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Good morning.
We’re covering continuing protests in the U.S. over racial discrimination, European allies turning away from America and the return of cafe culture in Paris.
By Isabella Kwai
Protests over the death of George Floyd in New York City on Tuesday. Todd Heisler/The New York Times
U.S. protests over George Floyd’s death enter second week
Lawmakers and former military leaders accused [President Trump of fanning the flames of division](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4QzAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDYvMDIvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtY29uZ3Jlc3MtcHJvdGVzdGVycy10ZWFyLWdhcy5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDYwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTAzOSZtb2R1bGU9VG9wK1N0b3JpZXMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZwZ3R5cGU9SG9tZXBhZ2UmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yOTkzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACw5MNde4YYyilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on Tuesday after he threatened to deploy the Army to end widespread protests against police violence and racism.
They joined mounting criticism after peaceful demonstrators were tear-gassed in front of the White House on Monday so that the [president could pose for a photograph with a Bible](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1zdC1qb2hucy1jaHVyY2gtYmlibGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDYwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTAzOSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mjk5MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~).
Demonstrators have continued [marching in U.S. cities](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMi91cy9nZW9yZ2UtZmxveWQtdmlkZW8tYXV0b3BzeS1wcm90ZXN0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yOTkzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACw5MNde4YYyilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), more than a week after George Floyd, a black man, died in Minneapolis police custody. At night, [police and protesters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMi91cy9nZW9yZ2UtZmxveWQtcHJvdGVzdHMtbWlubmVhcG9saXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDYwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTAzOSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mjk5MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) have clashed despite curfews, a shift from the largely peaceful daytime rallies.
Go deeper: The clash outside the White House on Monday may be remembered as one of the Trump presidency’s defining moments. We trace how [Mr. Trump’s idea for a photo led to violence in the park](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC13YWxrLWxhZmF5ZXR0ZS1zcXVhcmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDYwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTAzOSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mjk5MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~).
Details: Minnesota state officials said Tuesday they had begun a human rights investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department. In Atlanta, [arrest warrants were issued for six officers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4Q3AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDYvMDIvdXMvZ2VvcmdlLWZsb3lkLXZpZGVvLWF1dG9wc3ktcHJvdGVzdHMuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA2MDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwMzkmbW9kdWxlPVNwb3RsaWdodCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnBndHlwZT1Ib21lcGFnZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI5OTMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNsaW5rLTVmOWVjN2RmVwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) after video footage showed them firing Tasers and dragging two college students out of a car on Saturday.
U.S. presidential race: In his [first formal speech since mid-March](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDYvMDIvdXMvcG9saXRpY3Mvam9lLWJpZGVuLXBoaWxhZGVscGhpYS1wcm90ZXN0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yOTkzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACw5MNde4YYyilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), former Vice President Joe Biden said Mr. Trump had “turned this country into a battlefield” and warned Americans “we cannot let our rage consume us.”
On the ground: Roxie Washington, the mother of George Floyd’s daughter, [spoke of their loss on Tuesday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vdmlkZW8vdXMvMTAwMDAwMDA3MTcwODI1L2dlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC1mYW1pbHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDYwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTAzOSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mjk5MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~): “He will never see her grow up, graduate. He will never walk her down the aisle.” [Protesters of all backgrounds shared their anger and anxiety with our reporters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMi91cy9wcm90ZXN0ZXItcHJvZmlsZXMtZmxveWQtbWlubmVhcG9saXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDYwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTAzOSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mjk5MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). “I am heartbroken and outraged every day,” said Candice Elder, who was marching in Oakland, Calif. “I’m tired of being sick and tired.”
Here are [our live updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMi91cy9nZW9yZ2UtZmxveWQtdmlkZW8tYXV0b3BzeS1wcm90ZXN0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yOTkzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACw5MNde4YYyilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on the George Floyd protests.
President Donald Trump on his way to the Rose Garden on Monday. Doug Mills/The New York Times
European allies turn away from Trump
With protests engulfing American cities and the coronavirus killing more people there than in any other country, [European allies are turning their backs on the U.S.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdHJ1bXAtbWVya2VsLWFsbGllcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yOTkzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACw5MNde4YYyilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), no longer trusting its leadership.
As one example, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany turned down a Group of 7 meeting spearheaded by Mr. Trump, citing the threat of the coronavirus. But a German official said the decision had also been made because of Mr. Trump’s unilateral decision to pull out of the World Health Organization, among others.
Viewed from abroad, the unrest has reinforced the sense that the conflicts Mr. Trump seems to sow have caught up with him.
Meanwhile, Beijing is[seizing on the moment to promote the strength of its authoritarian system](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMi93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLWdlb3JnZS1mbG95ZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yOTkzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACw5MNde4YYyilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and to portray the turmoil as another sign of American hypocrisy and decline — a narrative that ignores many of China’s own problems.
