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> India's zealous lockdown, virus cases in the Afghan presidential palace, Hong Kong protests. ~/A

> India's zealous lockdown, virus cases in the Afghan presidential palace,Ă‚ Hong Kong protests. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0SAaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjczNzQ3JmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkFFXzIwMjAwNDIwJmxpPU1CQUVXA255dEIKABtAvJxeiHrgGVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFXzIwMjAwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3Nzc4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG0C8nF6IeuAZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFXzIwMjAwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3Nzc4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG0C8nF6IeuAZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTkvYnJpZWZpbmcvaW5kaWEtbG9ja2Rvd24tdmlydXMtQWZnaGFuaXN0YW4tcGFsYWNlLUhvbmctS29uZy1wcm90ZXN0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfZGtfMjAyMDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3Nzgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU1MjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAbQLycXoh64BlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Monday, April 20, 2020 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTkvYnJpZWZpbmcvaW5kaWEtbG9ja2Rvd24tdmlydXMtQWZnaGFuaXN0YW4tcGFsYWNlLUhvbmctS29uZy1wcm90ZXN0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV8yMDIwMDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzc3OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTUyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKABtAvJxeiHrgGVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Supported by Good morning. We’re covering lockdown vigilantes in India, an outbreak at the presidential palace in Afghanistan and vanishing songbirds in Indonesia. By Carole Landry Indian residents in the village of Gandhi Gram Ghasera in the state of Haryana setting up a makeshift checkpoint to keep non-residents out during the coronavirus outbreak.Ă‚ Rebecca Conway for The New York Times Volunteers go above and beyond to enforce India’s lockdown India’s lockdown is nearly a month old, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently extended it to May 3. [Many Indians are respecting the order](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xOS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2luZGlhLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWxvY2tkb3duLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3Nzgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG0C8nF6IeuAZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) because they fear falling ill in a country with a weak health care system. But Mr. Modi’s power is also a factor. His government is India’s strongest in decades, and many Indians are afraid to break his rules. At the same time, volunteer virus patrol squads are popping up. Lower castes are being shunned more than usual and Muslims, a large minority, are also facing a rise in bigotry and attacks. “This is one of the problems of overzealousness,” said Adarsh Shastri, a politician in the Indian National Congress, the main opposition party. “People get a chance to enforce the laws per their own personal prejudice.” Overview: India has reported about 16,000 confirmed infections and 500 deaths, far less per capita than many richer countries. But its testing rates are also lower, and some health experts believe the virus may be lurking, undetected. The presidential palace in Kabul welcomed guests on March 9 for the swearing-in of President Ashraf Ghani.Ă‚ Wakil Kohsar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Coronavirus spreads to Afghanistan’s presidential palace At least [40 staff members in Afghanistan’s presidential palace](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTkvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1hZmdoYW5pc3Rhbi1wcmVzaWRlbnQtcGFsYWNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3Nzgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG0C8nF6IeuAZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in Kabul have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to Afghan officials. As a result, President Ashraf Ghani, 70, is in isolation and taking part in events via video. There is no evidence that he is infected, and no clarity on whether he has been tested. Afghanistan has reported just under 1,000 cases, but those numbers certainly underestimate the spread, officials said, because testing has been extremely limited. Timelines: In early March, thousands of guests packed into the palace as Mr. Ghani took the oath of office for his second term — even though his administration was already discouraging gatherings to slow the spread of the virus. More than 115,000 Afghans [returned from Iran, a virus hot spot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMy8yNi93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2FmZ2hhbmlzdGFuLWlyYW4tY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDIwMDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzc3OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU1MjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAbQLycXoh64BlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), in March. We also have [the latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNi93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1uZXdzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3Nzgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG0C8nF6IeuAZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) on the pandemic, as well as [maps of its spread](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3Nzgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG0C8nF6IeuAZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). â–  As many as 100,000 people [ignored a nationwide lockdown in Bangladesh to attend the funeral](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) of a Muslim political leader on Saturday, according