitiesoutof sphereonSundayafternoon,in- allegedvisaviolationwasre- beeninjailsinceTuesdaybefore governmentwasworkingonpo-
weredamagedbythequake. respectforindigenousAustra- cludingfoodstallsandstreet leasedonbailasheawaitsade- hisreleaseonbail. tentiallydeportingMr.Jacobson.
—AssociatedPress lians,whocallthedayInvasion performersonstilts. cisiononwhetherhewillbede- Indonesia’slawminister,Mo- —JonEmont
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WORLD NEWS
Outbreak Keeps Chinese
Shoppers From Spending
BYJAMEST.AREDDY vibrantChineseconsumersec- Servicesector'scontribution
tor,whichhadbeenasourceof toGDPgrowthinChina
SHANGHAI—China was optimism for big American
60%
countingonconsumerstoun- brandslikeNikeInc.andIMAX
derpin its already slowing Corp. The companies didn’t
economy.Now,authoritiesare immediately respond to a re-
advisingpeopletostayhome, questtocomment.
and many residents are too “China’s economic growth
frightenedanywaytoeatout, wasalreadystrugglingbefore 40
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grinding to a halt as people nomicgrowthmightfallbelow Source:Wind ApopularfestivalinBeijing’sDitanParkhasbeencanceledbecauseofcoronavirusconcerns.
forgo plans to spend money 6%inthefirstquarter,accord-
during the country’s biggest ingtoFrenchbankSociétéGé- Officialnumbersputconsumer 40billionyuan($5.77billion), while,closedonFridayandof- engine of central China and
annualholiday,theLunarNew néraleSA,whichhasforecast activity at just over half the which would shave about 1 feredrefundstoticketholders. nowtheworld’slargestquar-
YearthatbeganSaturday.Lo- 6.1%growth.Economistsgen- totaleconomy.WhenSARShit, percentage point off China’s Crowds were so thin at the antine zone, the damage is
calauthoritiesinsomepartsof erally believe that a growth China’s economy hinged far 2020growthrate,accordingto city’s normally packed mock likely to be especially severe.
China have ordered theaters, rateof6%thisyearispsycho- more on big-ticket govern- the economist Mr. Chen, who Chinesecity,YuGardens,that The city is a transportation
museumsandothervenuesto logicallyimportantbecauseit ment-ledinvestment. based his estimate on a pre- one young family thought it hub roughly four hours by
shutdown.Wuhanhaltedpub- wouldenableBeijing’sleaders Even so, China’s growth liminaryassessmentofthesit- was a safe place to stroll. train from Beijing and
lic transportation in, out and toreachapoliticallyimportant slowed to 9.1% in the second uationandacomparisonwith “Here, there’s hardly anyone, Shanghai.
aroundthecity,andmorethan goalofdoublingthesizeofthe quarter of 2003 when SARS theimpactfromSARS. not like normally,” said Zhao It hosts factories for some
adozenothercitiesincentral economyfrom2010levels. peaked—down from an 11.1% Some sectors are set to be Lei,themotheroftworestless oftheworld’slargestcarmak-
Chinahavesincefollowedsuit. The consumer sector took growthrateinthefirstquar- hit especially hard. China’s children. ers including General Motors
Beijing resident Fang Yin an economic hit when severe ter. The country hadn’t yet moviebusinesstypicallydoes Howlongtheoutbreaklasts Co.,aswellasthebrewerAn-
saidsheisbracingforaboring acuterespiratorysyndrome,or builtahigh-speedrailnetwork nearlyone-tenthofits$9bil- willdeterminewhetherother heuser-BuschInBevSA.Econo-
holiday after canceling plans SARS,sweptacrossChinaand ormanysubwaysystemsthat lion-plus annual box office economic drivers, such as mistswithANZsaidthatifthe
totraveltoNanjing.“Wehave into other countries from spurconsumeractivitybutare during the weeklong holiday. factory production, are also weeklongholidaydisruptionis
nowheretogo,noteventosee booming southern China in suddenly sources of anxiety Sevenfilmpremieresarecan- affected. extended further by the
amovie,”shesaid. late2002andearly2003,kill- about places to get infected. celed, including “Leap,” a Big cities including Beijing epidemic, that could drag on
Hercaution—multipliedna- inghundredsofpeople. ButChinaalsodidn’thavean biopicstarringGongLiasthe andShanghaisaidschoolswill Wuhan’s overall industrial
tionwide as the contagious Today, consumer spending onlineeconomy,whichmakes coachofthenationalvolleyball remainclosedatleastthrough production.
pneumoniahasspreadtovir- makesupabiggershareofthe iteasytoconsumefromhome. teamthatwasexpectedtofare Feb.17,andsomethroughthe —GraceZhu,LiyanQi
tually every province in economy, said Zhou Hao, an The current coronavirus especiallywell. endofFebruary. andZhaoYueling
China—threatenstosetbacka economist at Commerzbank. outbreakcouldcostmorethan ShanghaiDisneyland,mean- For Wuhan, an economic contributedtothisarticle.
