Your Friday Briefing

> Turkey, Germany, Deutsche Bank: Here’s what you need to know. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzcyJmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkVfMjAxOTEwMTEmbGk9TUJFVwNueXRCCgAcFg2gXbNySrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP0S6aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV8yMDE5MTAxMT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzAwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NzgyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMDExVwNueXRCCgAcFg2gXbNySrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP0S6aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV8yMDE5MTAxMT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzAwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NzgyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMDExVwNueXRCCgAcFg2gXbNySrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8xMC9icmllZmluZy90dXJrZXktZ2VybWFueS1kZXV0c2NoZS1iYW5rLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X2RrXzIwMTkxMDExP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc3ODImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAxOTEwMTFXA255dEIKABwWDaBds3JKulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Friday, Oct 11, 2019 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8xMC9icmllZmluZy90dXJrZXktZ2VybWFueS1kZXV0c2NoZS1iYW5rLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV8yMDE5MTAxMT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzAwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NzgyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMDExVwNueXRCCgAcFg2gXbNySrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Supported by Good morning. We’re covering Turkey’s intensifying assault in Syria, Poland’s rare brand of nationalism and why koalas are star subjects for researchers. By Melina Delkic Smoke rising from the Syrian town of Tal Abyad on the second day of Turkey’s military operation against Kurdish forces. Bulent Kilic/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Turkey escalates assault across Syrian border Shells and rockets landed in several Turkish border towns on Thursday, killing four civilians, including an infant, and wounding 70, on [the second day of Turkey’s air and ground offensive](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTAvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9zeXJpYS10dXJrZXktb2ZmZW5zaXZlLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDExJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzAwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NzgyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAHBYNoF2zckq6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) against a U.S.-allied, Kurdish-led militia. At least 23 Kurdish fighters were reported to have been killed, a monitoring group said. [American military and national security officials](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8xMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90dXJrZXkta3VyZHMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTEmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc3ODImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAcFg2gXbNySrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) said that by allowing the attack on the Kurdish fighters, who did the heavy lifting in the fight against the Islamic State, the U.S. risks repeating a scenario that helped pave the way for the Iraq war. ISIS: The American military is working [to remove as many as several dozen Islamic State detainees](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDkvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvYmVhdGxlcy1pc2lzLXVzLWN1c3RvZHkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTEmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc3ODImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAcFg2gXbNySrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from Kurdish-run prisons in Syria, including two British men now in custody who tortured and killed Western hostages. Fact check: President Trump, under sharp bipartisan criticism, defended his decision to allow the Turkish offensive, saying that the Kurds had allied with the U.S. only out of self-interest. “As somebody wrote in a very, very powerful article today, they didn’t help us in the Second World War,” he added. However, there is [evidence that some Kurds fought for the Allies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTAvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC90cnVtcC1rdXJkcy1ub3JtYW5keS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAxMSZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwMDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzc4MiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKABwWDaBds3JKulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). People mourning in Halle, Germany, on Thursday at a memorial for two victims of an attempted massacre. Clemens Bilan/EPA, via Shutterstock Germany mourns as attacker’s hate-filled screed emerges A locked door saved the synagogue. That door kept the gunman who killed two people in the eastern city of Halle on Wednesday from getting inside the synagogue, where, according to a manifesto he published online, he hoped to kill as many Jews as possible. As Germans of all religious backgrounds gathered near the synagogue to pay their respects this week, [details began to emerge about the](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2dlcm1hbnktc3luYWdvZ3VlLWF0dGFjay5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAxMSZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwMDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzc4MiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKABwWDaBds3JKulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)gunman, his background and how the shooting unfolded. Details: The police have identified the gunman they arrested as a German citizen, but the manifesto was written in English. “He wanted to have a worldwide effect,” said Peter Frank, Germany’s federal prosecutor, who added that the assailant wanted to incite copycats. Arrests by U.S. add new twists to Ukraine case U.S. federal prosecutors indicted [two Ukrainian-born American businessmen named in the whistle-blower