Your Friday Briefing

> U.S. election, tech in Europe, coronavirus: Here’s what you need to know. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzcyJmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkVfMjAyMDA3MzEmbGk9TUJFVwNueXRCCgAoLKYjX-UlQG5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAwNzMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIwODU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM0ODU3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAKCymI1_lJUBuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAwNzMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIwODU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM0ODU3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAKCymI1_lJUBuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8zMS9icmllZmluZy9hbWVyaWNhbi1lbGVjdGlvbi10ZWNoLWV1cm9wZS1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X2RrXzIwMjAwNzMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIwODU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM0ODU3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAKCymI1_lJUBuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Friday, July 31, 2020 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8zMS9icmllZmluZy9hbWVyaWNhbi1lbGVjdGlvbi10ZWNoLWV1cm9wZS1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV8yMDIwMDczMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMDg1OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNDg1NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACgspiNf5SVAblIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Supported by Good morning. We’re covering the toll of the virus on England’s death rate, President Trump’s “delay the election” tweet, and Europe’s new push to rein in tech giants. By Isabella Kwai Coffins at a temporary morgue in Birmingham, which had the highest number of excess deaths for a major British city. Jacob King/Press Association, via Associated Press England had the worst surge in virus deaths A government report released on Thursday found that [Britain had the highest rate of excess deaths of any European country](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8zMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvVUstZGVhdGhzLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWV1cm9wZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIwODU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNDg1NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACgspiNf5SVAblIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) during the pandemic — even worse than hard-hit nations like Italy and Spain. The grim analysis comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson has put many other countries under a travel quarantine, highlighting their struggle to control new infections. Critics said Mr. Johnson was trying to deflect attention from his initial sluggish response to the pandemic, which they said had left the country equally vulnerable to a resurgence. Details: Mr. Johnson has linked Britain’s high death toll to record-keeping variances among nations. But the statistics office, which produced the report, said it had avoided those pitfalls by examining mortality rates across Europe from all causes from January to June and then comparing them to previous years. In other news: ■ A new analysis of one of the most mysterious virus outbreaks — aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship early this year — [points to small, floating droplets as a primary driver of virus transmission](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDcvMzAvaGVhbHRoL2RpYW1vbmQtcHJpbmNlc3MtY29yb25hdmlydXMtYWVyb3NvbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIwODU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNDg1NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACgspiNf5SVAblIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The findings could help make indoor spaces safer. ■ Critics of the Chinese government said [they have been detained in the name of public health](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8zMC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWNoaW5hLXF1YXJhbnRpbmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDczMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMDg1OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzQ4NTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAoLKYjX-UlQG5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The coronavirus, rights activists say, has given the authorities a new pretext for detaining dissidents. ■ Herman Cain, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 and was a recent contender for a top Federal Reserve job, [died of the coronavirus](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8zMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9oZXJtYW4tY2Fpbi1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA3MzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjA4NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM0ODU3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAKCymI1_lJUBuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Here are [the latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP4R7Amh0dHBzOi8vbmwubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZi9uZXdzbGV0dGVyL0ZBVzJUX3RDZ3BjTXlLeUFwVzFBaVF-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-fj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDczMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMDg1OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzQ4NTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAoLKYjX-UlQG5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and [maps of the pandemic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP4RyAmh0dHBzOi8vbmwubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZi9hL3dhMzlhaV9lSEY3OFJBbGFvRE1tS3d-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-UlQG5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). None of President Trump’s allies endorsed his suggestion the the U.S. elections be delayed. Doug Mills/The New York Times The economy worsens, and Trump suggests election delay Trailing badly in the polls and facing an economic meltdown, President Trump [suggested on Thursday that the November election be