Wildlife
tration of Market Regulation
declared a ban on all wildlife
Markets trade but said it would end
oncetheoutbreakwasover.
TheCommunistParty’sCen-
Draw Focus tralCommissionforDiscipline
Inspection,usuallyfocusedon
fightingcorruption,alsomade
anunusualappealforpeopleto
stopeatingwildmeatinapost-
ContinuedfromPageOne ing on its website in recent
whichWuhanisthecapital,af- days. “We must respect the
terthesluggishreactionfrom lawsofnatureandpromotesci-
localauthoritiesdrewcriticism. entificandhealthyeatinghab-
StatemediareportedthatPre- its,”itsaid.
mierLiKeqianghasbeenputin Themarketattheepicenter
charge of the Communist of the current outbreak, offi-
Party’s new “leading small cially known as the Wuhan
group”ofseniorofficialsthatis Huanan Seafood Wholesale
directingresponsetothevirus market, was home to vendors
nationwide. sellingarangeofwildmeat.
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anall-clearduringinspections Above,itemsseizedearlythis TheWuhanMarketRegula-
latelastyear,cityofficialshave monthfromastoreincentral tion Administration inspected
nowclosedit.WhenWallStreet China’sAnhuiprovince.At the market in November and
Journal reporters visited this right,civetscollectedin December but found nothing
pastweek,itwascordonedoff Guangdongprovincein2004. wrong,accordingtodocuments
bypolicetapeandstallholders published on its website. It
wereliningupintheraintore- naturallyinbatsbutcaneasily didn’trespondtoarequestfor
ceivecompensationandLunar jumptootherhosts,mutating comment.
NewYearhandouts. along the way, especially in InSeptember,localofficials
Racing to contain the out- marketswherespecies,includ- alsoinspectedsomeeightstalls
break,whichhasinfectedmore inghumans,mingle. selling wild animals and
than2,700peopleandkilledat AlthoughChineseauthorities checkedtheirbusinesslicenses
least 80, China’s national au- haveyettoidentifytheprecise but found nothing illegal, ac-
thoritieshavelockeddownWu- originofthecurrentoutbreak, cording to the website of a
hanandseveralothercitiesin a study released on Thursday newspaper run by Wuhan’s
Hubei. bytheWuhanInstituteofVirol- CommunistPartycommittee.
Beijingnowfacesuncomfort- ogy,basedonpatientsamples, Inarareadmissionforase-
able questions over its failure founda96%geneticmatchwith nior Chinese official, Wuhan
tocleanupthewildlifetradein abatcoronavirus. MayorZhouXianwangtoldthe
recentyears.Itisalsoconfront- AnotherChinesestudysug- RESS official Xinhua News Agency
ing unusual public calls in gestedsnakessoldinthemar- P thatlocalauthoritieshadfailed
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fear of angering its relatively reptilesandmammals. LIN break came on Dec. 29, when
wealthyaficionados. “Thisisawildlife-originvi- four workers at the market
PresidentXiJinpingofChina rus—it’sprettyclear,”saidPe- “Itisreallyhardtodescribe. meat—including endangered think it’s good for the local wereadmittedtoaWuhanhos-
hasspokenaboutthecountry’s ter Daszak, president of Eco- Likehowlambhasthatspecial species—fromhuntersviamid- economy.” pitalwithpneumonia.
ability to show leadership on Health Alliance, a U.S.-based taste,civetsarethesame.Just dlemen,researchersandwild- China banned all wildlife Thehospitalalertedthelocal
global issues, such as public nonprofitorganizationthathas the flavor of the meat itself. lifeactivistssaid. tradein2003,whenHongKong centerfordiseasecontrol,and
health.Hisresponsetothecur- been studying the origins of Youdon’tneedtocookitinany Onlinetradinghasalsomade researchersfirstidentifiedciv- Wuhan authorities closed the
rentcrisisislikelytobeseenas SARS and related viruses in specialway:Onceyoutasteit, iteasiertosourceanddistribute ets as a potential source of market on Jan. 1. Health offi-
an important test, health ex- Chinafor15years. you’llknowit’scivet.” wildmeatacrossChinaandto SARS,butitliftedthebanlater cialstookspecimensfromthe
pertsandpoliticalanalystssaid. “Probablybatsaretheorigin Hesaidhehadlongknownof importcreaturessuchaspango- thatyearon54species—includ- siteandfoundevidenceofthe
“This incident should be fromlookingatthevirusitself, thehealthrisksandwouldavoid linsfromothercountries,exac- ingcivets—thatitsaidcouldbe virusin33outof585samples,
usedasanopportunitytorec- anditgotfrombatsintopeople eatingwildmeatduringthecur- erbating the risk of infections bredinlicensedfarms,subject accordingtotheChineseCenter
tifythechaos”inChina’swild- inthewildlifemarket,”hesaid. rentoutbreak,butattributedthe spreadingoverlongerdistances. tosanitationchecks. forDiseaseControlandPreven-
lifetrade,saidapetitionpub- “This is absolutely déjà vu all problem to poor regulation “IfChinadoesn’ttakeaction Guangdongprovincebanned tion,orCCDC.
