Your Thursday Briefing

> Recovery, Germany, Hong Kong: Here’s what you need to know. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzcyJmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkVfMjAyMDA3MDImbGk9TUJFVwNueXRCCgAnW2r9XouUGehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5OTM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMyNDA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJ1tq_V6LlBnoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5OTM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMyNDA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJ1tq_V6LlBnoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8wMS9icmllZmluZy9yZWNvdmVyeS1nZXJtYW55LWhvbmcta29uZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X2RrXzIwMjAwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5OTM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMyNDA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJ1tq_V6LlBnoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Thursday, July 2, 2020 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8wMS9icmllZmluZy9yZWNvdmVyeS1nZXJtYW55LWhvbmcta29uZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV8yMDIwMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTkzOSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMjQwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACdbav1ei5QZ6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Supported by Good morning. We’re covering different strategies for economic recovery, right-wing infiltration of German special forces and arrests in Hong Kong as China’s security law takes effect. By Victoria Shannon A cafe in Paris last month. European wage subsidies have kept unemployment largely stable. Thibault Camus/Associated Press Whose economy will recover faster? When economic weakness strikes, Europe tries to protect workers from layoffs through subsidies to employers, making it harder to fire people and more expensive to rehire them. That extra cost gives the U.S. an edge in normal recoveries. But in the face of a pandemic-induced recession, experts say, [the European response might work better](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDcvMDEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXVuaXRlZC1zdGF0ZXMtZXVyb3BlLWVjb25vbXkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTkzOSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzI0MDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAnW2r9XouUGehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Europe essentially froze its economy in place with generous wage subsidies, while the U.S. is largely leaving it to the market to reallocate jobs. So far, U.S. unemployment is soaring, while Europe’s is mostly stable. But if the pandemic drags on, European governments are unlikely to extend such wage support indefinitely. In the U.S. — where new unemployment figures are released today — data suggests that a recent resurgence of [business activity is leveling off nationally](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8wMS9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub21pYy1yZWNvdmVyeS12aXJ1cy1zdXJnZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5OTM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMjQwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACdbav1ei5QZ6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and reversing in some states, like Arizona and Texas. ■ On Wednesday, the European Union [reopened to visitors from 15 countries](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDYvMzAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2V1LXJlb3BlbmluZy1ibG9ja3MtdXMtdHJhdmVsZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTk5Mzkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMyNDA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJ1tq_V6LlBnoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — excluding the U.S., Russia and Brazil — and many European countries further eased their pandemic restrictions. For [Americans who are already abroad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9ldS10cmF2ZWwtYmFuLWV4cGxhaW5lZC11c2EuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTkzOSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzI0MDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAnW2r9XouUGehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) or looking to go, here are answers to some travel questions. ■ Here are [the latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP4RtAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDcvMDEvd29ybGQvY29yb25hdmlydXMtbGl2ZS11cGRhdGVzLmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmNvbnRleHQ9c3RvcnlsaW5lc19tZW51JmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5OTM5Jm1vZHVsZT1zdHlsbi1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnBndHlwZT1BcnRpY2xlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImcmVnaW9uPVRPUF9CQU5ORVImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzI0MDUmc3RhdGU9ZGVmYXVsdCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmdmFyaWFudD1zaG93VwNueXRCCgAnW2r9XouUGehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and [maps](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTk5Mzkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMyNDA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJ1tq_V6LlBnoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) tracking the outbreak. (And read about our data in the Back Story, below.) Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in Berlin on Wednesday. Fabrizio Bensch/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Germany cracks down on right-wing infiltration Germany’s defense minister said she would partially [disband the country’s most elite special forces unit](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDcvMDEvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2dlcm1hbi1zcGVjaWFsLWZvcmNlcy1mYXItcmlnaHQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTkzOSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzI0MDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAnW2r9XouUGehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), saying it had been infiltrated by far-right extremism. Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said one of the unit’s four fighting companies would be dissolved. She said the unit — known by its German acronym, KSK — had “developed and promoted extremist tendencies” and called its leadership “toxic.”  What remains of the KSK has until the end of October to overhaul its recruitment, training and leadership practices, and it will not be allowed to rejoin any international military exercises or missions until it has done so. The announcement came six weeks after investigators discovered a trove of Nazi memorabilia, stolen ammunition and explosives on the property of a sergeant major who had served in the KSK since 2001. Warren Buffett’s German misstep: Only a few weeks after Berkshire Hathaway bought what looked like an outstanding example of German engineering prowess, a whistle-blower’s tip led to the exposure of an elaborate conspiracy involving fake sales invoices, phantom customers and hacked computer systems, according to testimony in a legal dispute. The case showed that even Mr. Buffett, one of the shrewdest investors in the world, [could be hoodwinked](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8wMS9idXNpbmVzcy9iZXJrc2hpcmUtaGF0aGF3YXktZnJhdWQtZ2VybWFueS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5OTM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMjQwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACdbav1ei5QZ6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Police officers detaining a protester in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Miguel Candela/EPA, via Shutterstock Hundreds arrested in Hong Kong on law’s first day The Hong Kong police moved swiftly on