Your Wednesday Briefing

> Impeachment, Boris Johnson, Volkswagen: Here’s what you need to know. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P0R-aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzcyJmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkVfMjAxOTA5MjUmbGk9TUJFVwNueXRCCgAg-vSKXb5KZz9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P0S6aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV8yMDE5MDkyNT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYxNyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MzA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkwOTI1VwNueXRCCgAg-vSKXb5KZz9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P0S6aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV8yMDE5MDkyNT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYxNyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MzA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkwOTI1VwNueXRCCgAg-vSKXb5KZz9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOS8yNS9icmllZmluZy9pbXBlYWNobWVudC1Cb3Jpcy1Kb2huc29uLVZvbGtzd2FnZW4uaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfZGtfMjAxOTA5MjU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzMwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDE5MDkyNVcDbnl0QgoAIPr0il2-Smc_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Wednesday, Sep 25, 2019 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOS8yNS9icmllZmluZy9pbXBlYWNobWVudC1Cb3Jpcy1Kb2huc29uLVZvbGtzd2FnZW4uaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMTkwOTI1P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjE3JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczMDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAxOTA5MjVXA255dEIKACD69IpdvkpnP1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Supported by Good morning. The biggest stories of the day broke while world leaders gathered at the U.N. General Assembly, most notably House Democrats’ decision to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Let’s dive in. By Matthew Sedacca In announcing the impeachment inquiry on Tuesday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, “The president must be held accountable.” Erin Schaff/The New York Times Democrats begin impeachment inquiry into Trump Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Tuesday that [the House would begin a formal impeachment inquiry](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvZGVtb2NyYXRzLWltcGVhY2htZW50LXRydW1wLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkwOTI1JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYxNyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MzA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAIPr0il2-Smc_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) against President Trump over allegations that he sought to enlist a foreign power for his own political gain. “The president must be held accountable,” [she said](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvbmFuY3ktcGVsb3NpLXN0YXRlbWVudC1pbXBlYWNobWVudC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MDkyNSZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzMwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKACD69IpdvkpnP1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). “No one is above the law.” Mr. Trump is [fighting back](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOS8yNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC11bi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MDkyNSZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzMwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKACD69IpdvkpnP1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Impeachment 101: If the House [votes on a simple majority to impeach](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvaW1wZWFjaG1lbnQtdHJ1bXAtZXhwbGFpbmVkLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkwOTI1JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYxNyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MzA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAIPr0il2-Smc_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), the proceedings then move to the Senate. If at least two-thirds of the senators find the president guilty, he is removed and the vice president takes over. Only three presidents have been subjected to impeachment proceedings. (To date, impeachment has never resulted in the removal of an American president from office.) A tipping point: Democrats who had avoided invoking impeachment proceedings turned after learning of a whistle-blower’s complaint — which relates to Mr. Trump’s efforts to get the Ukrainian government to investigate former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his son, Hunter Biden. As part of a broader effort to quell calls for Mr. Trump’s impeachment, White House and intelligence officials are now [working out a deal to allow the whistle-blower to testify](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4Q_AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtd2hpc3RsZWJsb3dlci1jb25ncmVzcy5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZtb2R1bGU9U3BvdGxpZ2h0JnBndHlwZT1Ib21lcGFnZSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTA5MjUmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjE3JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczMDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMDkyNSZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKACD69IpdvkpnP1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), following the whistle-blower’s attempts to meet with members of Congress. Part of this effort includes[releasing the transcript of a call](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtdWtyYWluZS10cmFuc2NyaXB0Lmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkwOTI1JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYxNyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MzA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAIPr0il2-Smc_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) between Mr. Trump and Ukraine’s president. Analysis: “In contrast to the murkiness of the special counsel’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible obstruction of justice by Mr. Trump, Democrats see the current