Your Tuesday Briefing

> Brexit, ISIS, Tuberculosis: Here’s what you need to know. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzcyJmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkVfMjAxOTEwMjkmbGk9TUJFVwNueXRCCgAh2dW3XXsnY51SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP0S6aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV8yMDE5MTAyOT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMDI5VwNueXRCCgAh2dW3XXsnY51SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP0S6aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV8yMDE5MTAyOT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMDI5VwNueXRCCgAh2dW3XXsnY51SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yOC9icmllZmluZy9icmV4aXQtaXNpcy10dWJlcmN1bG9zaXMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfZGtfMjAxOTEwMjk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDUmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODMyMiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDE5MTAyOVcDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Tuesday, Oct 29, 2019 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yOC9icmllZmluZy9icmV4aXQtaXNpcy10dWJlcmN1bG9zaXMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMTkxMDI5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNDQ1JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzMjImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAxOTEwMjlXA255dEIKACHZ1bddeydjnVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Supported by Good morning. We’re covering Boris Johnson’s plan to nail down a general election date, the Kurds’ essential role in killing the leader of ISIS and a cross-country look at American identity. By Melina Delkic Prime Minister Boris Johnson during an election debate in the House of Commons in London on Monday. Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament/EPA, via Shutterstock A loss and a win for Boris Johnson Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain lost a vote to secure backing for a general election. But the E.U. approved his request to extend Brexit, [opening the door to formalizing an election date](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYnJleGl0LWV4dGVuc2lvbi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAyOSZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDUmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODMyMiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKACHZ1bddeydjnVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), which could happen as early as today. After the Labour Party refused to back his call for a Dec. 12 election, Mr. Johnson immediately said he would [introduce a bill](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmJjLmNvbS9uZXdzL3VrLXBvbGl0aWNzLTUwMjEzNTQ4P3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAyOSZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDUmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODMyMiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKACHZ1bddeydjnVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to circumvent the 2011 law that requires a two-thirds majority in Parliament to schedule an election, so that only a simple majority would be needed. Hopes for a breakthrough: The centrist and pro-European Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party indicated this weekend they would be prepared to vote in favor of a December election. Still, the election is not a guarantee. Quotable: “We’re all like Charlie Brown,” Mr. Johnson said, “endlessly running up to kick that ball, only to have Parliament pull it away again.” An aerial view of the site in the Syrian village of Barisha where, President Trump said, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS, died. Omar Haj Kadour/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The Kurds’ role in ISIS leader’s death As the international manhunt for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, zoomed in on a village in northwestern Syria, the U.S. [turned to its Kurdish allies to help track him down](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMjgvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc2lzLWt1cmRzLWJhZ2hkYWRpLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDI5JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). To confirm it was him, the allies sent spies to his isolated villa, where they stole a pair of Mr. al-Baghdadi’s underwear and obtained a blood sample, both for DNA testing. American officials said that the Kurds’ role in finding Mr. al-Baghdadi was essential — more so than all other countries combined, as one put it — contradicting President Trump’s assertion over the weekend that the United States “got very little help.” Another angle: The death of Mr. al-Baghdadi represents a setback for ISIS, but analysts believe that the terrorist group, which relies on franchises and sympathizers around the world, [still poses a threat](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMjcvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc2lzLWxlYWRlci1kZWFkLWltcGFjdC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAyOSZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDUmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODMyMiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKACHZ1bddeydjnVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Reaction: Those who suffered under the Islamic State greeted the news of Mr. al-Baghdadi’s death [with grim satisfaction at best](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMjgvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc2lzLWFsLWJhZ2hkYWRpLWRlYXRoLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDI5JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). “He deserves a worse and more abhorrent death than this one,” said one man in Mosul, Iraq. Closer look: [See the raid site](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMTkvMTAvMjcvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9iYWdoZGFkaS1pc2lzLWxlYWRlci1tYXBzLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDI5JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and learn more about the quick process used to [identify Mr. al-Baghdadi’s remains](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9kbmEtdGVzdHMtYmFnaGRhZGkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMjkmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNDQ1JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzMjImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAh2dW3XXsnY51SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Heroic dog: One [key player in the raid was a dog](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMjgvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtYmFnaGRhZGktZG9nLWNvbmFuLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDI5JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), whose picture President Trump shared on Twitter. (Its name remained classified, though [Newsweek