to Bangladeshi police, prompting fears of a new outbreak in the country. â–  “One World: Together at Home,” a concert aimed at celebrating health care workers and supporting the World Health Organization, [featured songs that called for inspiration, empathy and perseverance](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTkvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9sYWR5LWdhZ2EtY29yb25hdmlydXMtY29uY2VydC1vbmUtd29ybGQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDIwMDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzc3OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU1MjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAbQLycXoh64BlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Stevie Wonder started his segment with “Lean on Me” from Bill Withers, who died last month with the virus. â–  [Human rights advocates are calling on Malaysia](~/AAAAAQA~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~~), where at least two boats filled with Rohingya refugees were turned away, to reverse itself and start accepting the migrants. Malaysia cited concerns of coronavirus exposure. â–  U.S. governors said they would [need to conduct far more testing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP4QnAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTkvdXMvY29yb25hdmlydXMtdXBkYXRlcy5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDIwMDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzc3OCZtb2R1bGU9U3BvdGxpZ2h0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU1MjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3I2xpbmstNWU3Y2E4NDBXA255dEIKABtAvJxeiHrgGVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) before easing restrictions, while Vice President Mike Pence maintained that the current pace was adequate to allow some lifting of lockdowns. U.S. authorities have also allowed [about 90 companies, many based in China, to sell antibody tests](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xOS91cy9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1hbnRpYm9keS10ZXN0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMjAwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3Nzc4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTUyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKABtAvJxeiHrgGVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that have not gotten government vetting, which has flooded the U.S. market with tests of “frankly dubious quality,” as one expert put it. The Times is providing [free access to much of our coronavirus coverage](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbmV3cy1ldmVudC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDIwMDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzc3OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU1MjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAbQLycXoh64BlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), and our [Coronavirus Briefing newsletter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbmV3c2xldHRlcnMvY29yb25hdmlydXMtYnJpZWZpbmc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3Nzgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG0C8nF6IeuAZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — like all of our newsletters — is free. Please consider [supporting our journalism with a subscription](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uP2NhbXBhaWduSWQ9OTdGTFUmY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3Nzgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG0C8nF6IeuAZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong held a protest on Saturday after the arrest of at least 14 leaders as well as prominent figures from their movement.Ă‚ Anthony Kwan/Getty Images Hong Kong arrests draw condemnation Both the United States and Britain have [condemned the arrests](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xOS93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1uZXdzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3Nzgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNsaW5rLTdhMjE2NGE1VwNueXRCCgAbQLycXoh64BlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in Hong Kong of more than a dozen leading democracy activists and former lawmakers. Among [those arrested on Saturday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xOC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2hvbmcta29uZy1hcnJlc3RzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3Nzgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG0C8nF6IeuAZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) were the veteran lawyers Martin Lee and Margaret Ng, the media tycoon Jimmy Lai and the former opposition legislators Albert Ho, Lee Cheuk-yan and Leung Kwok-hung. Context: The crackdown is widely seen as opportunistic given the city’s preoccupation with handling the coronavirus outbreak, which has helped to quiet huge pro-democracy street protests but also fueled distrust of the authorities. If you have seven minutes, this is worth it Not a happy tune: Indonesia’s passion for songbirds An endangered greater green leafbird up for sale by a bird collector in Lampung, Indonesia.Ă‚ Ulet Ifansasti for The New York Times There’s a craze for songbird contests in Indonesia. Even the Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, has entered his own songbird for the contests. But demand for the birds is driving a disastrous decline in its populations across the country’s vast archipelago, conservationists say. Up to 20 million songbirds are taken from the wild every year in Indonesia. [Our reporter maps the trade](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTgvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9pbmRvbmVzaWEtc29uZ2JpcmRzLWNvbXBldGl0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3Nzgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249bG9uZ1JlYWQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTUyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKABtAvJxeiHrgGVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), starting with a man who has captured more than 200,000 over the past 15 years. “I do this work to survive,” the poacher said. “Of course, I feel guilty. If they die, I feel even sadder.” 