Quotable: “Now there is a sense of America’s weaknesses being exposed, and a feeling that the emperor has no clothes,” given the virus and the riots, one former Obama official said.
Related: The Australian prime minister [called for an investigation into an attack on two Australian journalists](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDYvMDIvYnVzaW5lc3MvbWVkaWEvYXVzdHJhbGlhLXJlcG9ydGVycy1wb2xpY2UtcHJvdGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yOTkzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACw5MNde4YYyilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) by police officers during protests outside the White House on Monday.
In other news:
■ Bangladesh reported the [first death related to the coronavirus in a refugee camp](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JldXRlcnMvMjAyMC8wNi8wMi93b3JsZC9hc2lhLzAycmV1dGVycy1oZWFsdGgtY29yb25hdmlydXMtYmFuZ2xhZGVzaC1yb2hpbmd5YS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yOTkzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACw5MNde4YYyilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), that of a of a 71-year-old Rohingya man, escalating fears about a devastating outbreak in the confined community.
■ Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, speaking on Tuesday to employees who have protested his inaction, [defended his hands-off approach to President Trump’s inflammatory posts](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDYvMDIvdGVjaG5vbG9neS96dWNrZXJiZXJnLWRlZmVuZHMtZmFjZWJvb2stdHJ1bXAtcG9zdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDYwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTAzOSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mjk5MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) on the social network, calling it “pretty thorough.”
■ The Hong Kong government extended restrictions on public gatherings and travelers as the city recorded new local infections.
■ Wuhan completed a push to test nearly 11 million residents in the span of a few weeks. The testing revealed no new symptomatic infections and about 300 asymptomatic infections.
■ British lawmakers abiding by social distancing rules stood in what they joked was a [“conga line” to vote in Parliament](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4QmAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDYvMDIvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrLXBhcmxpYW1lbnQtdm90aW5nLmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDM5Jm1vZHVsZT1SZWxhdGVkTGlua3Mmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZwZ3R5cGU9QXJ0aWNsZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI5OTMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoALDkw117hhjKKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), which stretched over half a mile at its longest point.
Here are [maps of the outbreak’s spread](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA2MDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwMzkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI5OTMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoALDkw117hhjKKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~).
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Paris reconnects with a simple pleasure: cafes
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With cafes allowed to seat patrons outside on Tuesday after an 11-week lockdown, Parisians, above, reconnected with a key part of its urban life — a [table in the sun with a tiny cup of black coffee on it](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDYvMDIvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXBhcmlzLWNhZmUtcmVvcGVuLWZyYW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWxvbmdSZWFkJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mjk5MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). “It is a super pleasure,” one patron said. “I’ve been waiting for this moment.”
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Here’s what else is happening
Philippines: The government [backtracked on plans to terminate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDYvMDIvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9waGlsaXBwaW5lcy1taWxpdGFyeS1wYWN0LXVzLWR1dGVydGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDYwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTAzOSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI5OTMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoALDkw117hhjKKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) a longstanding military agreement with the U.S. that President Rodrigo Duterte had sharply criticized. The decision was made “in light of political and other developments in the region,” the foreign secretary said, without elaborating.
Ebola returns: A fresh outbreak of the Ebola virus has [flared up in the Democratic Republic of Congo,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMS93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2EvZWJvbGEtb3V0YnJlYWstY29uZ28uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDYwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTAzOSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI5OTMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoALDkw117hhjKKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) which is already contending with the world’s largest measles epidemic and the coronavirus pandemic. Five new cases were discovered just before Congo planned to declare an official end to a nearly two-year Ebola epidemic in its east.
Snapshot: Above, Index, a [drive-in disco in Schüttorf, Germany](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDYvMDIvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2V1cm9wZS1nZXJtYW55LWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXJlb3BlbmluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mjk5MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Nightclubs are shut, but the family-owned venue is making it feel like Saturday night again — a dispatch from [our correspondents, who are documenting Europe’s reopening](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNS8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYS1jb250aW5lbnQtcmVvcGVucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mjk5MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~).
What we’re reading: This [article from Vulture](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4SJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnZ1bHR1cmUuY29tLzIwMjAvMDYvdHYtY29wcy1hcmUtYWx3YXlzLXRoZS1tYWluLWNoYXJhY3RlcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDYwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTAzOSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI5OTMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNfZ2E9Mi4xMTc3NzM0NDkuMTY1NjMzNTIyNi4xNTkxMTE1NTk5LTEwODQzMTYwNDkuMTU3MDQ2NDk2NCZfZ2FjPTEuMjQ1NjMwNjQwLjE1ODkyMTc0NDMuRUFJYUlRb2JDaE1JOXVxdHBxaXM2UUlWaW83SUNoMDNod3poRUFBWUFTQUFFZ0xaNXZEX0J3RVcDbnl0QgoALDkw117hhjKKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) on TV police shows. “It’s an interesting dissection of the genre in general, whether you are a devoted fan of police procedurals or don’t watch them a lot,” says Sanam Yar, from the Briefings Team.