delayed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8zMC91cy9lbGVjdGlvbnMvYmlkZW4tdnMtdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDczMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMDg1OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzQ4NTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAoLKYjX-UlQG5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), something he has no authority to order. Only the U.S. Congress can determine the timing of the election. The president made the suggestion in a tweet, repeating his false claim that widespread mail-in voting would result in a “fraudulent” result. Context: Minutes before his tweet, data was released showing that the G.D.P. [fell 9.5 percent during the three months ending June 30 — the largest quarterly drop on record](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP4QsAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMC8wNy8zMC9idXNpbmVzcy9zdG9jay1tYXJrZXQtdG9kYXktY29yb25hdmlydXM_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIwODU5Jm1vZHVsZT1Ub3ArU3RvcmllcyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnBndHlwZT1Ib21lcGFnZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM0ODU3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAKCymI1_lJUBuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). On Wednesday, the U.S. death toll from the pandemic reached 150,000, the world’s highest. Polls show Mr. Trump trailing Joe Biden, the former vice president and presumptive Democratic nominee. The response: None of Mr. Trump’s allies agreed. “Never in the history of the country, through wars, depressions and the Civil War, have we ever not had a federally scheduled election on time,” Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, said. “And we’ll find a way to do that again this Nov. 3.” European officials say that previous actions have not gone far enough in altering the behavior of Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook. Reuters Europe’s new tactics to limit tech giants Europe’s lawmakers and regulators have moved to a new stage in [their battle to limit the power of the world’s biggest tech companies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDcvMzAvdGVjaG5vbG9neS9ldXJvcGUtbmV3LXBoYXNlLXRlY2gtYW1hem9uLWFwcGxlLWZhY2Vib29rLWdvb2dsZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIwODU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNDg1NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACgspiNf5SVAblIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Existing antitrust laws and multibillion-dollar penalties have not gone far enough, officials say. Now, the bloc’s leaders are pursuing a new law that would make it illegal for Amazon and Apple to push their products over those sold by rivals on their online stores. British officials are working on laws that would make Facebook’s services work more easily with rival social networks and would push Google to share search data with smaller competitors. And the German authorities are debating a rule that would let regulators halt certain business practices at tech companies during an antitrust investigation. Context: Europe has started its legal blitz just as momentum is growing in the United States for the authorities there to flex their own tech regulatory muscles — a double whammy for tech giants. If the proposed laws in Europe are enacted, the policies could lead to an overhaul of the region’s digital economy. If you have 5 minutes, this is worth it A quarter of Bangladesh is now under water Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters Torrential rains have washed away livestock, houses and food stored for the lean season in Bangladesh. It’s the latest calamity to hit the country, population 165 million, after a cyclone and steadily rising sea levels. Above, Bogura in mid-July. And the flooding is expected to worsen. The country’s predicament illustrates a striking inequity of our time: The [people least responsible for climate change](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8zMC9jbGltYXRlL2JhbmdsYWRlc2gtZmxvb2RzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA3MzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjA4NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249bG9uZ1JlYWQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNDg1NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACgspiNf5SVAblIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) are often those hurt most by it. 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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Premier League: Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund [withdrew its bid for Newcastle United](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDcvMzAvc3BvcnRzL3NvY2Nlci9zYXVkaS1hcmFiaWEtbmV3Y2FzdGxlLXVuaXRlZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIwODU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzQ4NTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAoLKYjX-UlQG5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) on Thursday after human rights groups brought significant pressure on the league to block the sale. FIFA: A federal prosecutor in Switzerland said on Thursday that [he had opened a criminal investigation into Gianni Infantino](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDcvMzAvc3BvcnRzL3NvY2Nlci9maWZhLWdpYW5uaS1pbmZhbnRpbm8taW52ZXN0aWdhdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIwODU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzQ4NTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAoLKYjX-UlQG5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), FIFA’s president, after concluding that there were “indications of criminal conduct” when he met with an official investigating soccer corruption. Joe Skipper/Reuters Snapshot: Above, NASA’s [Perseverance rover blasting off from Cape Canaveral, Fla.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8zMC9zY2llbmNlL25hc2EtbWFycy1sYXVuY2guaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDczMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMDg1OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM0ODU3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAKCymI1_lJUBuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), on Thursday. The spacecraft is the third to head to Mars this month. What we’re unwinding with: This [quick office-break yoga video](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA3MzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjA4NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNDg1NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmdj1NLThGdkMzR0Q4Y1cDbnl0QgoAKCymI1_lJUBuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) from Yoga With Adriene. “Even if you’re not in the office, it’s easy to get caught up in your work without remembering to take breaks. This helped me feel less mushy!” writes Melina Delkic, on the briefings team. 