Your Tuesday Briefing

> Syria, Boris Johnson, President Trump: Here’s what you need to know. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzcyJmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkVfMjAxOTEwMDgmbGk9TUJFVwNueXRCCgApcBicXd2KCdZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP0S6aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV8yMDE5MTAwOD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkxMyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njc2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMDA4VwNueXRCCgApcBicXd2KCdZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP0S6aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV8yMDE5MTAwOD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkxMyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njc2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMDA4VwNueXRCCgApcBicXd2KCdZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8wNy9icmllZmluZy9zeXJpYS1ib3Jpcy1qb2huc29uLXByZXNpZGVudC10cnVtcC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ka18yMDE5MTAwOD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkxMyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njc2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMDA4VwNueXRCCgApcBicXd2KCdZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Tuesday, Oct 8, 2019 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8wNy9icmllZmluZy9zeXJpYS1ib3Jpcy1qb2huc29uLXByZXNpZGVudC10cnVtcC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfMjAxOTEwMDg_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY3NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDE5MTAwOFcDbnl0QgoAKXAYnF3dignWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Supported by Good morning. We’re covering President Trump’s confusing approach to Kurdish allies in northern Syria, Boris Johnson’s call to return an American diplomat’s wife so she can be questioned and Scotch whisky in the form of an edible capsule (yes, people on Twitter compared it to Tide pods). By Melina Delkic A joint U.S.-Turkey patrol near Tel Abyad, Syria, last month. Rodi Said/Reuters President Trump’s Syria shift sows confusion President Trump threw Middle East policy into turmoil with a [series of conflicting signals](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8wNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90dXJrZXktc3lyaWEtdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMDgmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTEzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2NzYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgApcBicXd2KCdZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), as his abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria touched off an uprising among congressional Republicans and protests by U.S. allies. Defending [his Sunday night decision to clear the way for a Turkish military operation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4Q5AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtdHVya2V5LXN5cmlhLmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJm1vZHVsZT1Ub3AlMjBTdG9yaWVzJnBndHlwZT1Ib21lcGFnZSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMDgmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTEzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2NzYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKAClwGJxd3YoJ1lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) against America’s Kurdish allies in northern Syria, Mr. Trump said on Monday that it was “time for us to get out” and let others “figure the situation out.” But after Republican allies condemned the move, he pivoted sharply and said he would restrain Turkey. Quotable: “As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey (I’ve done before!),” [the president wrote](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9yZWFsRG9uYWxkVHJ1bXAvc3RhdHVzLzExODEyMzIyNDk4MjEzODg4MDE_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkxMyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njc2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAKXAYnF3dignWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) on Twitter. Analysis: The Pentagon is scrambling to piece together a Syria strategy, as it is [caught between a pivoting Mr. Trump, Turkey and Kurdish allies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4RHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9zeXJpYS10dXJrZXkta3VyZHMtbWlsaXRhcnkuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smbW9kdWxlPVRvcCUyMFN0b3JpZXMmcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnRlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY3NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAKXAYnF3dignWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) who see the announcement as abandonment. Background: Turkey considers the Kurds a terrorist insurgency, but they’ve been the most reliable partner for the U.S. in fighting the Islamic State in a strategic part of northern Syria. The Pentagon and the State Department consider the U.S. presence a critical counterweight to Iran and Russia. [Here’s how Mr. Trump’s shift could affect the region.