Wednesday to [enforce China’s new national security law, making the first arrests](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8wMS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2hvbmcta29uZy1zZWN1cml0eS1sYXctY2hpbmEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTkzOSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzI0MDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAnW2r9XouUGehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) for acts of dissent that are now considered criminal offenses. Thousands of people demonstrated against the law, on a day that also marked the anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese control from Britain. Many of them were corralled as the police deployed pepper spray and water cannons. About 370 people were arrested, 10 of them accused of violating the security law, which China put into effect late Tuesday. One of the 10 was a 15-year-old girl who had waved a flag calling for an independent Hong Kong, the police said. Quotable: “You can say this law is just targeting protesters and anti-Chinese politicians, but it could be anyone,” said Isabella Ng, a professor at the Education University of Hong Kong. If you have 8 minutes, this is worth it The pain of surviving the virus Monique Gretry, 72, undergoing physical therapy in a recovery ward for Covid-19 patients in Liege, Belgium. Francisco Seco/Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of coronavirus patients who survived serious illness and left the hospital are facing a new challenge: recovery. In our close-up look at what to expect after a serious brush with Covid-19, we show that many people are [struggling with a range of troubling residual symptoms](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8wMS9oZWFsdGgvY29yb25hdmlydXMtcmVjb3Zlcnktc3Vydml2b3JzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTk5Mzkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249bG9uZ1JlYWQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMjQwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACdbav1ei5QZ6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) — physical, neurological, cognitive and emotional. For survivors, problems may persist for months, years or even the rest of their lives. 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. 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[Learn More](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP4QqAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNhbXBhaWdubW9uaXRvci5jb20vZW1haWwtbWFya2V0aW5nLXNvZnR3YXJlLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTk5Mzkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzI0MDUmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249MDQwMjE5JnV0bV9jb250ZW50PW5hdGl2ZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWRpc3BsYXkmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1ueXRXA255dEIKACdbav1ei5QZ6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Here’s what else is happening Russian bounties: President Trump’s national security adviser said the president was never briefed on [evidence that Russians were paying militants to kill American soldiers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8wMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1ydXNzaWEtYm91bnRpZXMtdGFsaWJhbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5OTM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzI0MDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAnW2r9XouUGehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in Afghanistan because the intelligence was uncorroborated. Mr. Trump and his top officials have not addressed the substance of the reports or what they may do in response. Annexation delay: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel had promised to annex part of the West Bank as soon as July 1. But with his government divided and domestic and international opposition mounting, his aides said [an announcement could be weeks or even months away](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDcvMDEvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtYW5uZXhhdGlvbi1uZXRhbnlhaHUtam9obnNvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5OTM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzI0MDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAnW2r9XouUGehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Embassy epidemic: [Dozens of employees of the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia fell sick with Covid-19](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDcvMDEvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvY29yb25hdmlydXMtdXMtZW1iYXNzeS1zYXVkaS1hcmFiaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTkzOSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMyNDA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJ1tq_V6LlBnoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) last month, more than 20 others were quarantined and a Sudanese driver for top diplomats died. But the State Department didn’t react until Saturday, when it authorized voluntary departures. Putin’s power: Russia’s constitutional referendum delivered its expected outcome: President Vladimir [Putin can serve until 2036](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8wMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcHV0aW4tcmVmZXJlbmR1bS12b3RlLXJ1c3NpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5OTM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzI0MDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAnW2r9XouUGehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Ruth Fremson/The New York Times Snapshot: Above, workers [cleared streets in Seattle’s protest zone](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8wMS91cy9zZWF0dGxlLXByb3Rlc3Qtem9uZS1DSE9QLUNIQVotdW5yZXN0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTk5Mzkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMjQwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACdbav1ei5QZ6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on Wednesday, after the police dismantled the “no cop” area. Demonstrators had set up the zone as a symbolic statement after the killing of George Floyd. Do fans matter? The [Bundesliga’s return to play](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDcvMDEvc3BvcnRzL3NvY2Nlci9zb2NjZXItd2l0aG91dC1mYW5zLWdlcm1hbnktZGF0YS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5OTM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzI0MDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAnW2r9XouUGehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) has become a grand test of what fans contribute to a soccer game. An analysis of Bundesliga matches showed that home teams were less likely to win without fans in the stands. The absence of fans also appears to affect referees’ behavior. What we’re watching: This [BBC interview of a public health expert](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9CQkNOZXdzL3N0YXR1cy8xMjc4MzU2NTM5NDY4ODUzMjQ4P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5OTM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzPTIwJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMjQwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACdbav1ei5QZ6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), with her daughter puttering around in the background. “It’s the perfect encapsulation of our — and particularly women’s — messy working-from-home lives right now, and it’ll make you smile,” says Alisha Haridasani Gupta, a gender reporter for our newsletter In Her Words. ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzY5JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMjAwNzAyVwNueXRCCgAnW2r9XouUGehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NDIxODk2JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMjAwNzAyVwNueXRCCgAnW2r9XouUGehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTUyOTY2JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMjAwNzAyVwNueXRCCgAnW2r9XouUGehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ Now, a break from the news Andrew Purcell for The New York Times Cook: These [gingery grilled chicken thighs with charred peaches](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjExOTctZ2luZ2VyeS1ncmlsbGVkLWNoaWNrZW4tdGhpZ2hzLXdpdGgtY2hhcnJlZC1wZWFjaGVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5OTM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhayZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMyNDA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJ1tq_V6LlBnoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) are sweet-tart and irresistibly sticky. Yogurt adds a cool, creamy counterpart to the char and smoke. Watch: Carl Reiner, the comedy master who died this week, excelled at putting spotlights on the comic gifts of other actors, like Steve Martin. Here’s [where to watch his best work](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP4QgAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDYvMzAvbW92aWVzL2NhcmwtcmVpbmVyLXN0cmVhbS5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTkzOSZtb2R1bGU9UmVsYXRlZExpbmtzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcGd0eXBlPWNvbGxlY3Rpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhayZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMyNDA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJ1tq_V6LlBnoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Listen: Mozart, the conductor Colin Davis once said, is “life itself.” We hope you find much to [discover and enjoy in this selection of his music](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8wMS9hcnRzL211c2ljL2NsYXNzaWNhbC1tdXNpYy1tb3phcnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTkzOSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWsmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMjQwNSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACdbav1ei5QZ6FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Staying safe at home is easier when you have plenty to read, cook, watch and do. [At Home has our full collection of ideas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3BvdGxpZ2h0L2F0LWhvbWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTk5Mzkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzI0MDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAnW2r9XouUGehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). And now for the Back Story on … Tracking the outbreak [The Times’s coronavirus tracking project](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTk5Mzkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzI0MDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAnW2r9XouUGehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) started with two reporters’ spreadsheet and grew into a go-to database for every coronavirus case and death. Here’s how it all came together. The data gathered by [The Times’s coronavirus-tracking team](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8yOS9pbnNpZGVyL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWNhc2VzLW5ldy15b3JrLXRpbWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTk5Mzkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzI0MDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAnW2r9XouUGehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), one of the few complete data sets available, has been an engine for our coverage and has been used by medical researchers, federal offices, health care providers and nonprofit organizations. As the first U.S. cases were being reported in January, Mitch Smith, a national correspondent who covers the Midwest, and Monica Davey, the Chicago bureau chief, created a Google spreadsheet to keep track of confirmed cases across the country. At first, they documented outbreaks in Washington State and on cruise ships. A National Guard mobile testing team administered coronavirus tests in Houston last week. Erin Trieb for The New York Times “Every case was a news event then,” Mr. Smith said. In those early days, Mr. Smith or a team member would note an infected person’s age, gender and condition, as well as a few other details, and add them to the sheet. [A map on the Times website](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC91cy9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy11cy1jYXNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5OTM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMyNDA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJ1tq_V6LlBnoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), built by the Graphics desk, pulled data from the sheet to show where outbreaks were appearing. By late February, with outbreaks popping up across the country, the team realized that its database had no equivalent in the public sector. “We had a level of detail and a level of immediacy that the federal government wasn’t providing,” Mr. Smith recalled. The project grew to keep up with the epidemic. Reporters from all over the newsroom pitched in. To date, more than 100 people have contributed to an effort that is active 18 hours a day. As it became too difficult to count the cases manually, software developers joined in. A team led by Tiff Fehr wrote custom programs that pulled confirmed case and death numbers from the websites of 56 states and territories every few hours and saved them to a Times database. The Times is also counting cases around the world and tracking how overall mortality has changed in 24 countries, with the hope that the data may provide a more accurate account of where virus cases are underreported. All told, the data informs over [70 different maps](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTk5Mzkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzI0MDUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAnW2r9XouUGehSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and articles live on the Times website. They are updated about every four hours. That’s it for this briefing. Did you know [weight training changes your brain](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8wMS93ZWxsL21vdmUvaG93LXdlLWdldC1zdHJvbmdlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE5OTM5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMyNDA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJ1tq_V6LlBnoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)? See you next time. — Victoria Thank you To Melissa Clark for the recipe, and to Theodore Kim and Jahaan Singh for the rest of the break from the news. You can reach the team at [briefing@nytimes.com](mailto:briefing+pm@nytimes.com?subject=Briefing%20Feedback&te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_MBE_p_20200702§ion=endNote). P.S. • We’re listening to [“The Daily.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0TNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vdGhlZGFpbHk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTk5Mzkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249ZW5kTm90ZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMyNDA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJ1tq_V6LlBnoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Our latest episode is about why intelligence officials suspect Russia of paying militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan. • Here’s our [Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRg3-9bP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTk5Mzkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249ZW5kTm90ZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTMyNDA1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJ1tq_V6LlBnoUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and a clue: Dog with a powerful sense of smell (five letters). 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