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Read: [“Eat the Buddha,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8yOC9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvZWF0LXRoZS1idWRkaGEtYmFyYmFyYS1kZW1pY2suaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDczMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMDg1OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWsmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNDg1NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACgspiNf5SVAblIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) an eye-opening work by Barbara Demick, the former Beijing bureau chief of The Los Angeles Times, chronicles the history of Tibetan resistance to Chinese domination. Do: A new study shows that eating a diet high in sugar and processed foods can dent our long-term health in part by changing [how well our bodies respond to exercise.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDcvMjkvd2VsbC9tb3ZlL2Jsb29kLXN1Z2FyLWRpZXQtZm9vZHMtd29ya291dHMtZXhlcmNpc2UtbXVzY2xlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNzMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIwODU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhayZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM0ODU3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAKCymI1_lJUBuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [At Home has our full collection of ideas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3BvdGxpZ2h0L2F0LWhvbWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA3MzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjA4NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzQ4NTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAoLKYjX-UlQG5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) on what to read, cook, watch and do. And now for the Back Story on … Theater for beginners, and below Alexis Soloski, a theater critic, missed going to shows so much that she enrolled in online classes to see if she could develop her theater skills at home. She spent two weeks in a homemade theater training program. Here’s an [excerpt from her essay about it](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNy8zMC90aGVhdGVyL3RoZWF0ZXItY2xhc3Nlcy1hdC1ob21lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA3MzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjA4NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzQ4NTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAoLKYjX-UlQG5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). I started with vocal work, arranging a voice lesson via Broadway Plus, a concierge service that used to arrange V.I.P. access to Broadway performances and has since pivoted to online meet-and-greets and private lessons. After polling friends about a good song for a nice lady with a Playbill-slim range and a shaky grasp of pitch, I picked “Sonya Alone,” from “[Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTYvMTEvMTUvdGhlYXRlci9uYXRhc2hhLXBpZXJyZS1hbmQtdGhlLWdyZWF0LWNvbWV0LW9mLTE4MTItcmV2aWV3Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA3MzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjA4NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzQ4NTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAoLKYjX-UlQG5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~).” I rehearsed when I could — in the shower, cooking dinner, under my breath at various playgrounds. By the time the lesson came around, I had it down. Though I once won a limbo contest at a classmate’s bar mitzvah, dance has also never been my thing. Still, I figured that Beginner Theater Dance, which I signed up for through Ailey Extension, couldn’t be so hard. I figured wrong. Clockwise from top left: Joseph Travers, a combat instructor; Jo Mei, who works with actors on their technique; Tera-Lee Pollin, a dance instructor; and Jimonn Cole, an acting trainer focusing on classical speech. Joseph Travers; Sara Krulwich/The New York Times; Tera-Lee Pollin; Sara Krulwich/The New York Times We warmed up to selections from “The Lion King” and “The Prince of Egypt.” I even learned a Fosse hip roll. But as we danced to “No Day but Today,” the “Rent” finale, the ballet terms — passé, coupé, rond de jambe — proliferated and the eight counts came worryingly fast. Though I had positioned my laptop camera so that it showed me only from the rib cage up, I couldn’t even fake the arms. Maybe that’s because, as I soon learned, a level exists even below Beginner. That level is Basic. So am I. The following week, I tried Steps on Broadway’s Basic Theater Dance. The instructor, Tera-Lee Pollin, a Broadway veteran with inhuman exuberance, guided a handful of students through “Waterloo,” the curtain number for “Mamma Mia!” and a song about defeat. Together, delightedly, we ponied, we swam, we grapevined. No jambes were ronded. So, yes, any amateur with enough time and resilience and discretionary income can probably learn theater basics remotely. The alchemy of live acting before a live audience almost comes through onscreen — but not quite. Until it can, I will think of the thousands and thousands of people in their homes, practicing their pentameter, arabesques and key changes, waiting for curtains to rise. That’s it for this briefing. A meditation to [de-stress from the week](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhBissP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA3MzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjA4NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzQ4NTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnY9cUE5RHJNTTQxRmtXA255dEIKACgspiNf5SVAblIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Have a good weekend. — Isabella 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+midnight@nytimes.com?subject=Briefing%20Feedback&te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_MBE_p_20200731§ion=endNote). 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