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9rdXJkcy1zeXJpYS10dXJrZXkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMDgmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTEzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2NzYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgApcBicXd2KCdZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) The collision occurred near R.A.F. Croughton, a Royal Air Force base that is the site of a United States Air Force communication station. Peter Summers/Getty Images Johnson calls for return of American diplomat’s wife Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for the wife of an American diplomat involved in a crash that killed a teenager to return to Britain, and [said he would ask President Trump to intervene](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2hhcnJ5LWR1bm4tY3Jhc2gtdXMtc3VzcGVjdC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY3NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKAClwGJxd3YoJ1lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) if necessary. “I do not think that it can be right to use the process of diplomatic immunity for this type of purpose,” Mr. Johnson said in an interview with the BBC, “and I hope that Anne Sacoolas will come back and will engage properly with the processes of laws that carried out in this country.” Britain has been pressing the U.S. since Ms. Sacoolas left the country after telling the police that she had no plans to do so. But the U.S. says that questions of immunity, which is rarely waived, were discussed at senior levels and that it is in close contact with the British authorities. Details of the crash: Harry Dunn, 19, was killed after his motorcycle collided with a car traveling in the opposite direction in Brackley, a town about 60 miles northeast of London. The police have said that Ms. Sacoolas was driving on the wrong side of the road. Tech companies like Facebook support the Trump administration’s efforts to enshrine liability protections with trading partners. Jim Wilson/The New York Times The U.S. is shielding Big Tech from foreign regulators For years, lawmakers in Europe have moved swiftly to regulate Big Tech and protect privacy. But [the expansion of a 1990s U.S. law is threatening that global push](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvYnVzaW5lc3MvdGVjaC1zaGllbGQtdHJhZGUtZGVhbHMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMDgmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTEzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2NzYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgApcBicXd2KCdZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Before Facebook even existed, the law, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, helped countless internet companies flourish — and it now shields them from liability for content created by their users. And lately, the U.S. has been inserting various legal protections for companies like Facebook and Twitter into trade agreements, like one with Japan signed by President Trump on Monday. Big picture: The protections are part of a global fight over who gets to set the rules for the modern internet. American negotiators have already proposed including the language in prospective trade agreements, including with the European Union and Britain, if it leaves the bloc. Go deeper: Section 230 is largely credited with fueling Silicon Valley’s rapid growth. Here’s [more about how it works](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvdGVjaG5vbG9neS9zZWN0aW9uLTIzMC1oYXRlLXNwZWVjaC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY3NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKAClwGJxd3YoJ1lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). If you have 22 minutes, this is worth it Where — or whether — to rebuild in St. Martin Marie Abner in her partially destroyed home in the neighborhood of Sandy Ground in St. Martin. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times St. Martin took a direct hit from Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017, causing billions of dollars in damage across the 34-square-mile island. Two years later, recovery is still far from complete. The debate over where to rebuild — and whether it’s worth it, in the face of increasingly extreme weather in a warming world — is less about economics and [more about politics, class and race](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvaHVycmljYW5lLWlybWEtc2FpbnQtbWFydGluLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249bG9uZ1JlYWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY3NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249bG9uZ1JlYWRXA255dEIKAClwGJxd3YoJ1lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), often pitting the local majority-black population against the French state. PAID POST: A MESSAGE FROM CAMPAIGN MONITOR TEST: 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. 