Your Monday Briefing

> Beirut, Hong Kong, Belarus elections: Here’s what you need to know. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzcyJmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkVfMjAyMDA4MTAmbGk9TUJFVwNueXRCCgBDBdUwX2FIRSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAwODEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxMTI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM1NjY5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAQwXVMF9hSEUpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAwODEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxMTI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM1NjY5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAQwXVMF9hSEUpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wOS9icmllZmluZy9iZWlydXQtYmVsYXJ1cy1ob25nLWtvbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ka18yMDIwMDgxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTEyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTY2OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAEMF1TBfYUhFKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Monday, Aug 10, 2020 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wOS9icmllZmluZy9iZWlydXQtYmVsYXJ1cy1ob25nLWtvbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfMjAyMDA4MTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjExMjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzU2NjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgBDBdUwX2FIRSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Supported by Good morning. We’re covering clashes in Belarus after a presidential election, anger reaching the boiling point in Beirut and Europe’s illegal raves. By Isabella Kwai Demonstrators filled the streets on Sunday in Minsk, Belarus, after polling stations closed in the country’s presidential election. Tatyana Zenkovich/EPA, via Shutterstock Clashes after a win for ‘Europe’s last dictator’ President Aleksandr Lukashenko, who is facing the biggest outpouring of dissent during his 26 years of autocratic rule, was on course Sunday to win a sixth term in office, in an election his critics dismissed as rigged. According to a government-sponsored exit poll released after voting ended, Mr. Lukashenko won just under 80 percent of the vote against four rivals, avoiding a runoff vote. [Tension escalated on Sunday evening](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYmVsYXJ1cy1lbGVjdGlvbi1sdWthc2hlbmtvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA4MTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjExMjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM1NjY5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAQwXVMF9hSEUpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) after a police truck rammed into a crowd of protesters blocking a major avenue in Minsk, Belarus’s capital, injuring several people. Security forces also used stun grenades and water cannons to break up crowds of opposition supporters. Often called “[Europe’s last dictator,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMDcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2JlbGFydXMtZWxlY3Rpb24tYWxla3NhbmRyLWx1a2FzaGVua28uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDgxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTEyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzU2NjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgBDBdUwX2FIRSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)” Mr. Lukashenko controls vote counting, a vast security apparatus and a state media machine. But anger is growing over the faltering economy, his bungling of the pandemic and a rift with Russia, a longstanding ally. Details: Hundreds of protesters and many journalists have been arrested in recent days, and the main challenger, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, went into hiding after security agents detained at least eight members of her campaign staff. Protesters in Beirut on Saturday. Ibrahim Dirani Dar Al Mussawir/EPA, via Shutterstock Anger in Beirut reaches boiling point Demonstrators and security forces [clashed at a protest on Saturday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMDgvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9CZWlydXQtZXhwbG9zaW9uLXByb3Rlc3RzLWxlYmFub24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDgxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTEyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzU2NjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgBDBdUwX2FIRSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) that was fueled by fury over the corruption of elite leaders and that started after the deadly and destructive explosion in Beirut’s port last week. By nightfall, protesters had stormed three government ministries, a handful of legislators had resigned and the prime minister had called for early elections. It was a sign that the crisis could shake up Lebanon’s political system, widely derided as dysfunctional. Lebanon was already grappling with a sinking economy and soaring inflation and unemployment, as well as a surge in coronavirus cases. In an effort led by President Emmanuel Macron of France and the United Nations, over 30 international leaders and governments [agreed to fast-track support to Lebanon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMDkvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9iZWlydXQtZXhwbG9zaW9ucy1tYWNyb24tZ2xvYmFsLWFpZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwODEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxMTI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTY2OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAEMF1TBfYUhFKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on Sunday. What we know: Officials suggested the explosion was caused by [the detonation of about 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMDUvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9iZWlydXQtZXhwbG9zaW9uLWFtbW9uaXVtLW5pdHJhdGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDgxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTEyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzU2NjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgBDBdUwX2FIRSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) fertilizer stored in a warehouse at the port. President Michel Aoun said the explosion could have been caused by a bomb or by “foreign interference,” without providing further details or evidence. Voices: In three ravaged neighborhoods — one middle class, one