lished on Thursday by 19 overagainfromSARS.” ratherthanconsumerdemand. on this now, I fear this is just thebreedingandsaleofcivets The virus had been found
prominent Chinese scientists, Chinaisahotspotforsuch SinceSARS,Chinahasvastly going to happen again,” said in2004,buttheycontinuedto notjustinpeople’sbodies,but
includingaformerheadofPe- outbreaksbecauseitcombines improved its capacity to re- ZhouJinfeng,headofthenon- be traded there and in other onwild-meatstalls,GaoFu,the
kingUniversity. large bat populations with spond to disease outbreaks, governmental China Biodiver- provinces.OnThursday,Guang- CCDC director told Chinese
Medicalresearchershavede- densely populated rural areas healthexpertssaid.Ithasalso sity Conservation and Green dong imposed a total ban on state television on Thursday.
termined that theoutbreak of and a long tradition of eating improvedhygieneatwetmar- DevelopmentFoundation. wild-animaltrading. “Wemustthuscalloneveryone
severe acute respiratory syn- wildlife,especiallyinthesouth- kets,andsoughttoencourage Mr.Zhou,whohasfiledoffi- The central government, not to eat wild animals,” he
drome,orSARS,thatstartedin ern provinces of Guangdong licensedtradeinwildanimals cial complaints about wildlife however, was slower to re- said.“Itisonlyamatteroftime
2002 originated in bats and andGuangxi. bredonfarmswheretheymust marketsallaroundChina,esti- spond. First the agriculture tofindoutwhichisthespecific
spreadtohumansviapalmciv- “WhydoIeatit?Itisdeli- undergosanitarychecks. matedthattherewerehundreds ministryorderedahaltonFri- animal.”
ets—cat-sized mammals that cious,” said Terry Gao, a 30- Andyetregulationofwildlife inthecountry,withatleastone day to the trade only of wild —JamesT.AreddyandShan
lookabitlikeweasels—soldin year-old businessman from farms and markets has been ineverymajorcitylikeWuhan, animalsthatcancarrythecoro- LiinWuhan,QianweiZhang
Chinesefoodmarkets. Guangxi,whereheusuallyeats lax.Asaresult,anunderground andmorestillonline. navirus,whichitsaidincluded andXiaoXiaoinBeijing,and
Studies have shown that wild meat. He said he had a tradehasthrived,withrestau- “The authorities just don’t badgersandbamboorats.Two YifanWanginSingapore
SARS-typecoronavirusesreside particulartasteforcivets. rantsoftencommissioningwild takeanynotice,”hesaid.“They days later, the State Adminis- contributedtothisarticle.
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Italy’s Coalition Likely Holds Off Rival
Regionalelectionhad Theresult,ifconfirmedonce Emilia-Romagnahasbeena restsremainfragile.Democrats backedbytheLeague. Emilia-Romagna. Opinion polls
votesaretallied,wouldseeSte- stronghold of Italy’s left arestrugglingtoincreasetheir After becoming one of Eu- suggest the League would win
beencloselywatched
fanoBonaccini,theDemocratic throughoutthepost-WorldWar popularityandwinbackdisillu- rope’sstrongestantiestablish- national elections if held soon.
amidchallengefrom incumbentpresidentofEmilia- II era. As in much of Europe, sioned voters who in recent mentpartiesandcomingfirst Mr.Salvini’sproblemisthatal-
Romagna,re-electedwith50%of mainstreamleft-of-centerpar- yearshaveturnedtootherpar- in2018nationalelectionswith thoughheiscallingforsnapelec-
Salvini’sLeague
votes. The League’s candidate, tiesarestrugglingtoholdonto tiesincludingtheLeague. 33%ofthevote,5Starlostits tions, he can’t force them: He
Lucia Borgonzoni, would win theirtraditionalworking-class The5StarMovement,mean- wayandmostoftheirpopular needstheDemocrat-5Starcoali-
BYGIOVANNILEGORANO 45%ofvotes,accordingtopro- voters,openingupopportuni- while, is in steep decline. Its support,afterleadingmembers tiontobreakdown.
jections based on 38% of the tiesfornationalist,anti-immi- candidatewassettowinonly struggledtotransitionfromop- TheDemocrats’narrowwinin
ROME—Italy’s wobbly gov- votescounted. grationpoliticianssuchasMr. between2%and5%ofvotesin position to governing. The Emilia-Romagna somewhat re-
ernment coalition breathed a The contest in the affluent Salvini. Emilia-Romagna,andjust7%to movement’s leader Luigi Di duces the likelihood that the
sighofreliefonSundayasvote northern region became the DespitetheDemocrats’win 11%inanotherregionalelection Maio resigned last week, fol- partywillcalltimeontheirun-
projectionssuggestedthecen- mostcloselywatchedItalianre- in their own heartland, the onSundayinthesouthernre- lowing a string of defections happycoalitionwiththe5Star
ter-leftDemocraticPartywona gionalelectioninyearsasMr. foundationsonwhichItaly’sco- gionofCalabria,where5Star amonghislawmakers. justyet.
