West Bank, Impeachment Hearings, Hong Kong: Your Tuesday Briefing

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We’re covering a pivotal policy shift on West Bank settlements, the specter of President Trump’s testimony and Hong Kong’s police-protesters standoff. By Victoria Shannon The Jewish settlement of Efrat, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times U.S. reverses policy on Israeli settlements Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. would no longer consider Israeli settlements in the West Bank [a violation of international law](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC90cnVtcC1pc3JhZWwtd2VzdC1iYW5rLXNldHRsZW1lbnRzLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMTE5JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk0NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAJEWG012iGfppUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). The change overturns four decades of American policy and removes an important barrier to annexation of the territory. It may also doom any peace efforts with the Palestinians. Palestinians have demanded the land for a future state, a goal that has been backed by the United Nations, European governments and American allies across the Middle East. President Trump has persistently changed U.S. policy with an aim to bolster political support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who failed to form a government after two rounds of elections. Quotable: “We’ve recognized the reality on the ground,” Mr. Pompeo told reporters. Who decides? We [explain how the settlements came to be](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtd2VzdC1iYW5rLXNldHRsZW1lbnRzLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMTE5JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk0NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAJEWG012iGfppUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and how the world views their legal status. President Trump suggests he may testify on Ukraine The public impeachment hearings resume in Washington today, with [Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMS8xOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1pbXBlYWNobWVudC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTExOSZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5NDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKACRFhtNdohn6aVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), and Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council’s top Ukraine expert, among the scheduled witnesses. Mr. Trump announced that he might testify himself about his dealings with Ukraine. “Even though I did nothing wrong, and don’t like giving credibility to this No Due Process Hoax, I like the idea & will, in order to get Congress focused again, strongly consider it!” he wrote on Twitter. But that does not mean Mr. Trump actually will. During the inquiry into Russian election interference, the president repeatedly hinted he might testify in person; instead, he submitted written answers. House Democrats’ top lawyer said in a legal filing on Monday that impeachment investigators were [exploring whether Mr. Trump lied in those written answers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtbXVlbGxlci1pbXBlYWNobWVudC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTExOSZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5NDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKACRFhtNdohn6aVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Separately, a new poll found that 70 percent of Americans believe [Mr. Trump’s actions regarding Ukraine “were wrong”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvaG91c2UtZGVtb2NyYXRzLWltcGVhY2htZW50LWxhbmd1YWdlLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMTE5JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk0NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAJEWG012iGfppUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and that 51 percent say he should be impeached and removed from office. The survey found 58 percent of Americans are following the hearings closely or somewhat closely. Police officers blocked routes out of Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times Hong Kong demonstrators trapped on campus As their days-long face-off dragged into this morning, scores of protesters on the campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University were [cornered in their holdout by riot police officers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9ob25nLWtvbmctcHJvdGVzdHMtdW5pdmVyc2l0eS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTExOSZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5NDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKACRFhtNdohn6aVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) blocking exit routes, though some climbed down makeshift ropes to evade the police cordon. At least 116 people were injured in skirmishes on Monday. The protesters were armed with homemade fire bombs, giant slingshots, bricks and bows and arrows. The police countered with tear gas and rubber bullets. In Washington, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said [the U.S. was “gravely concerned”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9wb21wZW8tbWNjb25uZWxsLWhvbmcta29uZy5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTExOSZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5NDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKACRFhtNdohn6aVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) by the deepening mayhem, urging all sides to exercise restraint. And Senator Mitch McConnell called on President Trump to make forceful statements on Hong Kong. Interactive: We took [a look at how the protesters and the police encountered each other](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9ob25nLWtvbmctcHJvdGVzdC11bml2ZXJzaXRpZXMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTExMTkmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTQ2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTg5MDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAkRYbTXaIZ-mlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) at the territory’s universities. The latest: A court struck down Hong Kong’s ban on face masks, a blow to Carrie Lam’s government. Classes were [suspended again today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2Fwb25saW5lLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9hcC1hcy1ob25nLWtvbmctcHJvdGVzdHMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTExMTkmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTQ2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTg5MDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAkRYbTXaIZ-mlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), but most were expected to resume on Wednesday. If you have seven minutes, this is worth it Eurostar’s dim light at the end of the Brexit tunnel A Eurostar train arriving at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris on Thursday. Yoan Valat/EPA, via Shutterstock The high-speed train between Britain and the Continent was meant to be the embodiment of a borderless world. It just celebrated its 25th anniversary and has reported booming profits in recent years. But as the relationship between London and Brussels frays, [Eurostar’s fate hangs in the balance](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMS8xOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYnJleGl0LWV1cm9zdGFyLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMTE5JnNlY3Rpb249bG9uZ1JlYWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5NDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249bG9uZ1JlYWRXA255dEIKACRFhtNdohn6aVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). If Brexit happens without a deal, some experts predict privately that the company would not survive more than 12 weeks. 