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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Nobuhiko Obayashi: The Japanese filmmaker [has died from lung cancer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xOS9tb3ZpZXMvbm9idWhpa28tb2JheWFzaGktZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMjAwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3Nzc4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU1MjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAbQLycXoh64BlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) at the age of 82. His wide-ranging rĂ©sumĂ© included a horror movie about a house full of furniture that eats schoolgirls and a fantasy about a boy who befriends a six-inch-tall samurai. Samsung protest: Kim Yong-hee, 60, has spent more than [300 days at the top of a traffic camera tower in Seoul](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xOS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3NhbXN1bmctdG93ZXItcHJvdGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMjAwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3Nzc4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU1MjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAbQLycXoh64BlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) to protest his firing in 1995 by the company, which is South Korea’s most powerful conglomerate, for trying to organize an independent labor union. U.S. presidential campaign: Bernie Sanders’s supporters [are unenthusiastic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iZXJuaWUtc2FuZGVycy12b3RlcnMtYmlkZW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDIwMDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzc3OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG0C8nF6IeuAZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) about backing Joe Biden. Their doubts raise questions about how many will show up at the polls in November to vote for the former vice president as he mounts a challenge to President Trump. Victor Moriyama for The New York Times Snapshot: Above, children from the Uru Eu Wau Wau tribe in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. Villages in the region have long served as havens for Indigenous culture and bulwarks against deforestation, but as President Jair Bolsonaro moves aggressively to bring in commercial interests, [some are barely surviving](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTkvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvYm9sc29uYXJvLWJyYXppbC1hbWF6b24taW5kaWdlbm91cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMjAwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3Nzc4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU1MjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAbQLycXoh64BlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). What we’re watching: [This video from Duluth Harbor Cam](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0T-aHR0cDovL3d3dy5kdWx1dGhoYXJib3JjYW0uY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvbWljaGlwaWNvdGVuLWFycml2ZWQtZHVsdXRoLTA0MTUyMDIwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3Nzgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTUyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKABtAvJxeiHrgGVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in Minnesota. “Watching huge cargo ships arrive and depart in Duluth is a thrill,” says Gina Lamb of Special Sections, who grew up in the Lake Superior port city. “It’s a good reminder of how connected we all are.” ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjczNzUyJmxpPU1CQUUmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPU1CQUVfMjAyMDA0MjBXA255dEIKABtAvJxeiHrgGVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NDE1NzM1JmxpPU1CQUUmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPU1CQUVfMjAyMDA0MjBXA255dEIKABtAvJxeiHrgGVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTQ2ODA1JmxpPU1CQUUmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPU1CQUVfMjAyMDA0MjBXA255dEIKABtAvJxeiHrgGVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA Now, a break from the news Melissa Clark Cook: This [one-bowl chocolate cake](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNy9kaW5pbmcvY2hvY29sYXRlLXNuYWNraW5nLWNha2UtY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDIwMDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzc3OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWsmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTUyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKABtAvJxeiHrgGVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Don’t let a lack of eggs or butter stop you from making this delicious dessert. Listen: In case you missed it last week, [this collection of New York accents](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNi9hcnRzL211c2ljL25ldy15b3JrLWFjY2VudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMjAwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3Nzc4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhayZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG0C8nF6IeuAZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) is da best, juheard! (It’s [#bestNYaccent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9leHBsb3JlL3RhZ3MvYmVzdG55YWNjZW50Lz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDIwMDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzc3OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWsmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTUyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKABtAvJxeiHrgGVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on Instagram if you want more.) “[Still Processing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTYvcG9kY2FzdHMvc3RpbGwtcHJvY2Vzc2luZy1BSURTLXN1cnZpdmUtY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDIwMDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzc3OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWsmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTUyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKABtAvJxeiHrgGVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA),” the