Your Wednesday Briefing

> For real: Actual Brexit drama ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP0SAaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjczNzQ3JmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkFFXzIwMTkwOTA0JmxpPU1CQUVXA255dEIKABuW5G5dbHJq7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP0S6aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfMjAxOTA5MDM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjEwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njk2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkwOTAzVwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP0S6aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfMjAxOTA5MDM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjEwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njk2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkwOTAzVwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOS8wMy9icmllZmluZy9icmV4aXQtZG9yaWFuLWNhcnJpZS1sYW0uaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfZGtfMjAxOTA5MDM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjEwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njk2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkwOTAzVwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Wednesday, Sep 4, 2019 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOS8wMy9icmllZmluZy9icmV4aXQtZG9yaWFuLWNhcnJpZS1sYW0uaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV8yMDE5MDkwMz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAxOTA5MDNXA255dEIKABuW5G5dbHJq7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Supported by Good morning. We’re covering the Brexit uproar in London, Hurricane Dorian’s slow march of destruction and wind-tunnel tests for geese. By Andrea Kannapell Protesters on both sides of the Brexit divide gathered outside Parliament on Tuesday. Andrew Testa for The New York Times Boris Johnson, derailed, calls for elections The prime minister made good on his threat to call a snap general election immediately after Parliament won the power to try to stop a “no deal” withdrawal from Britain. There is little time left before the Brexit deadline of Oct. 31. Parliament would have to agree to the election. The accelerating pace of events suggests that [Britain’s Brexit nightmare may finally be approaching an endgame](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2JyZXhpdC11ay1wYXJsaWFtZW50LXZvdGUuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkwOTAzJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Defectors: A group of [“Conservative rebels”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2JyaXRhaW4tYnJleGl0LWNvbnNlcnZhdGl2ZXMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkwOTAzJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from Mr. Johnson’s party, starchy grandees who just months ago held the reins of power, joined the effort to thwart the prime minister. One Conservative lawmaker, Phillip Lee, actually quit the party, writing that it had “become infected by the twin diseases of English nationalism and populism.” Lost? [Here’s what you need to know](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2JyaXRhaW4tcGFybGlhbWVudC1icmV4aXQtam9obnNvbi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTA5MDMmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxMDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY5NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKABuW5G5dbHJq7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) about the political chaos. Carrie Lam, the Hong Kong chief executive, said at her weekly news conference on Tuesday that even though “my personal emotions are fluctuating greatly” she did not intend to step down. Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times Another view of Hong Kong: Fighting a new empire The territory’s dispirited chief executive, Carrie Lam, is insisting that she is not ceding to protesters’ demands that she step down, even though an audio recording emerged of her telling local businesspeople last week that she yearned to resign. But if she tried, our reporting shows, China’s leaders would almost certainly stop her, fearing the move would be read as a sign of weakness that would only encourage more of the pro-democracy, anti-Beijing protests that have roiled Hong Kong for months. And there’s another problem: [She has no clear successor](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9ob25nLWtvbmctcHJvdGVzdHMtY2FycmllLWxhbS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTA5MDMmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxMDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY5NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKABuW5G5dbHJq7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). First person: Andrew Higgins, our Moscow correspondent, is a longtime China hand. He returned to Hong Kong recently after many years away, and was [struck by the loss](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9ob25nLWtvbmctcHJvdGVzdHMtY2hpbmEtZGlzZW5nYWdlbWVudC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTA5MDMmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxMDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY5NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKABuW5G5dbHJq7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of what, before the British handover in 1997, had been a “deeply felt role as a place inextricably tied to the rest of China, not just economically but intellectually and emotionally.” Video: She’s a protester. He’s a police officer. [Hong Kong families are sparring, too.](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) A dock in the Bahamas. The photograph was taken from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter deployed to help with search and rescue. US Coast Guard, via EPA/Shutterstock A hurricane ‘for the history books’ At least five people have been killed in the Bahamas as Dorian, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, [pummeled the islands for more than two days](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvYmFoYW1hcy1odXJyaWNhbmUtZG9yaWFuLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MDkwMyZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjEwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njk2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAG5bkbl1scmrtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), with a highly unusual near-halt for many hours. Frantic calls have poured in for help, but many police and government vehicles are submerged from the storm surge and flooding rains. “We are seeing unprecedented levels of water,” one official said. Dorian’s winds have lost some of their force — dropping it to Category 2 from 5 — but they extend farther from its center. [Here’s the latest.