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Trump’s tax returns: President Trump must turn over his tax returns, a judge ruled in federal court in New York. But Mr. Trump’s lawyers quickly appealed and won a temporary block. [Read our takeaways](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4SAAmh0dHBzOi8vbmwubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZi9uZXdzbGV0dGVyL1gzeFJvOVo0dW9yRmQ5WnFxM1k3VVF-fi9BQUFBQVFBfi9SZ1JmZmtMa1AwVGxhSFIwY0hNNkx5OTNkM2N1Ym5sMGFXMWxjeTVqYjIwdk1qQXhPUzh4TUM4d055OXVlWEpsWjJsdmJpOTBjblZ0Y0MxMFlYZ3RjbVYwZFhKdWN5MXVaWGN0ZVc5eWF5NW9kRzFzUDNSbFBURW1ibXc5WlhabGJtbHVaeTFpY21sbFptbHVaeVpsYldNOVpXUnBkRjl1WlY4eU1ERTVNVEF3Tno5allXMXdZV2xuYmw5cFpEMDFOeVpwYm5OMFlXNWpaVjlwWkQweE1qa3dPU1p6WldkdFpXNTBYMmxrUFRFM05qY3lKblZ6WlhKZmFXUTlPRE13WXpjd1kyWmhaVGMzTmpGaE1qbGxaV1UwWkdRNVl6VTVNVGxrTVRJbWNtVm5hVjlwWkQwNE5UUXdPVFV4TjFjRGJubDBRZ29BSHVTOW0xM2FMOHNIVWhsdFpXeHBibUV1WkdWc2EybGpRRzU1ZEdsdFpYTXVZMjl0V0FRQUFBQUE_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY3NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKAClwGJxd3YoJ1lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in a case that could wind up at the Supreme Court. Bolivia: Recent heavy rains in the Amazon [have helped put out forest fires that have raged for two months](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvYW1hem9uLWZpcmVzLWJvbGl2aWEuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMDgmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkxMyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njc2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAKXAYnF3dignWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) across the landlocked South American nation, charring more than four million hectares of land, the local authorities said. Stephanie Keith for The New York Times Snapshot: Above, members of the climate change protest group Extinction Rebellion holding a demonstration on Wall Street in New York with [a pool of fake blood representing people killed by climate-related disease and disaster](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvbnlyZWdpb24vZXh0aW5jdGlvbi1yZWJlbGxpb24tbnljLXByb3Rlc3QuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMDgmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkxMyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njc2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAKXAYnF3dignWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). The group is hoping to build its movement in the U.S., after relative success in London and other European cities. Nobel Prize: Three scientists, whose findings have implications for treating cancer, anemia and heart attacks, received the [annual award for medical research](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8wNy9oZWFsdGgvbm9iZWwtcHJpemUtbWVkaWNpbmUuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMDgmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkxMyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njc2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAKXAYnF3dignWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). The winner of the physics prize will be named today. Whisky pods: Glenlivet, one of the venerable names in Scotch whisky, released a tiny whisky cocktail that comes in a clear, edible packet instead of a glass. The capsules have freaked out some social media users — [who are comparing them to Tide pods](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvYnVzaW5lc3MvZ2xlbmxpdmV0LXdoaXNreS1zY290Y2gtcG9kcy5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTEzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2NzYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgApcBicXd2KCdZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). What we’re reading: [This Vox article on Fat Bear Week](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4Q0AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnZveC5jb20vZW5lcmd5LWFuZC1lbnZpcm9ubWVudC8yMDE5LzEwLzIvMjA4OTQ5NDIvZmF0LWJlYXItd2Vlay0yMDE5LWthdG1haS1uYXRpb25hbC1wYXJrLWZhdHRlc3QtYmVhci1jb250ZXN0P3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTEzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2NzYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgApcBicXd2KCdZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) at Katmai National Park in Alaska, as the competition comes to a close. To be clear, this is not about fat-shaming — it’s about celebration. Use the sliding tool to look at the bears’ incredible transformation from July to September. 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Cook: Our food editor, Sam Sifton, says [vinegar chicken with crushed olive dressing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjA0ODYtdmluZWdhci1jaGlja2VuLXdpdGgtY3J1c2hlZC1vbGl2ZS1kcmVzc2luZz90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMDgmc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY3NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKAClwGJxd3YoJ1lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) “may end up being the greatest sheet-pan recipe of the year.” (Our [Five Weeknight Dishes newsletter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbmV3c2xldHRlcnMvZml2ZS13ZWVrbmlnaHQtZGlzaGVzP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkxMyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njc2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmN0aW9uPWFCcmVha1cDbnl0QgoAKXAYnF3dignWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) has more recommendations.) Listen: Silence — music’s negative space — can be eloquent. [Consider these examples](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDIvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9zaWxlbmNlLWNsYXNzaWNhbC1tdXNpYy5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkxMyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njc2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmN0aW9uPWFCcmVha1cDbnl0QgoAKXAYnF3dignWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Go: “Slave Play,” Jeremy O. Harris’s Off Broadway hit about race and sex in America, is shaking [things up on