allegations as damningly clear-cut,” [our chief Washington correspondent writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvZGVtb2NyYXRzLWltcGVhY2htZW50LWlucXVpcnkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTA5MjUmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjE3JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczMDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAg-vSKXb5KZz9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Fact Check: Mr. Trump said he held up aid to Ukraine because European nations had not contributed their fair share. [We examined who contributes aid to the embattled nation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QsAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXBzLW1pc2xlYWRpbmctZGVmZW5zZS1mb3Itd2l0aGhvbGRpbmctYXNzaXN0YW5jZS10by11a3JhaW5lLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkwOTI1JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYxNyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MzA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAIPr0il2-Smc_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and found that the E.U. has actually provided more assistance to Kiev than the United States has. Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain during a meeting with President Trump at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Doug Mills/The New York Times Boris Johnson is also in crisis British lawmakers are set to reconvene today after the British Supreme Court said on Tuesday that [Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was void](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrLXN1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtYnJleGl0Lmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkwOTI1JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYxNyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MzA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAIPr0il2-Smc_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). The court’s unanimous decision was not only a resounding defeat for Mr. Johnson but also [an unprecedented intervention by the judiciary](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrLWNvbnN0aXR1dGlvbi1zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LWJvcmlzLWpvaG5zb24uaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTA5MjUmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjE3JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczMDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAg-vSKXb5KZz9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) into the political sphere. “I disagree profoundly with what they had to say,” said Mr. Johnson, who, like Mr. Trump, spent much of the day [at the U.N. General Assembly fending off a roiling crisis at home](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOS8yNC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdHJ1bXAtam9obnNvbi11bi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MDkyNSZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzMwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKACD69IpdvkpnP1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). “Frankly, I think we need to get on with Brexit.” What’s next? The ruling [restores crucial time for Parliament](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2JyZXhpdC1zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXVrLXBhcmxpYW1lbnQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTA5MjUmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjE3JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczMDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAg-vSKXb5KZz9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in the run-up to the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline. Lawmakers had already passed a law barring a withdrawal from the European Union without a deal, but some of them have signaled that they will try to close any loopholes Mr. Johnson might use. Lady Hale: The [first female president of the British Supreme Court](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2xhZHktaGFsZS1zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXVrLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkwOTI1JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYxNyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MzA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAIPr0il2-Smc_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) delivered the damning ruling in calm, clipped, riveting tones. We take a look at her trailblazing career as an academic, a legal reformer and a feminist. If you have 7 minutes, this is worth it The Anne Frank of Poland Brian Harkin for The New York Times As a Jewish teenager living in Poland during World War II, [Renia Spiegel chronicled life under both the Soviet and the Nazi regimes in her journal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2hvbG9jYXVzdC1kaWFyeS1yZW5pYS1zcGllZ2VsLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkwOTI1JnNlY3Rpb249bG9uZ1JlYWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzMwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249bG9uZ1JlYWRXA255dEIKACD69IpdvkpnP1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Now, all 700 of its perfectly preserved pages, described as a counterpart to Anne Frank’s diary, are to be published in English for the first time. 