crucialregionalelection,seeing Salvini campaigned there re- alitiongovernmentbetweenthe waspopularuntilrecently.The Mr.SalviniremainsItaly’sris-
offachallengebyMatteoSal- lentlessly to oust the incum- Democrats and the antiestab- presidencyofCalabriaissetto ing political force, despite the (cid:2)Italy’soilkingfightsto
vini’sfar-rightLeague. bentDemocrats. lishment 5 Star Movement gotoacenter-rightcandidate League narrowly failing to win survivebriberytrial................B4
FROM PAGE ONE
Lakers Legend
Won Five Titles
Kobe Bryant, the former tocreatespace,howtohandle
Los Angeles Lakers star who the ball, how to protect the
leaptfromhighschooltothe ball, how to shoot the ball. I
National Basketball Associa- wasn’t the strongest kid at
tion and became one of the thatcamp.Iwasn’tthefastest.
league’sgreatestplayersofall Iwasn’tthemostathletic.”
time, died in a helicopter It was unusual at the time
crashoutsideofCalabasas,Ca- for high-school players to
lif.,onSunday.Hewas41. jump to the NBA. Although
playerslikeMr.Bryantwould
ByBenCohen, become superstars, other
JoshuaRobinson young players who made the
AhelicoptercarryingKobeBryant,withhisdaughterGianna‘Gigi’Bryant,below,andsevenotherpeoplecrashedinCalabasas,Calif. andRachelBachman leap washed out. Starting in
2006,theNBArequiredplay-
Bryant, Eveninacareerthatover- ers to be 19 years old during
lapped with dozens of the the draft’s calendar year and
NBA’s greatest players, from waitoneyearaftertheirhigh
Daughter Michael Jordan to LeBron schoolclassgraduated.
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ble,” Mr. Villanueva said Sun- chartingthepathforthenext,” LosAngeles,andtheNewYork ingMr.Bryant,tributespoured was consensual. The charges and he was never the same
day evening. “It is in very Mr.BryantwroteonInstagram KnickslightedMadisonSquare infromsportscelebrities,Hol- weredroppedafterthewoman playeraftertearinghisAchil-
roughterrain,verydangerous, hoursbeforehisdeath. Garden’sceilinginLakerspur- lywoodcelebritiesandU.S.pol- saidshedidn’twanttotestify. lestendonin2013.
even in daylight much less in Hislegacywastarnishedby pleandgold.Atthestartofa iticians.MichaelJordancalled He later settled a civil suit He announced his retire-
themiddleofthenight.” a 2003 sexual-assault accusa- game between the Toronto him “like a little brother to connectedwiththecase. mentaheadofthe2015-16sea-
TheFAAhasimplementeda tionthathadreceivedrenewed Raptors and San Antonio me”andsaidthat“wordscan’t KobeBeanBryant’sroadto son in a poem called “Dear
no-flyzoneabovethesitefora attention in recent years in Spurs,bothteamstook24-sec- describethepainI’mfeeling.” basketball greatness was Basketball” and would later
5-mile radius and authorities lightofthe#MeToomovement. ond shot-clock violations to JerryWest,whosesilhouetteis uniquebyanystandard.Born winanAcademyAwardforan
are allowing only local resi- Mr.Bryantwasaccusedofrap- honorMr.Bryant’sNo.24. the NBA’s logo, said “he has in Philadelphia in 1978, Mr. animated short film of the
dents onto the streets sur- ing a 19-year-old woman in a TheLakersarescheduledto lefttheworldabetterplace.” Bryantspentpartofhischild- samenamethathewroteand
roundingthecrashtokeepfans Colorado hotel room and playtheirnextgameonTues- President Trump said in a hood in Italy. By the time he narrated.
andonlookersaway,Mr.Villan- chargedwithfelonysexualas- day against the Los Angeles tweet that it was “terrible returnedtoAmerica,wherehe Mr. Bryant basked in a
uevasaid. sault.Heacknowledgedasex- Clippers. news!” and former President attended Lower Merion High yearlong farewell tour in
Mr. Bryant held a singular ual encounter but said it was Mr.Bryanttookahelicopter Obama called it an “unthink- School in Pennsylvania, Mr. whichhewashailedasoneof
placeinNBAlore.Inmorethan consensual. The charges were fromhisNewportBeachhome ableday.” Bryantwasonhiswaytobe- thegame’smostbelovedplay-
two decades with the Lakers, droppedafterthewomansaid toStaplesCenterinLosAnge- Mr. Bryant “showed us coming one of the top pros- ersandacentralfigureinthe
the only team for which he shedidn’twanttotestify.Mr. lesduringhisplayingcareerto whatispossiblewhenremark- pects in the country. In 1996, sagaoftheNBA.