podcast from Wesley Morris and Jenna Wortham, comes close. Dream: It’s nice to drift through the idea of living in [this restored rowhouse](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTUvcmVhbGVzdGF0ZS9ob3VzZS1odW50aW5nLWluLW1hbGF5c2lhLWEtcmVzdG9yZWQtcm93aG91c2UtaW4tcGVuYW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3Nzgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU1MjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAbQLycXoh64BlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in Malaysia, if you could get there and had $1.8 million to spend. It’s nice to go to galleries as well, if only virtually, to look at good art from [Feliciano CenturiĂłn and Jennifer Bolande](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNS9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9hcnQtZ2FsbGVyeS1zaG93cy1vbmxpbmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDIwMDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzc3OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWsmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTUyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKABtAvJxeiHrgGVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). (You could [make yourself into art](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNi9zdHlsZS9hcnQtcmVjcmVhdGlvbi1jaGFsbGVuZ2UtY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDIwMDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzc3OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWsmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTUyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKABtAvJxeiHrgGVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) afterward, maybe?) Everybody who’s in a lockdown needs a little help coping. [At Home has a lot of really fun ideas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3BvdGxpZ2h0L2F0LWhvbWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3Nzgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU1MjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAbQLycXoh64BlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) about things to read, recipes to cook, shows to watch and other ways to stay engaged. And now for the Back Story on … Ben Sklar for The New York Times What our cellphones reveal about the virus Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, an investigative reporter for The Times, has spent nearly a decade reporting on how websites and apps collect information on users. When the coronavirus hit the U.S., she and her colleagues discovered that the data showed that [poor Americans were less likely to be able to stay home](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjAvMDQvMDMvdXMvY29yb25hdmlydXMtc3RheS1ob21lLXJpY2gtcG9vci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMjAwNDE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3Nzc4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NTI4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG0C8nF6IeuAZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Here are highlights from [Jennifer’s chat with Times Insider](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgf0FAP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTcvcmVhZGVyLWNlbnRlci90aGUtc3Rvcnktb3VyLWNlbGxwaG9uZXMtdGVsbC1hYm91dC10aGUtY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDIwMDQxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzc3OCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTUyOCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKABtAvJxeiHrgGVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). What did you learn? Orders telling people to stay at home are working in limiting movement, but people who are not under those orders are continuing to move around, and some people, particularly those who live in poorer areas, are more likely to keep moving because of their work. It is good to feel that we’re all in this together, but the data shows that’s not the case. Some people are facing more risk than others. How do you see the potential of location data helping to combat the coronavirus? Epidemiologists and journalists are looking for ways this data might help model the trajectory of the pandemic and whether social distancing measures are working — or whether, if they’re relaxed, that leads to a resurgence of the disease. What was your previous reporting on location data about? I was demonstrating the profound capabilities of location data and how intrusive it can be; many people are unaware of the fact that it is gathered at all. A lot of companies’ statements about location data are misleading. Saying the data is “anonymous” is not adequately conveying how much it can tell you about somebody, even if you don’t know their name. Companies should be willing to tell you exactly what they’re doing. Why did those concerns not apply to the use of location data for this story? There are a lot of privacy advocates I know who disagree with the idea that location data should be collected or stored at all. I would say it’s possible for users to agree to provide this data. Some of the things that Google does — telling you how long your route home is likely to take — can be useful. I think an important factor for my personal interest in participating was that this is a public health crisis, and this data could help illuminate some of the inequalities involved. That’s it for this briefing. See you next time. — Carole Thank you To Melissa Clark for the recipe, and to Theodore Kim and Jahaan Singh for the rest of the break from the news. Alex Traub conducted the interview for the Back Story. You can reach the team at [briefing@nytimes.com](mailto:briefing+pm@nytimes.com?subject=Briefing%20Feedback&te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_MBAE_p_20200419§ion=endNote). 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