Your Monday Evening Briefing

Canadian elections, opioid settlement and an oceanic heat wave. 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Here’s the latest. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters 1. The Israeli prime minister conceded coalition talks to his rival. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, above, gave up his attempt at forming a government, [clearing the way for Benny Gantz](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yMS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L25ldGFueWFodS1nYW50ei1pc3JhZWwuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAxOTEwMjE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyNjAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODEwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACU0Oa5djorBwlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), who narrowly defeated him in elections last month, to try to assemble a coalition and become the country’s next leader. Mr. Gantz, leader of the centrist Blue and White party, has 28 days to try. If he fails Israel could be forced into a third election or a unity government of some sort. ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ3JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDE5MTAyMVcDbnl0QgoAJTQ5rl2OisHCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ5JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDE5MTAyMVcDbnl0QgoAJTQ5rl2OisHCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ4JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDE5MTAyMVcDbnl0QgoAJTQ5rl2OisHCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Jessica Taylor/Associated Press 2. Brexit: It’s not over there, either (surprise). For another government on a cliff edge, see Britain. The next showdown between Prime Minister Boris Johnson, above, and Parliament was pushed back 24 hours after a ruling by the speaker of the House of Commons. ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTUxNjMwJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDE5MTAyMVcDbnl0QgoAJTQ5rl2OisHCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTUxNjMxJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDE5MTAyMVcDbnl0QgoAJTQ5rl2OisHCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTUxNjMyJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDE5MTAyMVcDbnl0QgoAJTQ5rl2OisHCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Mr. Johnson could still win approval by getting Parliament to pass [a far more detailed bill tomorrow](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYm9yaXMtam9obnNvbi1icmV4aXQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAxOTEwMjE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyNjAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODEwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACU0Oa5djorBwlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) laying out the terms of Britain’s departure, though his opponents are likely to try to block that proposal as well. That vote could provide at least some clarity, showing whether Mr. Johnson has enough lawmakers on his side to have a shot at ratifying his plan by Oct. 31, as he has promised. Delil Souleiman/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 3. ISIS stands to gain from America’s withdrawal from Syria. President Trump’s pullout from Syria has handed the [Islamic State its biggest win in more than four years](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yMS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzaXMtc3lyaWEtdXMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAxOTEwMjE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyNjAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODEwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACU0Oa5djorBwlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and greatly improved its prospects, analysts say. Although Mr. Trump declared victory over ISIS, the group retains as many as 18,000 “members” in Iraq and Syria, according to a recent Pentagon estimate. Its self-proclaimed caliph is still at large, and U.S. officials say they are now losing their ability to collect ground intelligence. Today, a long convoy of [American troops crossed into Iraq from Syria](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yMS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L3VzLXdpdGhkcmF3YWwtc3lyaWEtaXJhcS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDE5MTAyMT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzI2MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAJTQ5rl2OisHCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), accelerating the U.S. withdrawal. In Qamishli, a major city in Kurdish-held territory, video showed men hurling potatoes at an armored vehicle and shouting, “No America.” Erin Schaff/The New York Times 4. How battleground states see impeachment. Voters in six swing states — Pennsylvania, Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Arizona — [support the impeachment inquiry](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yMS91cHNob3QvcG9sbHMtaW1wZWFjaG1lbnQtYmF0dGxlZ3JvdW5kcy1UcnVtcC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDE5MTAyMT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzI2MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAJTQ5rl2OisHCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of Mr. Trump that House Democrats began last month, 50 percent to 45 percent, according to a New York Times/Siena College survey. But most respondents in those states still oppose removing him from office. Mr. Trump complained that congressional Republicans [were not united enough](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yMS91cy90cnVtcC1yZXB1YmxpY2Fucy1pbXBlYWNobWVudC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDE5MTAyMT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzI2MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAJTQ5rl2OisHCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in defending him. But he still has the support of his base: The Public Religion Research Institute found that [99 percent of white evangelicals](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1pbXBlYWNobWVudC1zdXJ2ZXkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAxOTEwMjE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyNjAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODEwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACU0Oa5djorBwlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and 98 percent of Republicans who rely on Fox News as their primary news source, do not believe he should be impeached. And [we explain why foreign meddling matters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1pbnF1aXJ5LWZvcmVpZ24tbWVkZGxpbmcuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAxOTEwMjE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyNjAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODEwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACU0Oa5djorBwlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). One of the “high crimes and misdemeanors” the Constitution framers deemed as sufficient for removing a president was giving in to “the desire in foreign