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOS8wMy91cy9odXJyaWNhbmUtZG9yaWFuLXVwZGF0ZXMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkwOTAzJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Who's next: Rain is pelting Florida, and forecasts put the hurricane “dangerously close” to the coast in coming hours, where it is expected to move slowly northward along Georgia and South Carolina. By the end of the week, it is expected to be shadowing the coasts of North Carolina and Virginia. [We mapped it.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMTkvMDgvMjcvdXMvaHVycmljYW5lLWRvcmlhbi1tYXAuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkwOTAzJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) If you have seven minutes, this is worth it Ambassador to big tech Laerke Posselt for The New York Times Denmark leaned into the reality that Silicon Valley is a global superpower, assigning it an ambassador: Casper Klynge, 46, a career diplomat who has worked in some of the world’s most turbulent places. Two years into the job, [it’s not going all that well](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvdGVjaG5vbG9neS9kZW5tYXJrLXRlY2gtYW1iYXNzYWRvci5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTA5MDMmc2VjdGlvbj1sb25nUmVhZD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPWxvbmdSZWFkVwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). PAID POST: A MESSAGE FROM CAMPAIGN MONITOR Email Marketing 101: Never Sacrifice Beauty for Simplicity A drag-and-drop email builder, a gallery of templates and turnkey designs, personalized customer journeys, and engagement segments. It's everything you need to create stunning, results-driven email campaigns in minutes. And with Campaign Monitor, you have access to it all, along with award-winning support around the clock. It's beautiful email marketing done simply. [Learn More](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QyAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNhbXBhaWdubW9uaXRvci5jb20vZW1haWwtbWFya2V0aW5nLXNvZnR3YXJlLz91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWRpc3BsYXkmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1ueXQmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTA0MDIxOSZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1uYXRpdmU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjEwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njk2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nOi1hc2lhLWVkaXRpb24mZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDE5MDkwM250ZW50PW5hdGl2ZVcDbnl0QgoAG5bkbl1scmrtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Here’s what else is happening U.S. gun sales: In response to a recent mass shooting at its El Paso store, [Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, is dropping sales of some kinds of ammunition](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvYnVzaW5lc3Mvd2FsbWFydC1ndW5zLWFtbXVuaXRpb24tc2FsZXMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkwOTAzJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjEwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njk2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAG5bkbl1scmrtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and will stop selling handguns in Alaska, the last state in which it does so. The company also said it was “respectfully requesting” that customers refrain from carrying guns openly into its stores in states where that is legal. Deportations reconsidered: The Trump administration [said it would reconsider its decision](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDIvdXMvdHJ1bXAtaW1taWdyYXRpb24tZGVmZXJyZWQtYWN0aW9uLmh0bWw_bW9kdWxlPWlubGluZSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkwOTAzJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjEwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njk2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKABuW5G5dbHJq7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to force immigrants facing life-threatening health crises to return to their home countries. Iran bailout: A senior Iranian delegation is in Paris to work out the details of President Emmanuel Macron’s [proposed plan to compensate Iran for oil sales lost](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QdAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDIvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pcmFuLWZyYW5jZS1udWNsZWFyLWRlYWwuaHRtbD9tb2R1bGU9aW5saW5lJnRlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTA5MDMmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAG5bkbl1scmrtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to U.S. sanctions if the country agrees to return to compliance with the 2015 nuclear accord. If the talks fail, Iran has said it will escalate its nuclear activity starting Friday. Afghanistan: After yet another devastating blast aimed at Green Village, a fortified Kabul enclave of foreigners, [hundreds of enraged neighbors demanded that the outsiders leave](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9rYWJ1bC1ib21iaW5nLWFmZ2hhbmlzdGFuLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MDkwMyZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxMDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY5NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKABuW5G5dbHJq7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Some climbed the compound’s wall and burned rows of armored S.U.V.s in the parking area. China school attack: The authorities in a city in Hubei Province [withdrew most of its public account of an attack](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9jaGluYS1hdHRhY2stc2Nob29sLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MDkwMyZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxMDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY5NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKABuW5G5dbHJq7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) at an elementary school on Monday