playedintheleague,hewasa Bryant apologized to the avoidtrafficandnotexacerbate abletalentblendswithanab- heelectedtoskipcollegeand Aferociousscorerandtena-
relentless, intense competitor womanin2004andlaterset- thepainthathetoleratedafter solute devotion to winning,” declared himself eligible for cious competitor who de-
who won five championships tled a civil lawsuit connected enduringnumerousinjuries. NBACommissionerAdamSil- the1996NBAdraft,wherehe mandedexcellencefromevery-
andbecamethebiggestsuper- withthecase. In the past two decades in ver said. “But he will be re- was selected 13th overall by one around him—Mr. Bryant
starofhisgeneration. Mr. Bryant’s death rocked the U.S., federal aviation offi- memberedmostforinspiring theCharlotteHornetsandim- oncescored81pointsinasin-
The league’s former most theworldofsports,devastated cialshavefocusedonenhanc- people around the world to mediately traded to the Lak- glegame—heendedhiscareer
valuableplayeroncescored81 the NBA and reverberated ing the safety of helicopters pickupabasketballandcom- ers. Mr. Bryant, who would by scoring 60 points on 50
pointsinonegameandscored aroundtheworld. used in air tours and emer- petetotheverybestoftheir spend his entire career with shotsinonefinalLakerswin.
33,643pointsinhiscareer,the The league’s grieving play- gency-medical transportation. ability.Hewasgenerouswith theteam,was17yearsoldat After his spectacular per-
third-mostofalltimeuntilSat- ers tweeted condolences and Poor visibility and flights in the wisdom he acquired and thetime. formance, he gave a brief
urdaynight,whenhewassur- choked back tears when they stormyconditionsareconsid- sawitashismissiontoshare “Iwasluckytogrowupin speech at halfcourt, thanking
passed by LeBron James and metwithreportersbeforetheir ered among the biggest risk it with future generations of Italy,” he told Sports Illus- fans and his family before
offeredhiscongratulationson Sundaygames. factorsforhelicopters. players,takingspecialdelight trated in 2013. “I was taught droppingthemicrophone.
socialmedia. Hundredsofmournersgath- In the hours after TMZ’s in passing down his love of extreme fundamentals: foot- “What can I say?” he said.
“Keepgrowingthegameand eredoutsideStaplesCenterin firstreportofthecrashinvolv- thegametoGianna.” work,footwork,footwork,how “Mambaout.”
Like Brexit, “We effectively semi-sus- Sappa-Cohen,aspokesmanfor Over pints with Gawain famous exhibit would be too meetings, the Brexit Museum
pended our operations when Best for Britain, a group that Towler, now a spokesman for expensivetoacquire. project was launched in April
Brexit was semi-suspended,” campaignedtostopBrexit. the Brexit Party, and another Anotheroptionexploredwas 2018.Timewasoftheessence,
Museum says Lee Rotherham, a Brexit IntheEU,Brexitcommemo- friendintheMarquisofGranby buyingthebusthatcarriedMr. the museum’s planners rea-
campaignerwhoisspearhead- rations are—obviously—low pub in Westminster, work got Johnson around the country soned.“Ifwearetorecordthe
ing the museum project. “It’s key. The House of European underway. during the Brexit campaign, history, we do need to start
Hits Delays beenabithitandmiss.” History, a museum about the Museums in Britain rarely emblazonedwiththecontested worknow,”theysaidinamis-
The collection so far in- EUinBrussels,willeventually celebrate political events so claim that membership of the sionstatement.
cludes political fliers, stuff marktheeventbydisplayinga therewasnoobviousblueprint. EUcosttheU.K.£350milliona ThenBrexititselfgotinthe
fromthegarageofeuroskeptic Union Jack that hung outside Mr.Towlersawitmorelikea week. Mr. Rotherham and his way.Parliamentwasrebelling,
ContinuedfromPageOne cheerleader Nigel Farage and theEUParliamentandabook teamtrackeddownthebusin defeating successive plans to
campaignersinapubin2017.It anofficeceilingtilethatDomi- of sketches made during the question,buthefretsthecom- leave,anditwasn’tclearBrexit
aimstobecomearepositoryof nic Cummings, who helped referendumcampaign. Aplantodisplay panythatrenteditouttothe would ever happen. Many of
memorabiliadocumentingthe mastermind the Vote Leave They will be parked on the Leave campaign will charge a thedonorsthemuseumaimed
oneofMargaret
triumph of British euroskep- campaign, accidentally broke museum’s sixth floor in the premiumiftheytrytobuyit. to tap were instead funding
tics. Their hope is to create a whenpunchingforjoyfollow- “AccoladesandCriticism”sec- Thatcher’s Thefoundersagreedthemu- campaigns to ensure Brexit
collection that will still be ingthe2016referendum.(Ac- tion.“It’simportanttokeepit seumshouldabsolutelynotbe took place. Mr. Towler had to
handbagswasnixed.