powers to gain an improper ascendant in our councils.” Ben Garvin for The New York Times 5. Drug companies settle another opioid case. The three major drug distributors and an opioid manufacturer reached a settlement worth [$260 million to avoid the first federal opioid trial](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yMS9oZWFsdGgvb3Bpb2lkLXNldHRsZW1lbnQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAxOTEwMjE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyNjAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODEwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACU0Oa5djorBwlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), just hours before it was set to begin in Cleveland. The trial would have served as a test case to hold the drug industry accountable for an epidemic of opioid addiction that has killed hundreds of thousands of people. The case against the last remaining defendant, the pharmacy chain Walgreens, is being delayed. Thousands of similar cases have been brought by local governments and states, and companies were still working today to reach a global settlement worth nearly $50 billion. Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press 6. Justin Trudeau faces the political battle of his life. The Canadian prime minister and leader of the Liberal party, above, is in a tight race against Andrew Scheer, head of the Conservatives, in today’s national elections. Results likely won’t be known until late tonight. The vote is actually [338 separate elections](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yMS93b3JsZC9jYW5hZGEvY2FuYWRhLWVsZWN0aW9uLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMTkxMDIxP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMjYwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgxMDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAlNDmuXY6KwcJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) for local members of Parliament. The party that wins the most seats generally gets to form the government, with its leader becoming prime minister. [Mr. Trudeau’s campaign was shaken](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yMS93b3JsZC9jYW5hZGEvdHJ1ZGVhdS1lbGVjdGlvbi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDE5MTAyMT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzI2MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAJTQ5rl2OisHCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) by his efforts to influence his former justice minister in a corporate corruption case, and by the publication of photos and video from his past that showed him in brownface and blackface. Josh Edelson/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 7. Iran and Russia were behind new Facebook attacks, the company said. The social media giant [took down four state-backed disinformation campaigns](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yMS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2ZhY2Vib29rLWRpc2luZm9ybWF0aW9uLXJ1c3NpYS1pcmFuLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMTkxMDIxP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMjYwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgxMDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAlNDmuXY6KwcJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), the latest of dozens it had identified and removed this year. Three of them originated in Iran and one in Russia; their posts targeted people in North Africa, Latin America and the U.S. The company also announced new tools to clearly label inaccurate posts, a move that suggests there will be no shortage of malicious actors trying to shape public discourse around the 2020 election. Austin Greene/The Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology/The University of Hawaii, Manoa 8. The return of “the blob.” Researchers say a new [marine heat wave has formed in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAxOS8xMC8yMS9jbGltYXRlL2hhd2FpaS1jb3JhbC1ibGVhY2hpbmcuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAxOTEwMjE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyNjAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODEwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACU0Oa5djorBwlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), threatening coral, fish, sea birds and the livelihoods that depend upon them. The simmering water temperature is reminiscent of 2014, when a hot spot that became known as the blob began in the Pacific. Scientists are worried about a repeat. The 2014 blob lingered for years, leading to a mass bleaching of Hawaiian coral reefs, the collapse of entire fisheries, and death or disease in tens of thousands of seabirds and sea lions. Misha Friedman for The New York Times 9. Quantum computing advances, bit by qubit. Experts believe [Google is close to announcing it has demonstrated “quantum supremacy”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yMS9zY2llbmNlL3F1YW50dW0tY29tcHV0ZXItcGh5c2ljcy1xdWJpdHMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAxOTEwMjE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMyNjAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODEwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACU0Oa5djorBwlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on one of its devices, which took three minutes to perform a computation that would have taken a regular computer 10,000 years. Ordinary computer data is stored as bits that are either 1 or 0. A quantum computer’s qubits can be 1 and 0 at the same time until the moment they’re measured, increasing a quantum computer’s potential power exponentially as the number of qubits increases. Though quantum computing is still in its infancy, Google, IBM, Microsoft and others are competing to build starter versions of the computers, and even putting them online, where almost anyone can use them. (Above, the IBM Q System One at a research lab in New York.) Francesco Ciccolella 10. And finally, the art (or science) of being humble. The long-neglected personality trait is [the latest rage in psychology research](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfkL40P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yMS9oZWFsdGgvcHN5Y2hvbG9neS1odW1pbGl0eS1wcmlkZS1iZWhhdmlvci5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDE5MTAyMT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzI2MCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAJTQ5rl2OisHCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), says Daryl Van Tongeren, the lead author of a new paper in the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science. A humble disposition can help a person sustain a committed relationship, shake off grudges and suffer fools patiently. And people who score high for humility are less aggressive and less judgmental toward members of other religious groups. Of course, the psychologist noted, “the people who are the most open and willing cultivate humility might be the ones who need it the least. And vice versa: Those most in need could be the most resistant.” Have an unpretentious night. Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing. 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