that left at least eight students dead. Huawei: The Chinese technology giant [accused the American government](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvdGVjaG5vbG9neS9odWF3ZWktdHJ1bXAtY3liZXJhdHRhY2tzLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MDkwMyZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxMDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY5NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKABuW5G5dbHJq7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of using F.B.I. harassment, entrapment and cyberattacks to hound its employees and disrupt its operations. The F.B.I. declined to comment, but the U.S. has a track record of using cyberoperations to fish out information about the company. Milsom Lab/UBC Snapshot: Above, a researcher testing bar-headed geese in a wind tunnel at the University of British Columbia. The newly published results of the study help reveal how “the astronauts of the bird world” manage [their oxygen-poor migrations over the Himalayas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvc2NpZW5jZS9iYXItaGVhZGVkLWdlZXNlLW94eWdlbi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTA5MDMmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). U.S. Open: [Daniil Medvedev](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvc3BvcnRzL3Rlbm5pcy9kYW5paWwtbWVkdmVkZXYtdXMtb3Blbi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTA5MDMmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), 23, has been trolling the tennis crowds in New York, to his advantage. He just won his first Grand Slam quarterfinal, beating Stan Wawrinka. Serena Williams and Roger Federer also play today. [We’ll have live updates here.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvc3BvcnRzL3Rlbm5pcy91cy1vcGVuLXJlc3VsdHMtc2NoZWR1bGUuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkwOTAzJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjEwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njk2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAG5bkbl1scmrtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Obituary: [Nie Yuanzi](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOS8wMy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL25pZS15dWFuemktZGVhZC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTA5MDMmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), 98, who helped write a vitriolic “big-character poster” that won Mao’s blessing. For the rest of her life, she wrestled with fame and infamy. What we’re watching: [This video, from Humor and Animals.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9odW1vcmFuZGFuaW1hbHMvc3RhdHVzLzExNjgxODcwMDEwMDAwNzExNzA_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MDkwMyZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxMDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY5NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKABuW5G5dbHJq7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Need a reminder of joy? Join a water-loving Labrador on a pelt for the water. Splash! 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(Our [Five Weeknight Dishes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL25ld3NsZXR0ZXJzL2ZpdmUtd2Vla25pZ2h0LWRpc2hlcz9tb2R1bGU9aW5saW5lJnRlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTA5MDMmc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjEwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njk2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnA7c2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKABuW5G5dbHJq7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) newsletter has more recommendations.) Watch: Linda Hamilton returns as Sarah Conner in [“Terminator: Dark Fate,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_dj1veHk4dWRnV1JtbyZ0ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkwOTAzJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxMDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY5NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJwO3NlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrVwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) nearly 30 years after she captivated film fans with her warrior mother role. “I was going to be a Shakespearean actress, and with ‘Terminator,’ it all took a left turn,” [she told our pop culture reporter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4Q6AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvbW92aWVzL2xpbmRhLWhhbWlsdG9uLXRlcm1pbmF0b3IuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smbW9kdWxlPVRvcCUyMFN0b3JpZXMmcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnRlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTA5MDMmc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjEwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njk2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjkwOTAzJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrVwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). (Re)watch: Our writer went from loving [the chaotic movie “Spice World”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDIvbW92aWVzL3NwaWNld29ybGQtbWUuaHRtbD9tb2R1bGU9aW5saW5lJnRlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTA5MDMmc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjEwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njk2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnA7c2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKABuW5G5dbHJq7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) as a child to dismissing it in college to now loving it more than ever. Smarter Living: Unlike many physical illnesses or disabilities, mental illness isn’t always visible. In the workplace, anti-discrimination laws can provide some protections, but they go only so far. [So you need a strategy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMjkvc21hcnRlci1saXZpbmcvaG93LXRvLW1hbmFnZS1tZW50YWwtaWxsbmVzcy1hdC13b3JrLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MDkwMyZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrVwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), whether it’s communicating with your boss about reasonable accommodations or, as our writer puts it, “giving yourself space to cry into your lunch for no good reason and coming back to your work when you’re ready.” And Julia Moskin, our food reporter, has [guidance for home