account](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTAvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvbGV2LXBhcm5hcy1pZ29yLWZydW1hbi1hcnJlc3RlZC1naXVsaWFuaS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAxMSZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwMDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzc4MiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKABwWDaBds3JKulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that set off the House impeachment inquiry against President Trump. The web is complex: The two businessmen were accused of engaging in a scheme to funnel foreign money to candidates for federal and state office in exchange for potential influence. The indictment also connected them to an effort to remove Marie Yovanovitch from her post as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. They also played a part in the pressure campaign on Ukraine to investigate Democrats, helping arrange for the president’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to make connections to Ukrainian politicians, the indictment said. Scene: The men were arrested at Dulles International Airport near Washington, with one-way tickets to Europe, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan said. Hours earlier, a Wall Street Journal reporter had spotted them eating lunch with Mr. Giuliani at the Trump International Hotel in Washington. Ukraine: At a marathon news conference at a food court in Kiev, where he sought to talk about the other issues he wants to be known for, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was repeatedly steered back to the Trump question: He insisted that [Mr. Trump had not pressured an investigation or sought to “blackmail” him](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtdHJ1bXAtemVsZW5za3ktYnVyaXNtYS1ibGFja21haWwuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTEmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc3ODImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAcFg2gXbNySrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) over military aid in their July phone call. If you have 11 minutes, this is worth it In Poland, nationalism with a progressive touch The Kowalczyk family in Zamosc, Poland, said they would vote for the nationalist Law and Justice Party. Maciek Nabrdalik for The New York Times Poland’s Law and Justice Party has struck a rare combination of nationalist appeals and progressive economic policy. Outside Poland, Law and Justice has earned harsh criticism for asserting control over the judiciary. But for middle- and lower-class voters, its economic policies are hard to ignore. This has given the party a unique place in Europe, and helps explain why most polls show that it is [likely to hang onto power in Sunday’s elections](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3BvbGFuZC1lbGVjdGlvbi1sYXctYW5kLWp1c3RpY2UtcGFydHkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTEmc2VjdGlvbj1sb25nUmVhZD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzAwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NzgyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj1sb25nUmVhZFcDbnl0QgoAHBYNoF2zckq6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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. It's everything you need to create stunning, results-driven email campaigns in minutes. 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[Learn More](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP4Q0AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNhbXBhaWdubW9uaXRvci5jb20vZW1haWwtbWFya2V0aW5nLXNvZnR3YXJlLz91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWRpc3BsYXkmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1ueXQmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTA0MDIxOSZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1uYXRpdmU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwMDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzc4MiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZzotZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMTkxMDExbnRlbnQ9bmF0aXZlVwNueXRCCgAcFg2gXbNySrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Here’s what else is happening Brexit: Britain’s faltering negotiations with the European Union got a lifeline on Thursday from an [unexpectedly upbeat meeting between the leaders of Britain and Ireland](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTAvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvYnJleGl0LWpvaG5zb24tdmFyYWRrYXIuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTEmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzAwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NzgyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAHBYNoF2zckq6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), with both saying they could see “a pathway to a possible deal” to handle issues over Northern Ireland. Deutsche Bank: The German bank [told a court that it does not have President Trump’s personal tax returns](~/AAAAAQA~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~~). It said that “the only tax returns it has for individuals and entities named in the subpoenas are not those of the president.” California: Around 600,000 customers were still without power on Thursday afternoon after electricity was shut off in certain areas to prevent wildfires. The biggest fears were for sick and older residents [and those who rely on medical devices and equipment like electric wheelchairs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP4Q2AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTAvdXMvY2FsaWZvcm5pYS1wb3dlci1vdXRhZ2UuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smbW9kdWxlPVRvcCUyMFN0b3JpZXMmcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnRlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAxMSZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc3ODImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMDExJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKABwWDaBds3JKulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Pacific Ocean Japan storm: The center of Super Typhoon Hagibis [was in the Pacific Ocean and could hit Tokyo this weekend](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDkvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9qYXBhbi10eXBob29uLWhhZ2liaXMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTEmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzAwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NzgyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAHBYNoF2zckq6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Atta