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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It is a slap at companies that sided with President Trump on fuel efficiency standards. SoftBank: Fresh off a multibillion-dollar loss on WeWork, the company plans [to create an internet goliath for Japan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMS8xOC9idXNpbmVzcy9zb2Z0YmFuay1saW5lLW1lcmdlci5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTExOSZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTQ2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTg5MDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAkRYbTXaIZ-mlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in a merger of its Yahoo Japan subsidiary with the messaging app Line for what could be $3 billion. T-Mobile US: John Legere, the wireless company’s colorful chief executive, [will step down at the end of April after his contract expires](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvYnVzaW5lc3MvbWVkaWEvdC1tb2JpbGUtam9obi1sZWdlcmUuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTExMTkmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk0NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAJEWG012iGfppUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). After reports that he was being considered to run WeWork, he insisted he had never talked to the company. China on Xinjiang revelations: Responding to The Times’s report on leaked government documents detailing the creation of Muslim internment camps, Beijing [said the article smeared the country’s fight](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9jaGluYS14aW5qaWFuZy1tdXNsaW1zLWxlYWsuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTExMTkmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk0NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAJEWG012iGfppUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) against extremism, but it did not dispute the authenticity of the documents. And Iraqis on Iran revelations: Several senior Iraqi officials named in a Times report based on leaked Iranian intelligence cables [denied that they were close to Iran](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pcmFxaS1pcmFuLXNweS1jYWJsZXMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTExMTkmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk0NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAJEWG012iGfppUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) or had given information to its government. The report shed light on the extent of Tehran’s reach inside Iraq’s power circles. “The Weekly”: The latest episode of The Times’s new TV show is about a Mexican drug cartel’s [daylong siege to free the son of its former leader El Chapo](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMTUvdGhlLXdlZWtseS9lbC1jaGFwby1ndXptYW4tc29uLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMTE5JnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5NDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKACRFhtNdohn6aVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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Charlotte Brontë: A museum in Haworth, England, paid $777,000 for one of the matchbox-size books [she wrote in 1830 as a teenager](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvYXJ0cy9kZXNpZ24vY2hhcmxvdHRlLWJyb250ZS1ib29rLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMTE5JnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5NDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKACRFhtNdohn6aVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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Read: If you love “The Crown,” we have [a list of supplemental reading for you](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvYm9va3MvdGhlLWNyb3duLW5ldGZsaXgtcXVlZW4tZWxpemFiZXRoLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMTkxMTE5JnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzOTQ2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTg5MDQmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrVwNueXRCCgAkRYbTXaIZ-mlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), including 2012’s “Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch,” your CliffsNotes to the series. Listen: After a year of rocket-fueled fame, [Billie Eilish](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMTUvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9wbGF5bGlzdC1iaWxsaWUtZWlsaXNoLXRheWxvci1zd2lmdC1mdXR1cmUuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAxOTExMTkmc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5NDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODkwNCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKACRFhtNdohn6aVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) enters the sadness on her melancholic new single, “[Everything I Wanted](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_dj1xQ1RNcTd4dmRYVSZmZWF0dXJlPWVtYl9sb2dvJnRlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTExOSZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk0NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mjkmc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKACRFhtNdohn6aVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA).” Smarter Living: Here’s how to perform [two simple magic tricks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QsAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMTMvc21hcnRlci1saXZpbmcvaG93LXRvLWRvLTItc2ltcGxlLW1hZ2ljLXRyaWNrcy1hbmQtd2h5LXlvdS1zaG91bGQtbGVhcm4tdGhlbS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTExOSZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk0NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmN0aW9uPWFCcmVha1cDbnl0QgoAJEWG012iGfppUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) (and why you should learn them). And now for the Back Story on … Our revelations about Iran’s power in Iraq I’m Tim Arango, one of the leads on a team of 10 reporters behind the scoop The Times published this week about [how Iran outmaneuvered the U.S. in Iraq](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pcmFuLWlyYXEtc3B5LWNhYmxlcy5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTExOSZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk0NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mm9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeVcDbnl0QgoAJEWG012iGfppUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). News organizations are often competitors, but this was an example of an extraordinarily fruitful collaboration that stretched out over months. [The Intercept](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVpbnRlcmNlcHQuY29tLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvaXJhbi1pcmFxLXNweS1jYWJsZXMvP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTExOSZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk0NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mm9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeVcDbnl0QgoAJEWG012iGfppUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) shared an unprecedented leak of secret Iranian intelligence cables with The Times, drawing on our expertise in the region. We’ve maintained a bureau in Baghdad for more than 16 years, staying put — at great expense and risk — when many other news organizations moved on. Tim Arango, then The Times’s Baghdad bureau chief, reporting in Iraq in August 2014. Bryan Denton for The New York Times I took the lead on The Times’s analysis of the material because I was the Baghdad bureau chief for seven years, including 2014 and 2015, the period covered by the leaked cables. Those were the momentous years in which the Islamic State rose up and took control of about a third of Iraq. What I saw in the raw, unfiltered documents confirmed and added depth to [my earlier reporting](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftgtFP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTcvMDcvMTUvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pcmFuLWlyYXEtaXJhbmlhbi1wb3dlci5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDE5MTExOSZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzk0NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4OTA0JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mm9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeVcDbnl0QgoAJEWG012iGfppUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), revealing Iran’s use of agents, spies and bribery to infiltrate the highest echelons of Iraq’s government. 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