around in 2073 to commemo- tually,thetileisonlyonloan.) incontext,”amuseumspokes- in London, which overwhelm- workonageneralelection.
rate the 100th anniversary of Eventually the museum mansays. inglybackedstayingintheEU. “Our first priority quite
Britain joining the European hopestocelebrateBritishsov- Plans for a fully fledged The group began to talk of a rightlyhasbeentomakesure
project. ereigntystretchingback2,000 BrexitMuseumwerefirstlaid points-based system to rank thatthereissomethingtohave
“Wewon’tbearoundthen,” years,includinganarchivefor shortlyafterthe2016referen- U.S. presidential library. “It’s some25possiblelocationson amuseumabout,”Mr.Rother-
the website for the planned scholars. Its website includes dum when Mr. Rotherham, a not going to be the kind of criteriasuchasBrexitsupport ham wrote on the pro-Brexit
museumnotes. photosofwindmillsandpiers historian who worked on the placeyoutakeyour14-year-old andtransportlinks. website BrexitCentral in No-
Itisn’tentirelyclearwhenit undergloomyskies. Vote Leave campaign, was kidoutforadayoffun,”heex- Lincoln,acitythatvotedfor vember.
will be around, period. Much Celebrating something just clearingouthisoffice.Hesent plained. Brexitandisalsowhereacopy As the dust thrown up by
likeBrexititself,threeyearsaf- under half of the U.K. didn’t somecorrespondenceanddoc- The group sketched out an oftheMagnaCartaishoused, Brexit settles, a dozen or so
terthemuseumwasfirstcon- wantisadelicatetask.In2016, uments to be preserved by a ambitious plan but logistical emergedasahotcontender.So volunteers are refocusing on
ceived, no one can say when 52%ofBritishvoterschoseto collegeatOxfordUniversity.It hurdles quickly appeared. Mr. did Sunderland, an industrial themuseum,whichwilllikely
theprojectwillbecompleteor endmorethanfourdecadesof hithimmorecouldbedoneto Rotherham dreamed of show- city that was an important takeyearstofinish.
what exactly it will look like. membershipoftheEU. helpfuturegenerationsunder- casing one of former Prime swing vote during the Brexit “Division will cool over
WorkontheMuseumofBrexit “What interest is that to standwhyBritainhadvotedfor Minister Margaret Thatcher’s referendum. time,” says Mr. Rotherham.
has suffered from political anybodyexceptfoaming-at-the- Brexit.“IrealizedIhadtosend handbags.Sheisfetedbyeuro- With most of these ques- “Peoplewilljudgeitforbetter
chaosbroughtonbyBrexit. mouthBrexiteers?”saysLudo upabatsignal,”hesaid. skeptics.Buthethoughtsucha tions unresolved after four orforworse.”
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oversomeprotestsites,killing tack.Therewerenoreportsof keeptheprotestsalive. Despitetheswellofsupport capital.
BAGHDAD—Iraqisflockedto 12demonstrators,accordingto injuries,butitwasthefirsttime Adistantcrackleofgunfire on Sunday, Mr. Sadr’s with- Mr.Gantz’sdecisiontomeet
join antigovernment protests the Iraqi Human Rights Com- rockets had landed inside the could be heard from another drawal raises questions about separatelywithMr.Trumpre-
afteraninfluentialclericwith- mission. The prime minister’s embassycompound.TheU.S.has squarewhereriotpolicefaced thedurabilityoftheprotests. flectsacarefulefforttoculti-
drewhissupportandsecurity militaryspokesmancouldn’tbe previously blamed Iran-backed offagainstprotesters. Mr.Sadrhaslongpositioned vateconstructivetieswiththe
forcesmovedtoquashthefour- reachedforcomment. militiasfortherocketfire,which In the southern city of Na- himselfasanopponentofthe U.S.presidentwhileavoidinga
month-olduprising. The latest deaths brought hasincreasedinfrequencysince siriyah, security forces fired political establishment, even shared stage with Mr. Netan-
A wave of students headed thetollsinceOctobertomore theprotestsbegan.TheU.S.Em- teargasandliveammunitionto thoughhecontrolsthelargest yahu.
toprotestsitesinBaghdadand than 500, according to the bassy didn’t immediately re- disperseprotestersoccupyinga numberofseatsinParliament Mr. Gantz would return to
southern cities on Sunday, rightscommission.Despitethe spondtoarequestforcomment. key intersection on Sunday. A and helped usher Mr. Abdul- Israel in time for the parlia-
someofthemchantingagainst violence, protesters remained Theantigovernmentprotest- hospitalsourcesaid75protest- Mahdi to power. As the pro- ment to debate forming the
populistclericMoqtadaal-Sadr, onthestreetsofBaghdadand ers have sought to distance erswerewounded.Operations testsgainedmomentuminOc- committeethatwouldhearMr.