poor and one upscale — the catastrophe has [united everyone in rage against the government](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMDkvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9iZWlydXQtZXhwbG9zaW9uLXZpY3RpbXMtbmVpZ2hib3Job29kcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwODEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxMTI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTY2OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAEMF1TBfYUhFKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). “If there is ever a turning point for Lebanon, this will be it,” said Rabih Mouawad, a restaurateur. “We just got hit by a nuclear bomb! If that doesn’t change things, nothing will.” Rishi Sunak, the chancellor of the Exchequer, was confronted by a pro-independence demonstrator during a visit to the Isle of Bute in Scotland last week. Pool photo by Jeff J. Mitchell Post-Brexit, United Kingdom is not so united Six months after Britain broke away from the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is [trying to stop the breakaway of restive parts of the U.K](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMDcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2JvcmlzLWpvaG5zb24tc2NvdGxhbmQtaXJlbGFuZC1pbmRlcGVuZGVuY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDgxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTEyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzU2NjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgBDBdUwX2FIRSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). On Friday, Mr. Johnson sent his popular Treasury chief, Rishi Sunak, to Scotland, to tamp down nationalist sentiment. There, Mr. Sunak noted that Scottish firms would get 2 billions pounds ($2.6 billion) in loans to survive the lockdown. Another top minister, Michael Gove, visited Northern Ireland with nearly $500 million in aid to help frustrated companies deal with new checks on shipped goods. Experts have long predicted that Brexit would strengthen the forces pulling apart the U.K. But in Scotland, in particular, the pandemic has accelerated those forces. In an average of recent polls, 52.5 percent of people said they would vote for Scottish independence — a swing from the 2014 referendum, when 55.3 percent of Scots voted to stay in the U.K. What it means: This is the first time the polls have consistently shown a majority for breaking away, one polling expert said. Pro-independence feelings have hardened in Scotland during the pandemic because many people there believe that Scotland has done a better job managing the crisis than neighboring England has. Case study: The implications of leaving the bloc are dawning on some of those in Mersham, an area close to Britain’s busiest port where support for Brexit was strong. A 27-acre parking lot is being built to handle trucks amid fears that [new trade rules will slow freight movement](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYnJleGl0LXRydWNrcy1kb3Zlci1tb2pvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA4MTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjExMjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM1NjY5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAQwXVMF9hSEUpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). In other news: ■ France is [requiring people to wear face masks outdoors in crowded areas of Paris](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) and other major cities starting on Monday. The number of infections is rising at the fastest rate since a national quarantine ended in May. If you have some time, this is worth it The death of the fashion industry Stephanie Gonot for The New York Times Clothing sales fell by 79 percent in the U.S. in April, the largest slump on record. But purchases of sweatpants were up by 80 percent. Our reporter spent months looking at [the collapse of the fashion industry](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC8wOC8wNi9tYWdhemluZS9mYXNoaW9uLXN3ZWF0cGFudHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDgxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTEyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1sb25nUmVhZCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM1NjY5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAQwXVMF9hSEUpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), through the lens of the sudden popularity of sweatpants. Overproduction, a disconnect from consumers’ wants and untenable terms between designers and retailers led the industry to the brink. The coronavirus pandemic pushed it further. 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Then the pandemic [sent them to the back of the line for equipment and care](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMDgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLW51cnNpbmctaG9tZXMtZWxkZXJseS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwODEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxMTI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzU2NjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgBDBdUwX2FIRSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), our reporters found. Hong Kong: The police on Monday [arrested Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy media tycoon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMDkvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9ob25nLWtvbmctYXJyZXN0cy1sYWktbmF0aW9uYWwtc2VjdXJpdHktbGF3Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA4MTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjExMjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTY2OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAEMF1TBfYUhFKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), on suspicion of colluding with foreign powers, making him the most high-profile target yet of the new security laws. U.S. presidential campaign: Joe Biden is expected to name his running mate in the coming days. [Here’s a look at his selection process](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMDcvdXMvcG9saXRpY3Mvam9lLWJpZGVuLXZpY2UtcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLXNlYXJjaC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwODEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxMTI4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzU2NjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgBDBdUwX2FIRSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and [the women he’s considering](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9iaWRlbi12aWNlLXByZXNpZGVudC0yMDIwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA4MTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjExMjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTY2OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAEMF1TBfYUhFKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA).  