Kenare/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Snapshot: Above, spectators at a World Cup soccer qualifier at Azadi stadium in Tehran. For the first time in almost four decades, [women were allowed to attend a match](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8xMC9zcG9ydHMvc29jY2VyL2lyYW4td29tZW4uaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTEmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzAwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NzgyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAHBYNoF2zckq6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in Iran. Separately, our correspondent watched from Turkey with [Zeinab Sahafi](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP4QcAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTAvc3BvcnRzL2FuLWlyYW5pYW4tc29jY2VyLWZhbnMtZHJlYW0tY29tZXMtdHJ1ZS13aXRob3V0LWhlci5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAxMSZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc3ODImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAcFg2gXbNySrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), who is in self-exile after spending years disguising herself as a man — and teaching others to do so — so she could get into the games. Koalas: Researchers studying why the marsupials are plagued by certain diseases have found them to be [star subjects for research](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTAvc2NpZW5jZS9rb2FsYS1yZXRyb3ZpcnVzLWV2b2x1dGlvbi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAxMSZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc3ODImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAcFg2gXbNySrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in how viruses can insert themselves into an animal’s DNA — and sometimes change the course of evolution. From Opinion: Devastation. Guilt. Relief. We heard from [hundreds of people about the experience of having a miscarriage](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMTkvMTAvMTAvb3Bpbmlvbi9taXNjYXJyaWFnZS1wcmVnbmFuY3kuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTEmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzAwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NzgyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAHBYNoF2zckq6Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — and you probably know someone who has had one. No two reactions were exactly the same. 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[It has been reframed by a new generation of trans activists](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDkvbW92aWVzL2JveXMtZG9udC1jcnktYW5uaXZlcnNhcnkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTEmc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwMDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzc4MiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKABwWDaBds3JKulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) who reject much of what it stood for in 1999. 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And a new review of studies suggests that [people who own dogs live longer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTAvd2VsbC9mYW1pbHkvZG9nLWhlYXJ0LWhlYWx0aC1kZWF0aC1wZXRzLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDExJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc3ODImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrVwNueXRCCgAcFg2gXbNySrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). And now for the Back Story on … ‘Wag the Dog’ Since the White House abruptly announced it would allow Turkish forces to begin taking part of northeastern Syria, the phrase “wag the dog” has been bandied about. For instance, Meghan McCain, co-host of the ABC talk show “The View” and former Senator John McCain’s daughter, characterized the disruption in U.S. policy as [a “wag the dog situation.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP4QoAWh0dHBzOi8vYWJjbmV3cy5nby5jb20vUG9saXRpY3MvbWVnaGFuLW1jY2Fpbi1jb25kZW1ucy13aXRoZHJhd2FsLXVzLXRyb29wcy1zeXJpYS1zaGFtZS9zdG9yeT9pZD02NjExMTU1MiZ0ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTEmc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwMDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzc4MiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5VwNueXRCCgAcFg2gXbNySrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) The phrase comes from a longer saying: [“the tail wagging the dog,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGljdGlvbmFyeS5jb20vZS9zbGFuZy93YWctdGhlLWRvZy8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDExJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDAwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc3ODImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyb249YmFja1N0b3J5VwNueXRCCgAcFg2gXbNySrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) which dates to the 1870s, according to Dictionary.com, and “indicates a backward situation where a small or unimportant entity (the tail) controls a bigger, more important one (the dog).” Dustin Hoffman starred in the 1997 film “Wag the Dog.” Getty Images “Wag the dog” has also come to mean [deflecting attention from one problem by creating a new one](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudXJiYW5kaWN0aW9uYXJ5LmNvbS9kZWZpbmUucGhwP3Rlcm09d2FnJTIwdGhlJTIwZG9nJnRlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAxMSZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzAwMCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3NzgyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3RvcnlXA255dEIKABwWDaBds3JKulIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). That was the sense of Ms. McCain’s accusation: that the Turkey decision was meant to redirect the public’s focus from the impeachment investigation. Fiction got there long ago. In the 1997 [movie “Wag the Dog,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfgpIWP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_dj1DTm8wQmljUk04ayZ0ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTEmc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwMDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzc4MiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5VwNueXRCCgAcFg2gXbNySrpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) a spin doctor working for a scandal-plagued U.S. president fakes a war with Albania. That’s it for this briefing. 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