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[Learn More](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4Q0AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNhbXBhaWdubW9uaXRvci5jb20vZW1haWwtbWFya2V0aW5nLXNvZnR3YXJlLz91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWRpc3BsYXkmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1ueXQmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTA0MDIxOSZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1uYXRpdmU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzMwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMTkwOTI1bnRlbnQ9bmF0aXZlVwNueXRCCgAg-vSKXb5KZz9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Here’s what else is happening Volkswagen: Two of the automaker’s highest-ranking executives and a former chief executive [were charged by German prosecutors with stock market manipulation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvYnVzaW5lc3Mvdm9sa3N3YWdlbi1leGVjdXRpdmVzLW1hcmtldC1tYW5pcHVsYXRpb24uaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTA5MjUmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYxNyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MzA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAIPr0il2-Smc_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Both managers, however, indicated that they would keep their jobs during the legal proceedings. The allegations are the latest blow to Germany’s auto industry, which has struggled with declining sales and a transition to electric vehicles. Behind The Times: When our Cairo bureau chief faced arrest after his reporting angered the Egyptian government in 2017, the U.S. government declined to intervene. He writes in [a firsthand account](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvcmVhZGVyLWNlbnRlci9kZWNsYW4td2Fsc2gtY2Fpcm8uaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTA5MjUmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYxNyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MzA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAIPr0il2-Smc_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of the events that “journalists can’t rely on the United States government to have our back as it once did.” E.U.: The bloc’s highest court ruled that [the online privacy law known as “right to be forgotten” applies only within the European Union](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvdGVjaG5vbG9neS9ldXJvcGUtZ29vZ2xlLXJpZ2h0LXRvLWJlLWZvcmdvdHRlbi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MDkyNSZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjE3JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczMDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAg-vSKXb5KZz9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), a victory for Google against an effort to force the search engine to delete links globally. Plácido Domingo: One of opera’s biggest stars [announced his withdrawal from “Macbeth”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9wbGFjaWRvLWRvbWluZ28tbWV0LW9wZXJhLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkwOTI1JnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzMwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKACD69IpdvkpnP1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on the eve of Wednesday’s opening at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Backstage tensions had boiled over in recent days over Mr. Domingo’s return despite his having been accused by multiple women of sexual harassment. Greta Thunberg: The Swedish climate activist has been celebrated for her impassioned U.N. speech and for increasing pressure on world leaders to address climate change. But she has also become a lightning rod, [drawing attacks from conservative commentators](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOS8yNC9jbGltYXRlL2dyZXRhLXRodW5iZXJnLXVuLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkwOTI1JnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzMwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKACD69IpdvkpnP1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times Snapshot: Above, “Acqua,” a carved piece of Carrara marble by Giorgio Butini underwater in Talamone, Italy. The sculpture is part of [an art installation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2l0YWx5LXR1c2NhbnktZmlzaGluZy1hcnQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTA5MjUmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYxNyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MzA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAIPr0il2-Smc_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) designed to revive Talamone’s depleted marine life. Hangovers: A court in Frankfurt [defined hangovers as an illness](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2dlcm1hbnktaGFuZ292ZXJzLWlsbG5lc3MtY3VyZS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MDkyNSZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjE3JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczMDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAg-vSKXb5KZz9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The decision bars food and drink companies from marketing their products as cures for related symptoms. What we’re reading: [This Bloomberg Businessweek piece](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QrAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJsb29tYmVyZy5jb20vbmV3cy9mZWF0dXJlcy8yMDE5LTA5LTI0L2Etd2Vlay1hdC1zZWEtd2l0aC10aGUtbGliZXJ0YXJpYW5zLW9mLXRoZS1hbnRpLWtydWdtYW4tY3J1aXNlP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MDkyNSZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjE3JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczMDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAg-vSKXb5KZz9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), recommended by our business and economics reporter Ben Casselman. “Libertarian Pictionary, climate-change denialism and a lounge singer with her own cryptocurrency,” he writes. “You really must read Lizzie O’Leary’s dispatch from the anti-Krugman cruise.” ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzY5JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMTkwOTI1VwNueXRCCgAg-vSKXb5KZz9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NDIxODk2JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMTkwOTI1VwNueXRCCgAg-vSKXb5KZz9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTUyOTY2JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMTkwOTI1VwNueXRCCgAg-vSKXb5KZz9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ Now, a break from the news Andrew Purcell for The New York Times. Food Sylist: Barrett Washburne. Cook: [Greek lemon potatoes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P0T4aHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMDQ3OC1ncmVlay1sZW1vbi1wb3RhdG9lcz90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTA5MjUmc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzMwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKACD69IpdvkpnP1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) are tender on the inside, crisp