cooks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOC8zMC9kaW5pbmcvYmVzdC1vbGl2ZS1vaWwuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkwOTAzJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxMDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY5NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKABuW5G5dbHJq7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on the murky world of olive oil (in short, seek the freshest and use it generously). And now for the Back Story on … Icelandic exceptionalism [After a controversial stay in Ireland](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtcGVuY2UtaXJlbGFuZC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTA5MDMmc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjEwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njk2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mm9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeVcDbnl0QgoAG5bkbl1scmrtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), Vice President Mike Pence is meeting today with top officials in Iceland, a remarkably beautiful country with [a bent toward pacifism and environmentalism](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QaAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTcvMTEvMzAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2ljZWxhbmQtcHJpbWUtbWluaXN0ZXIta2F0cmluLWpha29ic2RvdHRpci5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTA5MDMmc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjEwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njk2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mm9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeVcDbnl0QgoAG5bkbl1scmrtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). The focus, according to Icelandic news outlets, will be [Russian and Chinese activities in the Arctic Circle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmljZWxhbmRyZXZpZXcuY29tL25ld3MvcHJpbWUtbWluaXN0ZXIta2F0cmluLXRvLW1lZXQtd2l0aC1taWtlLXBlbmNlLW9uLXdlZG5lc2RheS8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MDkwMyZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyb249YmFja1N0b3J5VwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Last week, [the U.S. sent two B-2 bombers to its air base at Keflavik](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QhAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzYWZlLmFmLm1pbC9OZXdzL1ByZXNzLVJlbGVhc2VzL0FydGljbGUvMTk0NTY2NC91cy1haXItZm9yY2UtYi0yLWJvbWJlcnMtbGFuZC1pbi1pY2VsYW5kLz90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkwOTAzJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxMDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjY5NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJvbj1iYWNrU3RvcnlXA255dEIKABuW5G5dbHJq7VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), shared with Iceland’s international airport. It was a show of force in Iceland, a NATO ally that has a (modest) Coast Guard but no standing army. Just another gorgeous Icelandic landscape, with sheep and possibly unseen creatures. Lena Mucha for The New York Times American plans to develop the base have been [met with some distaste in the close-knit country](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QsAWh0dHBzOi8vZ3JhcGV2aW5lLmlzL25ld3MvMjAxOS8wOS8wMi9pY2VsYW5kcy1wYXJsaWFtZW50LW1heS1zb29uLXNlZWstZ3JlYXRlci1jb250cm9sLW92ZXItbWlsaXRhcmlzYXRpb24tcGxhbnMvP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTA5MDMmc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjEwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njk2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mm9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeVcDbnl0QgoAG5bkbl1scmrtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). That’s nothing new. [A 1982 article in The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzE5ODIvMDMvMzAvd29ybGQvaWNlbGFuZC1zLWVsdmVzLWFyZS1lbmxpc3RlZC1pbi1hbnRpLW5hdG8tZWZmb3J0Lmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MDkwMyZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyb249YmFja1N0b3J5VwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) noted a demonstration against the base that had a particularly Icelandic rationale: concern that elves were being disturbed by Cold War activities. [Elves hold a special place](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTgvMDYvMDcvbGVucy9pY2VsYW5kLWZhaXJ5LWZvbGt0YWxlcy1lbHZlcy1waG90b2dyYXBoeS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTA5MDMmc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjEwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Njk2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mm9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeVcDbnl0QgoAG5bkbl1scmrtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in Icelandic folklore, imagination and experience. [J.R.R. Tolkien drew on that](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4QfAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlY3VsdHVyZXRyaXAuY29tL2V1cm9wZS9pY2VsYW5kL2FydGljbGVzL2hvdy1pY2VsYW5kaWMtbm9yc2UtbXl0aG9sb2d5LWluZmx1ZW5jZWQtdG9sa2llbi8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MDkwMyZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyb249YmFja1N0b3J5VwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in “The Lord of the Rings.” These days, the “hidden folk” often surface as [defenders of Iceland’s environment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfUWmWP4Q0AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWF0bGFudGljLmNvbS9pbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsL2FyY2hpdmUvMjAxMy8xMC93aHktc28tbWFueS1pY2VsYW5kZXJzLXN0aWxsLWJlbGlldmUtaW4taW52aXNpYmxlLWVsdmVzLzI4MDc4My8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MDkwMyZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY2OTYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyb249YmFja1N0b3J5VwNueXRCCgAbluRuXWxyau1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). That’s it for this briefing. Alisha will be back tomorrow. Don’t bother any elves if you can help it. — Andrea Thank you To Mark Josephson and Eleanor Stanford for the break from the news. Andrea wrote today’s Back Story. You can reach the team at [briefing@nytimes.com](mailto:briefing+pm@nytimes.com?subject=Briefing%20Feedback&te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_MBAE_p_20190903§ion=endNote;section=endNote). 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