Broadway](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4QxAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvdGhlYXRlci9zbGF2ZS1wbGF5LXJldmlldy1icm9hZHdheS5odG1sP3JyZWY9Y29sbGVjdGlvbiUyRnNlY3Rpb25jb2xsZWN0aW9uJTJGYXJ0cyZ0ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMDgmc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY3NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJwO3NlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrVwNueXRCCgApcBicXd2KCdZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Read: In “[Frankissstein](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvYm9va3MvcmV2aWV3L2ZyYW5raXNzc3RlaW4tamVhbmV0dGUtd2ludGVyc29uLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTEzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2NzYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrVwNueXRCCgApcBicXd2KCdZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~),” Jeanette Winterson has stitched together that rarest of beasts: a novel that is both deeply thought provoking and provocative yet also unabashedly entertaining. Smarter Living: Nir Eyal wrote the Silicon Valley playbook for creating addictive apps, but [now he’s reversing course](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvdGVjaG5vbG9neS9waG9uZS1zY3JlZW4tYWRkaWN0aW9uLXRlY2gtbmlyLWV5YWwuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMDgmc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MTMmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY3NiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKAClwGJxd3YoJ1lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) with “Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.” He thinks that tech isn’t the problem. Plus: Technology allows us to easily and secretly monitor our neighbors and family. [But should we?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8wNy9vcGluaW9uL3NlY3VyaXR5LWNhbWVyYS1wcml2YWN5Lmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTEzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2NzYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrVwNueXRCCgApcBicXd2KCdZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) And now for the Back Story on … Silver bullet LMPC via Getty Images After the attacks last month on Saudi oil facilities, The Times wrote an article headlined “The Urgent Search for a Cyber [Silver Bullet Against Iran](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjMvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pcmFuLWN5YmVyYXR0YWNrLXVzLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTEzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2NzYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyb249YmFja1N0b3J5VwNueXRCCgApcBicXd2KCdZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~).” That prompted a Briefings reader, Ariel Fromowitz, to ask us where the term “silver bullet” came from. Silver itself has been known for its [healing properties](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnNjaWVuY2VkaXJlY3QuY29tL3NjaWVuY2UvYXJ0aWNsZS9hYnMvcGlpL1MwMzA1NDE3OTE0MDAzMDQwP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkxMyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njc2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mm9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeVcDbnl0QgoAKXAYnF3dignWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) since at least the time of Hippocrates. European legends holding that [only a silver bullet could kill a werewolf](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGhyYXNlcy5vcmcudWsvbWVhbmluZ3Mvc2lsdmVyLWJ1bGxldC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkxMyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njc2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mm9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeVcDbnl0QgoAKXAYnF3dignWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) or other supernatural malevolence (just as only a wooden stake to the heart kills a vampire) became common in the early 1800s. And in the 1930s American radio show [“The Lone Ranger,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly9sZWFybmluZ2VuZ2xpc2gudm9hbmV3cy5jb20vYS8zMDE4NzY0Lmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTEzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2NzYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyb249YmFja1N0b3J5VwNueXRCCgApcBicXd2KCdZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) the masked lawman would leave behind a silver bullet, his trademark symbol of justice. By the mid-20th century, a “silver bullet” came to mean a miraculous or fail-safe solution to a problem. More recently, the term [“magic bullet”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRffp1wP0TnaHR0cDovL3d3dy53b3JsZHdpZGV3b3Jkcy5vcmcvcWEvcWEtc2lsMS5odG0_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTEzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2NzYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyb249YmFja1N0b3J5VwNueXRCCgApcBicXd2KCdZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) has been used to convey the same idea, though in its earlier usage it referred more specifically to an undiscovered drug to cure a disease. Thanks to Ariel for leading us to the silver bullet for the end of today’s Briefing. That’s it for this briefing, but more great journalism is available beyond your inbox. 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