whoonFridaysaidhewouldno othersoutherncities,pressing themselves from the growing CommanderBrig.Gen. Ahmed tober, Mr. Sadr threw his Netanyahu’srequestforimmu-
longer be involved with the theirdemandsforanoverhaul hostility with the U.S., which Hadi al-Yassiri said an officer weightbehindthemandcalled nity from bribery and fraud
protests. Mr. Sadr sent thou- ofthepoliticalsystemthathas threatenstoeclipsetheircause. andasoldierhadbeenwounded onMr.Abdul-Mahditoresign. charges.
sandsofhisfollowershome,ex- failedtodeliverprosperity. Earlierintheday,hundreds bygunshotsfiredfromrooftops. Hissupportfortheprotests Thechargesstemfromalle-
pressing disappointment with Theprotestshaveputintense of students marched from in Protesterslatertorchedapolice put him on a collision course gationsthathetradedofficial
insults leveled against him by pressure on the Iraqi govern- frontoftheMinistryofEduca- vehicleandregainedcontrolof with pro-Iranian factions that favorsforflatteringnewscov-
someantigovernmentprotest- ment and pro-Iranian groups tiontoTahrirSquare—theepi- thejunction. sought to preserve the status erage, as well as gifts worth
erswhoaccusedhimofseeking thathaveavestedinterestinits centeroftheprotestsinBagh- InBaghdad’sTahrirSquare, quoandkeepMr.Abdul-Mahdi hundredsofthousandsofdol-
to hijack their movement for survivalandaccusetheU.S.of dad, where a core of several protesterBanal-Sumaidaewas in power. The prime minister lars. Mr. Netanyahu denies
politicalgain. fomenting the unrest. Several hundred young men have re- helpingtopitchanewtentaf- resignedlatelastyearandMr. wrongdoingandhasvowedto
Following Mr. Sadr’s an- rockets landed inside the U.S. mainedforweeksonendsleep- terthedepartureofMr.Sadr’s SadrandotherShiitepolitical fightthecharges.
nouncement,securityforcesfir- EmbassycompoundonSunday, ing in tents. Volunteers dole followerscreatedavacuumand leadershaveyettoagreeona —DovLieberinTelAviv
ingteargasandliveammuni- IraqiPrimeMinisterAdelAbdul- out free food, and collection dentedmorale.“Yesterdaywas successor. contributedtothisarticle.
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self in the mold of tech-com- peoplesaid. rogue operation, and tried to
panyfounderslikeSteveJobs It turns out the prince’s dampen international outrage
Own Ways andMr.Bezos—menwhobuilt messages to Mr. Bezos were byannouncingitsowninvesti-
business empires through vi- somewhatmisleading. gation.TheCentralIntelligence
sionary leadership and su- PrinceMohammed’ssecurity Agencyconcludedthatthekill-
premeselfconfidence. adviser, Musaid al Aiban, had ingwascarriedoutunderthe
For several years, Prince alreadyfrozenthedata-center prince’s orders, U.S. officials
ContinuedfromPageOne Mohammed has met with in- deal because Amazon.com said. Saudi Arabia has denied
Prince Mohammed had in- vestors, moneymanagers and wouldn’t allow Saudi intelli- theprincehadanypriorknowl-
stalledspywareonMr.Bezos’ chiefexecutivestoexplainhis genceandlawenforcementac- edge.
phoneviaaWhatsAppmessage vision. Among his big initia- cesstothedataaspartofthe In the aftermath of the
inMay2018. tives was a $500 billion tech- discussions, people familiar Khashoggikilling,government
The Saudi government de- focusedcitycalledNEOMthat withthemattersaid. officials and executives from
niesthattheprincehackedMr. he planned to build along the OnApril17,2018,lessthan aroundtheworldpulledoutof
Bezos’phone.TheJournalhas RedSea. twoweeksaftertheprinceand theRiyadhconference,includ-
reported that Saudi officials Inconfidentialplanningdoc- theCEOhaddinnerinLosAn- ingMr.Bezos.
closetothecrownprincesaid uments the Journal reviewed, geles, Mr. Aiban told officials Around that time, National
they were aware of a plan to consultantsfortheSaudigov- working on the deal not to Enquirer employees got a tip
compromiseMr.Bezos’phone, ernmentoutlined“tailor-made complete it—and also not to aboutMr.Bezos’affairandbe-
thoughnotthatanattackactu- incentives”towooAmazonas tellAmazonitwasbeingheld gantailinghim,theJournalhas
allyhappened. amajorpartoftheproject,in- up.PrinceMohammedwasap- reported.InJanuary2019,Mr.