Gordon Welters for The New York Times Snapshot: Above, an outdoor party in Berlin. Nightclubs across Europe may be shut, but the continent’s party people are flocking to illegal raves organized on [social media and messaging apps](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMDcvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9pbGxlZ2FsLXBhcnRpZXMtY29yb25hdmlydXMtZXVyb3BlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA4MTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjExMjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTY2OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAEMF1TBfYUhFKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). European Soccer: Brazilian player [Renan Lodi’s arrival at Atlético Madrid](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMDkvc3BvcnRzL3NvY2Nlci9hdGxldGljby1tYWRyaWQtY2hhbXBpb25zLWxlYWd1ZS1yZW5hbi1sb2RpLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA4MTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjExMjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTY2OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAEMF1TBfYUhFKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) has fulfilled his soccer dreams, but it also produced a payday years in the making for the scouting business that discovered him at age 13. What we’re reading: This [New Yorker article](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5ld3lvcmtlci5jb20vbWFnYXppbmUvMjAyMC8wOC8xNy9pc2FiZWwtd2lsa2Vyc29ucy13b3JsZC1oaXN0b3JpY2FsLXRoZW9yeS1vZi1yYWNlLWFuZC1jYXN0ZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDgxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTEyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM1NjY5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAQwXVMF9hSEUpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) about Isabel Wilkerson’s book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” in which she argues that racism is a sign of a hidden caste system. 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[At Home has our full collection of ideas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3BvdGxpZ2h0L2F0LWhvbWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA4MTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjExMjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzU2NjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgBDBdUwX2FIRSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) on what to read, cook, watch, and do while staying safe at home. And now for the Back Story on … Reporting with an expertise in explosions Last week, after a deadly explosion in Beirut that the Lebanese government attributed to 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, our reporter John Ismay started running the numbers. His [military background has helped in covering several recent stories](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wNi9pbnNpZGVyL2JvbWItdHJhaW5pbmctYmVpcnV0LWV4cGxvc2lvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDgxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTEyOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNTY2OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAEMF1TBfYUhFKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The article he wrote for Times Insider is excerpted below. The 10 months I spent learning the basics of being a bomb squad technician in the early 2000s became an asset when the first videos emerged on Tuesday of the explosions on Beirut’s waterfront. I watched and rewatched the videos for clues about what might have happened, texted buddies I’d served with and posted queries in a couple of Facebook groups that were open only to current and former bomb techs. We observed footage of two separate events. The first was a fire with white smoke and small pop-pop-pop explosions, like firecrackers, going off in the blaze. The second was an explosion with an eruption of reddish-black smoke, sending a powerful shock wave through the city. While social media ran wild with speculation, we stuck to what we knew: analyzing explosives and measuring their destructive effects. While serving in an explosive ordnance disposal unit in the Navy, John Ismay deployed to Iraq in 2007. via John Ismay To gauge the expected blast and fragmentary effects of exploding munitions, we were trained to determine first which explosive material was present and then calculate its comparative weight in TNT to use as a common reference point. After that, the rest is simple math. But for ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer stored in bulk, there is no simple textbook answer. There were multiple factors to consider — including how the fertilizer might have degraded after years in relatively open storage near the water and whether there were other compounds present that may have contributed to the blast — so I had to interpret them as best I could. The [worst-case scenario](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhE1oFP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMDUvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9iZWlydXQtZXhwbG9zaW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA4MTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjExMjgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzU2NjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3I2xpbmstMWQ3NjQ1NWVXA255dEIKAEMF1TBfYUhFKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) I proposed was that these thousands of tons of fertilizer had about 40 percent of the power of TNT. I built a spreadsheet that calculated how strong the blast would be at various ranges and what the resultant damage might be at each. My 40 percent figure seems to have held up, given the video evidence I’ve seen so far. In much smaller quantities, burning ammonium nitrate might not explode. But similar incidents around the world have shown that when thousands of tons of it catch fire in a contained environment, the additional heat and pressure can lead to a mass detonation. That’s it for this briefing. Have a great start to the week. — 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_20200810§ion=endNote). 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