Your Monday Briefing

> ISIS families escape as Turkey attacks in Syria. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP0SAaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjczNzQ3JmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkFFXzIwMTkxMDE0JmxpPU1CQUVXA255dEIKABzOnqNdlHmWjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP0S6aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfMjAxOTEwMTM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0OCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODUxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMDEzVwNueXRCCgAczp6jXZR5loxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP0S6aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfMjAxOTEwMTM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0OCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODUxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMDEzVwNueXRCCgAczp6jXZR5loxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8xMy9icmllZmluZy90eXBob29uLWhhZ2liaXMtaXNsYW1pYy1zdGF0ZS1ob25nLWtvbmcuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfZGtfMjAxOTEwMTM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0OCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODUxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMDEzVwNueXRCCgAczp6jXZR5loxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Monday, Oct 14, 2019 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8xMy9icmllZmluZy90eXBob29uLWhhZ2liaXMtaXNsYW1pYy1zdGF0ZS1ob25nLWtvbmcuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV8yMDE5MTAxMz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDQ4JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4NTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAxOTEwMTNXA255dEIKABzOnqNdlHmWjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Supported by Good morning. We’re covering new concerns about ISIS detainees in northern Syria, the devastation from Typhoon Hagibis in Japan, and two Kenyan runners’ record-setting runs. By Jillian Rayfield A view over the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain after Turkish shelling, as seen from the Syrian-Turkish border on Sunday. Emrah Gurel/Associated Press Turkish attack enables a gain for ISIS On Sunday, hundreds of relatives of Islamic State fighters [fled a detention camp](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9zeXJpYS10dXJrZXktaW52YXNpb24taXNpcy5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTMmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwNDgmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzg1MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKABzOnqNdlHmWjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) run by Kurds in northern Syria after Turkish airstrikes hit the surrounding area. And our reporters learned that the Kurdish militia, angered by the U.S. military withdrawal before the assault, blocked the Americans from extracting about five dozen “high value” Islamic State detainees from the prisons the militia runs. Here’s [an explainer on the prisons](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvaXNpcy1wcmlzb25lcnMta3VyZHMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDEzJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDQ4JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4NTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAczp6jXZR5loxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), which hold about 11,000 men. ISIS has already claimed responsibility for at least two attacks since the start of the invasion. Further U.S. withdrawal: The U.S. said it would withdraw about 1,000 of its remaining troops from northeastern Syria, effectively ceding control to the Syrian government and Russia. Green Berets [described feeling](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9rdXJkcy1zeXJpYS10dXJrZXktdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDEzJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDQ4JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4NTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAczp6jXZR5loxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) “ashamed” at orders to abandon their Kurdish allies. Russia’s Syria role: [Our video investigation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4RLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9ydXNzaWEtYm9tYmluZy1zeXJpYW4taG9zcGl0YWxzLmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJm1vZHVsZT1Ub3AlMjBTdG9yaWVzJnBndHlwZT1Ib21lcGFnZSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDEzJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDQ4JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4NTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMTAxMyZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKABzOnqNdlHmWjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) proves that the Russian Air Force repeatedly bombed hospitals in rebel-held areas of Syria to crush remaining resistance to the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad. Analysis: President Trump’s abrupt shift in Syria and acquiescence to the Turkish invasion [have alarmed America’s allies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QzAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC90cnVtcHMtYWJhbmRvbm1lbnQtb2YtdGhlLWt1cmRzLWluLXN5cmlhLWhhcy1vdGhlci1hbGxpZXMtd29ycmllZC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTMmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwNDgmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzg1MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKABzOnqNdlHmWjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in the Middle East. Residents being rescued in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture. Kyodo/Reuters Typhoon Hagibis devastates Japan Vast swathes of Japan were reeling after being pummeled by the typhoon, [the largest to hit the country in decades](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9qYXBhbi10eXBob29uLXJlc2N1ZS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTMmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwNDgmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzg1MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKABzOnqNdlHmWjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Scores of rivers flooded, levees burst, and roads and bridges were destroyed. The death toll currently stands at 35. Rescue workers pulled people off roofs by helicopter or rowed them out of the floodwaters in boats. About 370,000 households were without power and 15,000 without water, an official said. Even major cities suffered severe damage — a reckoning for a country with sophisticated infrastructure and extensive preparedness for natural disasters. Photos: [Bullet trains and buildings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9qYXBhbi10eXBob29uLWhhZ2liaXMtcGhvdG9zLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MTAxMyZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0OCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODUxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAHM6eo12UeZaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) were submerged, nursing homes evacuated and debris scattered. A protester in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong on Sunday. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images More street violence grips Hong Kong A police officer was stabbed in Hong Kong on Sunday during flash-mob protests across the city, an escalation of outbreaks of street violence since a ban was issued early this month on face masks at public gatherings. [Hoteliers, salesclerks, restaurateurs and tour guides](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9ob25nLWtvbmctcHJvdGVzdC1lY29ub215Lmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MTAxMyZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0OCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODUxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAHM6eo12UeZaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) across Hong Kong have seen business plummet as images of months of clashes are broadcast around the world. China’s tightly controlled media outlets depict the protest movement as being separatist in nature, which has enabled it to fan nationalist outrage on the mainland. An inside perspective: “The Communist Party has spent decades preparing the Chinese people for a moment like this.” [The Times columnist Li Yuan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTEvYnVzaW5lc3MvY2hpbmEtaG9uZy1rb25nLWVkdWNhdGlvbi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTMmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwNDgmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzg1MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKABzOnqNdlHmWjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) describes her own experience of absorbing the government’s narrative and then, outside China, discovering more of her country’s unvarnished history. International business: The N.B.A. most recently felt the effect of China’s willingness to use its media messaging and vast economic clout to crush anything that threatens the party’s legitimacy or policies. [But many other icons of U.S. culture](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9jaGluYS1uYmEtY2Vuc29yc2hpcC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTMmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwNDgmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzg1MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKABzOnqNdlHmWjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) — Apple, Disney, Gap, Lady Gaga — have also faced tough choices in trying to do business in China’s vast market. A Trump target to resign from Chinese board Hunter Biden, the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, [plans to step down](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8xMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9odW50ZXItYmlkZW4tY2hpbmEuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDEzJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDQ4JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4NTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAczp6jXZR5loxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from the board of BHR, a Chinese equity investment fund manager, by the end of this month, according to a statement from his lawyer. His ties to foreign businesses have become a target for President Trump, who is aggressively attacking the elder Mr. Biden, a top rival in the U.S. presidential race. Mr. Trump has publicly urged China to investigate the Bidens, and his pressure campaign on Ukraine to do so is at the heart of the intensifying impeachment inquiry against the president. (Here’s [our most recent Impeachment Briefing](~/AAAAAQA~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~), which follows the inquiry weekdays.) Related: Mr. Trump [had lunch with](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtZ2l1bGlhbmktbHVuY2guaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDEzJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDQ4JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4NTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAczp6jXZR5loxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer, on Saturday, one of several gestures of support for Mr. Giuliani, who is being investigated over possible lobbying violations in Ukraine. If you have six minutes, this is worth it A run for the ages Leonhard Foeger/Reuters What made it possible for Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya to break the two-hour barrier for a marathon? Lindsay Crouse, a marathoner and former sportswriter who works with The Times’s Op-Docs team, breaks it down. To reach 26.2 miles in 1:59:40 on Saturday, he looped a course in a Vienna park, flanked by pacers running in patterns scientists devised to decrease drag. He wore Nike’s special, controversial speed shoes. And while the event could be dismissed as a branding stunt, [Lindsay writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvb3Bpbmlvbi9lbGl1ZC1raXBjaG9nZS1tYXJhdGhvbi1yZWNvcmQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDEzJnNlY3Rpb249bG9uZ1JlYWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0OCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODUxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj1sb25nUmVhZFcDbnl0QgoAHM6eo12UeZaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), “the joy and inspiration of the moment are hard to take issue with.” 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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Kashmir: [Cellphone service should be partly restored](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9pbmRpYS1rYXNobWlyLWNlbGxwaG9uZXMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDEzJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0OCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODUxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAHM6eo12UeZaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) starting today, according to Indian authorities, who cut off communications in the disputed Himalayan region two months ago. The internet will remain blocked. South Korea: Huge crowds of conservatives have been gathering in Seoul to denounce [Justice Minister Cho Kuk](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9zb3V0aC1rb3JlYS1wcm90ZXN0cy5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTMmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDQ4JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4NTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAczp6jXZR5loxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), while progressives have massed to defend him after he was tasked with overhauling the national prosecutors’ office. Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Gates: [A Times investigation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvYnVzaW5lc3MvamVmZnJleS1lcHN0ZWluLWJpbGwtZ2F0ZXMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDEzJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0OCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODUxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAHM6eo12UeZaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) found that the financier, who killed himself after being jailed on sex trafficking charges, and the Microsoft billionaire were closer than previously known. Perspective: A mother describes in our Sunday Review how [white supremacists work to recruit youths](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvb3Bpbmlvbi9zdW5kYXkvd2hpdGUtc3VwcmVtYWNpc3QtcmVjcnVpdG1lbnQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDEzJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0OCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODUxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAHM6eo12UeZaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) online, and how she intervenes to keep her own two boys from uncritically accepting objectionable opinions. Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Snapshot: Simone Biles, above, [won the gold](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8xMy9zcG9ydHMvc2ltb25lLWJpbGVzLXdvcmxkcy5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTMmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDQ4JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4NTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAczp6jXZR5loxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in the balance beam and the floor exercise in Stuttgart, Germany. With 25 medals — 19 of them gold — she is the most decorated gymnast in world championship history. Modern Love: [This column](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTEvc3R5bGUvbW9kZXJuLWxvdmUtd2hhdC1zaGFtdS10YXVnaHQtbWUtaGFwcHktbWFycmlhZ2UuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDEzJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0OCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODUxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAHM6eo12UeZaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) from 2006 is one of the most emailed Times articles ever. In it, a wife tries to improve her husband by using animal training techniques. What we’re reading: [This deep dive into “The End of Silence,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWF0bGFudGljLmNvbS9tYWdhemluZS9hcmNoaXZlLzIwMTkvMTEvdGhlLWVuZC1vZi1zaWxlbmNlLzU5ODM2Ni8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MTAxMyZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwNDgmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzg1MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKABzOnqNdlHmWjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in The Atlantic. “If you have any kind of sound sensitivity, or live near a data center, or just want to track another element of our strange modern life, you’re likely to find it fascinating,” writes Andrea Kannapell, the Briefings editor. “And there’s a great passage about my borough, Brooklyn.” ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjczNzUyJmxpPU1CQUUmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPU1CQUVfMjAxOTEwMTRXA255dEIKABzOnqNdlHmWjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NDE1NzM1JmxpPU1CQUUmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPU1CQUVfMjAxOTEwMTRXA255dEIKABzOnqNdlHmWjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTQ2ODA1JmxpPU1CQUUmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPU1CQUVfMjAxOTEwMTRXA255dEIKABzOnqNdlHmWjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA Now, a break from the news David Malosh for The New York Times Cook: The spicy, fragrant peanut sauce for our [baked tofu and coconut-lime rice](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjA1MzAtYmFrZWQtdG9mdS13aXRoLXBlYW51dC1zYXVjZS1hbmQtY29jb251dC1saW1lLXJpY2U_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MTAxMyZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDQ4JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4NTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrVwNueXRCCgAczp6jXZR5loxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) recalls the groundnut stews popular across West Africa. Watch: “El Camino,” a feature-length sequel to “Breaking Bad,” arrives today on Netflix. [Catch up on the major characters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTAvYXJ0cy90ZWxldmlzaW9uL2VsLWNhbWluby1icmVha2luZy1iYWQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDEzJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwNDgmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzg1MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKABzOnqNdlHmWjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Read: A biography of Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, is among [10 new books we recommend](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMTAvYm9va3MvcmV2aWV3LzEwLW5ldy1ib29rcy13ZS1yZWNvbW1lbmQtdGhpcy13ZWVrLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MTAxMyZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMDQ4JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc4NTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrVwNueXRCCgAczp6jXZR5loxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Listen: The online lives of Teejayx6, DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion and other breakout rappers [are as important to their success as their music](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8wOS9hcnRzL211c2ljL3RlZWpheXg2LXJhcC1tZW1lcy5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTMmc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0OCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODUxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmN0aW9uPWFCcmVha1cDbnl0QgoAHM6eo12UeZaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Smarter Living: Not every new mother bonds immediately with her baby. If that’s you, it may help to know that doctors say it’s normal. Despite societal pressure for instant adoration, [you and the baby may need time to fall in love](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly9wYXJlbnRpbmcubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcGFyZW50LWxpZmUvYmFieS1ib25kaW5nP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTMmc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0OCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODUxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmN0aW9uPWFCcmVha1cDbnl0QgoAHM6eo12UeZaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). It can help to make eye and skin-to-skin contact as often as possible, and to carry the newborn close, in a sling. For some, the baby’s first smile solves it all. And our Parenting team put together a guide on [what to know about surrogacy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly9wYXJlbnRpbmcubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYmVjb21pbmctYS1wYXJlbnQvc3Vycm9nYWN5P3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTEwMTMmc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzA0OCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3ODUxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmN0aW9uPWFCcmVha1cDbnl0QgoAHM6eo12UeZaMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). And now for the Back Story on … A controversial typeface Childlike, informal to the point of frivolity: Comic Sans turns 25 this month. Its designer, Vincent Connare, says he was helping develop an easy-to-use operating system for Microsoft in 1994 when he sketched a talk bubble for “a cute little yellow dog” — and had to invent a typeface suitable for dog talk. There were [haters from the start](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8wOS9zdHlsZS9jb21pYy1zYW5zLWZvbnQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDEzJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwNDgmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzg1MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJvbj1iYWNrU3RvcnlXA255dEIKABzOnqNdlHmWjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Twitter once [said](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfhiPOP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9kY3VydGlzL3N0YXR1cy8yMzI1NzAwNDg1Nz90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDEzJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMwNDgmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzg1MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJvbj1iYWNrU3RvcnlXA255dEIKABzOnqNdlHmWjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that its most reliable sources of traffic were complaints about airlines and Comic Sans. Designers call the font the “punchline” of the artistic community. A couple in Indiana, Holly and David Combs, launched a “Ban Comic Sans” movement. A presentation by CERN on the discovery of the Higgs boson particle. Denis Balibouse/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Still, it keeps showing up in surprising places. 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