William Isaacson, a lawyer cluding government funding prisedofthisstrategy,accord- Bezosrevealedhewasgetting
forMr.Bezos,declinedtocom- and99yearsoffreerent. ingtotheseofficials. divorced,knowingthattheEn-
ment for this article, as did Many Western business “Never say no publicly. We quirerwasreadytopublishan
representatives for the Saudi leaders wanted the prince to justkeepstallingandcitebu- articleabouthisaffair.TheEn-
government in Riyadh and investSaudimoneyintheirop- reaucraticdelays,”saidanad- quirersubsequentlythreatened
Washington. An Amazon erations, people familiar with viserforthegovernmentwho topublishmoreracytextsand
spokesman declined to com- themeetingssaid.Amazonwas workedontheproject. photos unless Mr. Bezos pub-
ment on details of the data- oneofthefewwillingtoinvest MultipleeffortstoreachMr. licly said he had no evidence
centerplan. a large amount of money in GES Aibanthroughmediarepresen- the tabloid had targeted him
Later in 2018, the National SaudiArabia.Thedatacenter MA tatives of the Saudi govern- forpoliticalreasons.
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andphotosfromMs.Sanchez’s choose Saudi Arabia, rather SaudiArabiametinhappiertimesinRiyadhin2016. 2018, the prince encouraged
brother Michael Sanchez, ac- than traditionally business- Mr.BezostocometotheOcto-
cordingtopeoplefamiliarwith friendlylocationslikeDubaior through the messages every azon’s earlier business deci- berconference,textmessages SaudihackofMr.Bezos’iPhone
the matter, and that federal AbuDhabi,asaMideasthub. day,thosepeoplesaid.Receiv- sions in the region—it had show.Itisn’tclearwhetherMr. becamepublic,afterUnitedNa-
prosecutorshaveevidenceindi- Thedetailswerenegotiated ingaresponsewasasurprise bought an e-commerce com- Bezoseverformallycommitted tionsofficialscalledforanin-
cating Ms. Sanchez had given bylower-levelteams.Butthe for Americans accustomed to pany in 2017 that competed toattending. vestigationoftheincidentand
himthematerial. prince and Mr. Bezos kept in doing business in the Gulf, with a business co-owned by Then, on Oct. 2, 2018, Mr. summarizedthereportbyMr.
Ms. Sanchez hasn’t re- touch about the project on a whereseniorprincesweretypi- the Saudi sovereign-wealth Khashoggi, the Washington Bezos’consultants.
sponded to requests for com- high level over WhatsApp, callyaloof. fund,andannouncedadealto Post columnist, entered the Theconsultant’sreporthas
ment. Mr. Sanchez said in an peoplefamiliarwiththeproj- Talks about a data-center buildadatacenterinneighbor- SaudiembassyinIstanbuland spurred questions among cy-
emailed statement: “With ectsaid. projectthatcouldcost$2bil- ingBahrain. neveremerged.ThePostwrote bersecurityexperts,whosaidit
spoon-fedliesandhalf-truths, WhatsAppwasakeytoolof lion or more were under way “Iwasverydisappointed”to anumberofinvestigativearti- reliedheavilyoncircumstantial
WallStreetJournalkeepsget- theyoungprince’sglobalcharm when Prince Mohammed and hear about the Bahrain deal, cles and editorials about the evidencetomakethecasethat
tingitwrong.” campaign.Inhisfirstfewyears Mr.Bezosbegancommunicat- theprincetextedMr.Bezos,ac- murder, many blaming Prince aWhatsAppaccountassociated
It is a remarkable show of ascrownprince,hehandedout ing over WhatsApp in spring cordingtothepeoplefamiliar Mohammed. with Prince Mohammed was
publicanimositybetweentwo hisWhatsAppcontactinforma- 2018,thepeoplefamiliarwith with the exchanges. He wrote Fordays,SaudiArabiaissued probablyusedtohackintoMr.
men who seemed to have tion to visiting dignitaries, themattersaid.Saudiofficials thatAmazon’sdecisionnotto statements denying involve- Bezos’phone.
aligned interests when they businessmen, academics and believedAmazonwaswillingto partnerwithSaudiArabiafrom mentonlytobecontradictedby The consultants weren’t
metin2016. somejournalistssooftenthat commitupto$4billiontothe theget-go“haspushed”Saudi information gathered by Tur- able to figure out if informa-
Prince Mohammed had his phone streamed messages project,saidpeopleinvolvedin Arabia to compete in e-com- key, partially through record- tion from Mr. Bezos’ phone
taken over efforts to remake dayandnight,peoplewhoin- thetalks. mercewithAmazon. ingsinsidetheSaudiembassy, was linked to the photos and
theSaudieconomy,aposition teractedwiththeprincesaid. Yet the prince at points Still,theprincecontinuedto that indicated Mr. Khashoggi texts that ended up with the
hegainedafterhisfather,Sal- PrinceMohammedwouldgo gripedtoMr.BezosaboutAm- send enthusiastic messages waskilledbySaudioperatives. Enquirer.