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Cook: Mashed potatoes and greens come together in [this Irish colcannon.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMS9kaW5pbmcvY29sY2Fubm9uLXJlY2lwZS1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhayZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI5OTMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoALDkw117hhjKKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Our food writer Melissa Clark says it’s among the most nourishing, comforting, filling dishes you can make.
Watch: Spike Lee’s work can be uneven, but it’s never uninteresting, our co-chief film critic A.O. Scott writes. Here’s a [starter guide to the essential Spike Lee.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMi9tb3ZpZXMvc3Bpa2UtbGVlLWJlc3QtbW92aWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA2MDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwMzkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mjk5MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)
Cope: Studies show that gay couples, on average, resolve conflict more constructively than different-sex couples. Here are [some constructive methods to handle disagreements](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4QxAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDYvMDEvcGFyZW50aW5nL3JlbGF0aW9uc2hpcC1hZHZpY2UtZ2F5LXN0cmFpZ2h0Lmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDM5Jm1vZHVsZT1SZWxhdGVkTGlua3Mmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZwZ3R5cGU9Y29sbGVjdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mjk5MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), as observed by researchers of gay couples.
Do: If you’re [starting to exercise again](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4QmAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDYvMDEvd2VsbC9tb3ZlL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWV4ZXJjaXNlLWxvY2tkb3duLXF1YXJhbnRpbmUtc3BvcnRzLXdlaWdodHMtcnVubmluZy1pbmp1cmllcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5MDM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhayZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI5OTMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoALDkw117hhjKKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) after lockdown, here’s expert advice on taking it slow to prevent injuries.
[At Home has our full collection of ideas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3BvdGxpZ2h0L2F0LWhvbWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA2MDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwMzkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mjk5MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) on what to read, cook, watch, and do while staying safe at home.
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What we’ve learned in six months
Much remains unknown and mysterious about the coronavirus, but these are some of the things we’re pretty sure of, after half a year of living with this pandemic. Our health and science teams [shared their insights](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1mYWN0cy1oaXN0b3J5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA2MDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTkwMzkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mjk5MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Here are some of them:
1. [We’ll have to live with this for a long time.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4QrAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2FydGljbGUvY29yb25hdmlydXMtZmFjdHMtaGlzdG9yeS5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDYwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTAzOSZtb2R1bGU9VG9wK1N0b3JpZXMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZwZ3R5cGU9SG9tZXBhZ2UmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI5OTMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNsaW5rLTJlZTRmZmU3VwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) The virus has shown no sign of going away. We will most likely be in this pandemic era for a year or more.
2. [You should be wearing a mask.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4QrAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2FydGljbGUvY29yb25hdmlydXMtZmFjdHMtaGlzdG9yeS5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDYwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTAzOSZtb2R1bGU9VG9wK1N0b3JpZXMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZwZ3R5cGU9SG9tZXBhZ2UmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI5OTMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNsaW5rLTZlYzNkYzNhVwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Researchers know that even simple masks can effectively stop droplets spewing from an infected wearer’s nose or mouth. There is also growing evidence that some kinds of masks protect you more than others, like N95 masks.
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3. [We can’t count on herd immunity to keep us healthy.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4QrAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2FydGljbGUvY29yb25hdmlydXMtZmFjdHMtaGlzdG9yeS5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDYwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTAzOSZtb2R1bGU9VG9wK1N0b3JpZXMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZwZ3R5cGU9SG9tZXBhZ2UmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI5OTMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNsaW5rLTE2YWM2ZjdmVwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) The idea is simple: If enough of the population develops antibodies, the virus will hit many dead ends when it infects people. But that may not happen, even if a vaccine designed to help your body produce antibodies becomes available.
4. [The virus produces more symptoms than expected.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4QrAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2FydGljbGUvY29yb25hdmlydXMtZmFjdHMtaGlzdG9yeS5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDYwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTAzOSZtb2R1bGU9VG9wK1N0b3JpZXMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZwZ3R5cGU9SG9tZXBhZ2UmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI5OTMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNsaW5rLTY4MTdiYWI1VwNueXRCCgAsOTDXXuGGMopSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) At first, doctors focused on the lungs, but in some patients, the virus propels the immune system into overdrive and damages other organs. A loss of the senses of taste and smell, along with gastrointestinal issues, have joined early symptom lists.
That’s it for this briefing. If you’re looking, here are [some books to read](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgubU5P4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDUvMjkvYm9va3MvcmV2aWV3L2FudGlyYWNpc3QtcmVhZGluZy1saXN0LWlicmFtLXgta2VuZGkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDYwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTAzOSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yOTkzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACw5MNde4YYyilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in this moment. See you next time.
— Isabella
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