on the outside. Watch: The director James Gray narrates a moment from “[Ad Astra](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOS8yMC9tb3ZpZXMvYWQtYXN0cmEtY2xpcC1icmFkLXBpdHQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTA5MjUmc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzMwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKACD69IpdvkpnP1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)” that uses actual images of the moon as the setting for a harrowing rover action sequence. Go: New York City Ballet returns with two sides of [George Balanchine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvYXJ0cy9kYW5jZS9uZXcteW9yay1jaXR5LWJhbGxldC1qZXdlbHMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTA5MjUmc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzMwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKACD69IpdvkpnP1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA): the lustrous “Jewels” and a haunted-house fright (and delight). See: “[For Forest](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvYXJ0cy9kZXNpZ24vZm9yZXN0LXN0YWRpdW0tYXVzdHJpYS1rbGFnZW5mdXJ0Lmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkwOTI1JnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjE3JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczMDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrVwNueXRCCgAg-vSKXb5KZz9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~),” an installation of 299 trees in the Wörthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt, Austria, aims to remind people about humanity’s impact on the environment. Smarter Living: Planning a trip on the internet can sometimes lead to hiccups, like a shady hotel room or a destination that pales to the hype. [If it happens to you, travel pros have some advice](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOS8yNC90cmF2ZWwvdHJhdmVsLWRpc2FzdGVycy5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MDkyNSZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYxNyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MzA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmN0aW9uPWFCcmVha1cDbnl0QgoAIPr0il2-Smc_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~): Don’t be afraid to upend your agenda in search of something better, and tell your credit card company you were misled (they often refund the charges). And the staff of Wirecutter shared [six items that help them sleep well while on the road](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvdHJhdmVsL3RyYXZlbC1zbGVlcC1iZXN0LXByb2R1Y3RzLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkwOTI1JnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjE3JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczMDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrVwNueXRCCgAg-vSKXb5KZz9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). And now for the Back Story on … The Polarstern Five days after leaving Norway, the German research vessel leading the largest ever Arctic expedition is nearing the North Pole, somewhere between the Russian archipelagos of [Franz Josef Land and Severnaya Zemlya](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly9mb2xsb3cubW9zYWljLWV4cGVkaXRpb24ub3JnLz90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTA5MjUmc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzMwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJvbj1iYWNrU3RvcnlXA255dEIKACD69IpdvkpnP1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Its mission is to [become frozen into Arctic ice](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvY2xpbWF0ZS9tb3NhaWMtZXhwZWRpdGlvbi1hcmN0aWMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTA5MjUmc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzMwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJvbj1iYWNrU3RvcnlXA255dEIKACD69IpdvkpnP1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and drift for the next year. The Polarstern in Tromso, Norway, last week. Eszter Horvath for The New York Times Scientists are urgently trying to understand how global warming is changing the Arctic. The international team of researchers aboard the Polarstern will be gathering crucial — and rare — firsthand data. “We’ll just go where the ice goes,” said Markus Rex, the lead researcher. The expedition, [called MOSAiC](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubW9zYWljLWV4cGVkaXRpb24ub3JnLz90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTA5MjUmc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzMwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJvbj1iYWNrU3RvcnlXA255dEIKACD69IpdvkpnP1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) (for Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate) will be looking to moor to an [ice floe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfbXn6P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGJzLm9yZy93Z2JoL25vdmEvYXJ0aWNsZS9tb3NhaWMtcG9sYXJzdGVybi1kZXBhcnRzLz90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTA5MjUmc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzMwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJvbj1iYWNrU3RvcnlXA255dEIKACD69IpdvkpnP1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) at least five feet thick and several miles wide — big enough to accommodate a research camp as well as a landing strip for aircraft to bring in supplies. They’ll need them. Members of the expedition will face temperatures as low as 50 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, winter days with no light and, most likely, polar bears. Phew — that’s it for this briefing. Melina will be back tomorrow. — Matthew Thank you To Mark Josephson and Eleanor Stanford for the break from the news. Victoria Shannon, on the briefings team, wrote today’s Back Story. You can reach the team at [briefing@nytimes.com](mailto:briefing+midnight@nytimes.com?subject=Briefing%20Feedback&te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_MBE_p_20190925§ion=endNote;section=endNote). Corrections Monday’s Back Story said that the widely remembered story about the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev banging his shoe during a 1960 address at the U.N. probably didn’t happen. 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