reported that it is Conan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5ld3N3ZWVrLmNvbS9jbGFzc2lmaWVkLW5hbWUtZG9nLXdvdW5kZWQtc3lyaWEtaXNpcy1iYWdoZGFkaS1yYWlkLXJldmVhbGVkLTE0NjgyMzg_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDI5JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~).) If you have some time, this is worth it What does America look like? Jessica Lehrman for The New York Times We sent four photographers and four writers on a road trip around the U.S. to learn more about its [identity one year ahead of the presidential election](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMTkvMTAvMjgvc3R5bGUveW91dGgtaW4tYW1lcmljYS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAyOSZzZWN0aW9uPWxvbmdSZWFkP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNDQ1JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzMjImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPWxvbmdSZWFkVwNueXRCCgAh2dW3XXsnY51SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Each pair was guided by a different theme — [patriotism](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMTkvMTAvMjgvc3R5bGUveW91dGgtaW4tYW1lcmljYS5odG1sIz90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMjkmc2VjdGlvbj1sb25nUmVhZD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj1sb25nUmVhZFcDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~),[tradition](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMTkvMTAvMjgvc3R5bGUveW91dGgtaW4tYW1lcmljYS5odG1sIz90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMjkmc2VjdGlvbj1sb25nUmVhZD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj1sb25nUmVhZFcDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), [community](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMTkvMTAvMjgvc3R5bGUveW91dGgtaW4tYW1lcmljYS5odG1sIz90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMjkmc2VjdGlvbj1sb25nUmVhZD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj1sb25nUmVhZFcDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [youth](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMTkvMTAvMjgvc3R5bGUveW91dGgtaW4tYW1lcmljYS5odG1sIz90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMjkmc2VjdGlvbj1sb25nUmVhZD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj1sb25nUmVhZFcDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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He was charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic people, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and money laundering. Vladimir Bukovsky: The revered Soviet dissident and critic of Vladimir Putin [died at 76](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMjgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2J1a292c2t5LXNvdmlldC1kaXNzaWRlbnQtcHV0aW4tY3JpdGljLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDI5JnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDUmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODMyMiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKACHZ1bddeydjnVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Even in exile, he kept up his attacks on the Kremlin under both the Communists and Mr. Putin. But disputed child pornography charges marred his reputation. Tuberculosis: Scientists [reported that an experimental new vaccine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yOS9oZWFsdGgvdHViZXJjdWxvc2lzLXZhY2NpbmUuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMjkmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) has protected about half of the people who got it, a potential watershed moment. About 10 million people get tuberculosis, the world’s most lethal infectious disease, each year, and 1.6 million die of it. U.S. impeachment inquiry: A White House official who is also a decorated Iraq war veteran plans to tell investigators today that he considered President Trump’s call with Ukraine’s leader, which he was listening in on, so damaging [that he reported it to a superior](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMjgvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvQWxleGFuZGVyLVZpbmRtYW4tdHJ1bXAtaW1wZWFjaG1lbnQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMjkmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Google: In a rare financial stumble, Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., said that [its quarterly profit fell 23 percent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMjgvdGVjaG5vbG9neS9nb29nbGUtYWxwaGFiZXQtZWFybmluZ3MuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMjkmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) after it sharply increased spending. BBC: Samira Ahmed, a presenter on the British network, is [suing the company for unequal pay](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMjgvYnVzaW5lc3MvYmJjLXVuZXF1YWwtcGF5LWdlbmRlci5odG1sP21vZHVsZT1pbmxpbmUmdGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDI5JnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDUmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODMyMiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAh2dW3XXsnY51SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~): She was paid around 465 British pounds ($598) per episode, while a male presenter on a similar show received over £3,000 per episode. The New York Times Snapshot: Above, Europeans who spoke to The Times’s Opinion section about [how they view America](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMjgvb3Bpbmlvbi9ldXJvcGVhbnMtdmlldy1hbWVyaWNhbnMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMjkmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Their responses to prompts about our health care system, college education costs and American optimism ranged from shock to laughter. What we’re reading: [This from New York magazine.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP0T9aHR0cDovL255bWFnLmNvbS9pbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2VyLzIwMTkvMTAvam9lLWJpZGVuLTIwMjAtY2FtcGFpZ24uaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMjkmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) “Olivia Nuzzi’s so-close-you-can-feel-his-hot-breath profile of Joe Biden is beautiful, intimate, empathetic, brutal, honest and revelatory,” says our magazine writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner. “And she never even got an interview with him.” ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzY5JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMTkxMDI5VwNueXRCCgAh2dW3XXsnY51SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NDIxODk2JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMTkxMDI5VwNueXRCCgAh2dW3XXsnY51SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTUyOTY2JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMTkxMDI5VwNueXRCCgAh2dW3XXsnY51SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ Now, a break from the news David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. Prop Stylist: Paige Hicks. Cook: Shower [lemon chicken breasts in herbs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMTk5MDktd2Vla25pZ2h0LWxlbW9uLWNoaWNrZW4tYnJlYXN0cy13aXRoLWhlcmJzP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAyOSZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmN0aW9uPWFCcmVha1cDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and serve with orzo and a delicious pan sauce. (Our [Five Weeknight Dishes newsletter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbmV3c2xldHRlcnMvZml2ZS13ZWVrbmlnaHQtZGlzaGVzP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAyOSZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmN0aW9uPWFCcmVha1cDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) has more recommendations.) Watch: Jenny Slate, Nikki Glaser, Bill Burr and Jaboukie Young-White have new streamable comedy specials [that will make you chuckle, sigh or laugh out loud](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMjIvbW92aWVzL2Jlc3Qtc3RyZWFtaW5nLWNvbWVkeS1zcGVjaWFscy5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAyOSZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmN0aW9uPWFCcmVha1cDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Listen: On “[Jesus Is King](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4Q5AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMjcvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9rYW55ZS13ZXN0LWplc3VzLWlzLWtpbmctcmV2aWV3Lmh0bWw_cnJlZj1jb2xsZWN0aW9uJTJGc2VjdGlvbmNvbGxlY3Rpb24lMkZhcnRzJnRlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTAyOSZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzQ0NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MzIyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnA7c2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKACHZ1bddeydjnVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA),” Kanye West’s ninth album, the rapper turns to gospel music, suggesting a shift in his public image that’s actually not much of a change at all. Read: This fall [a group of new thrillers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMjUvYm9va3MvcmV2aWV3L2dvZG1vdGhlci1oYW5uZWxvcmUtY2F5cmUtdGhyaWxsZXJzLWJ5LXdvbWVuLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDI5JnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNDQ1JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzMjImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrVwNueXRCCgAh2dW3XXsnY51SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from established and debut authors present women and girls who refuse the roles of passive victim, staid detective or standard-issue femme fatale. Smarter Living: Friendships are an essential antidote to the burdens of daily life, but they can take time to nurture. [Our guide to being a better friend](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ3VpZGVzL3NtYXJ0ZXJsaXZpbmcvaG93LXRvLWJlLWEtYmV0dGVyLWZyaWVuZD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMjkmc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDUmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODMyMiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKACHZ1bddeydjnVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) has lots of helpful ideas, including the reassurance that five minutes of real attention can keep a friendship going, and that when life gets busy, creating a tradition — even if it’s infrequent — can be sustaining. And our Social Q’s column takes on a knotty problem: [when you can’t stand one half of a couple](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8yNC9zdHlsZS9kb3VibGUtZGF0aW5nLXRyb3VibGVzLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDI5JnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNDQ1JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzMjImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrVwNueXRCCgAh2dW3XXsnY51SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) who want to be friends. And now for the Back Story on … A secret space plane An unmanned U.S. spacecraft landed on Sunday after [a record-breaking 780 days in orbit](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QsAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2Fwb25saW5lLzIwMTkvMTAvMjgvc2NpZW5jZS9hcC11cy1zY2ktbXlzdGVyeS1zcGFjZS1wbGFuZS5odG1sP3NlYXJjaFJlc3VsdFBvc2l0aW9uPTQmdGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDI5JnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNDQ1JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzMjImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeVcDbnl0QgoAIdnVt117J2OdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — but possibly only the Pentagon is really sure what it’s been up to. The Boeing-built X-37B resembles a small version of NASA’s retired space shuttles. It was launched via a SpaceX rocket on Sept. 7, 2017, but flew back to the Kennedy Space Center like a plane. The secret X-37B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida following a record-breaking two-year mission. U.S. Air Force, via Associated Press Reporting on a prior flight, [Tim Fernholz of Quartz](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QuAWh0dHBzOi8vcXouY29tLzk3ODQ5Ni90aGUtdXMtYWlyLWZvcmNlLXdhbnRzLXRvLXJlbWluZC15b3UtYW5kLWNoaW5hLXRoYXQtdGhlLXgtMzdiLWl0cy1zZWNyZXQtc3BhY2UtZHJvbmUtaXMtYmFjay8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMDI5JnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNDQ1JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgzMjImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyb249YmFja1N0b3J5VwNueXRCCgAh2dW3XXsnY51SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) described the X-37B as one of the “weirdest open secrets in space,” a reminder to Russia and China that the U.S. “has a maneuverable spacecraft capable of hanging out quietly in orbit, shadowing their space assets, and doing, well, who knows what?” This flight’s mission was to “test experimental electronics and oscillating heat pipe technologies,” according to a [U.S. Air Force statement](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfmlrZP4QnAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5wci5vcmcvMjAxOS8xMC8yOC83NzQwMTA5ODYvc2VjcmV0LWFpci1mb3JjZS1zcGFjZS1wbGFuZS1sYW5kcy1hZnRlci1tb3JlLXRoYW4tMi15ZWFycy1pbi1vcmJpdD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTEwMjkmc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM0NDUmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODMyMiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJvbj1iYWNrU3RvcnlXA255dEIKACHZ1bddeydjnVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), adding that it also provided “a ride for small satellites.” That alarmed [Jonathan McDowell](~/AAAAAQA~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~~), an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, who noted that the U.S. had not registered any satellite deployments, as required by U.N. convention. “This would be the first time that either the USA or Russia has blatantly flouted the Convention,” he tweeted. 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