Your Wednesday Briefing

> Melania Trump, British restaurants, Lionel Messi: Here’s what you need to know. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzcyJmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkVfMjAyMDA4MjYmbGk9TUJFVwNueXRCCgAjFe1FX3GEjJxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAwODI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxNjEwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM2OTIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIxXtRV9xhIycUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAwODI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxNjEwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM2OTIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIxXtRV9xhIycUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yNS9icmllZmluZy9tZWxhbmlhLXRydW1wLWJyaXRpc2gtcmVzdGF1cmFudHMtbGlvbmVsLW1lc3NpLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfZGtfMjAyMDA4MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE2MTAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzY5MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjFe1FX3GEjJxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Wednesday, Aug 26, 2020 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yNS9icmllZmluZy9tZWxhbmlhLXRydW1wLWJyaXRpc2gtcmVzdGF1cmFudHMtbGlvbmVsLW1lc3NpLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAwODI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxNjEwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM2OTIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIxXtRV9xhIycUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Supported by (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the [sign-up](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDgyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTYxMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzY5MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjFe1FX3GEjJxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~).) Good morning. We’re covering the second night of the Republican National Convention, the roaring success of the U.K.’s dining subsidy and the effects of Italy’s dancing ban. By Natasha Frost Melania Trump called for “kindness and compassion” in a convention speech delivered from the Rose Garden of the White House. Doug Mills/The New York Times The Republican National Convention’s second night After the first night of the R.N.C., in which President Trump and his allies [presented a bleak vision](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9yZXB1YmxpY2FuLWNvbnZlbnRpb24tcmVjYXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDgyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTYxMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzY5MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjFe1FX3GEjJxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of the country’s future under a Biden administration, the first lady, Melania Trump, took [a different tack](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP4QcAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMjUvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvbWVsYW5pYS10cnVtcC5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDgyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTYxMCZtb2R1bGU9U3BvdGxpZ2h0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzY5MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjFe1FX3GEjJxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). In a speech given in the Rose Garden of the White House, she stressed “kindness and compassion, strength and determination” as the path forward out of the current health and economic crisis. Speaking from a Jerusalem rooftop, Mike Pompeo shattered tradition as the first sitting secretary of state in at least 75 years to address a national party convention. On Tuesday, a House foreign affairs subcommittee opened an investigation into [the speech](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yNC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L3BvbXBlby1qZXJ1c2FsZW0tcm5jLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA4MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE2MTAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM2OTIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIxXtRV9xhIycUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), which the chairman said [could violate the Hatch Act](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8xMy91cy9oYXRjaC1hY3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDgyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTYxMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzY5MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjFe1FX3GEjJxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), a Depression-era law that bars federal employees from engaging in political activities while they are on the job. Both appearances are examples of how President Trump has [blurred the lines between the government and his campaign](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP4QtAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMjQvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtbm9taW5hdGlvbi13aGl0ZS1ob3VzZS5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDgyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTYxMCZtb2R1bGU9UmVsYXRlZExpbmtzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcGd0eXBlPUFydGljbGUmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNjkyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACMV7UVfcYSMnFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Here are [our reporters’ takes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjAvMDgvMjUvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvbGl2ZS1ybmMtc3RyZWFtLWFuYWx5c2lzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA4MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE2MTAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM2OTIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIxXtRV9xhIycUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) on the [moments that mattered](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIwLzA4LzI1L3VzL3JuYy1jb252ZW50aW9uLWVsZWN0aW9uP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwODI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxNjEwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNjkyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACMV7UVfcYSMnFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Outdoor dining in London’s Soho area after the government initiated the Eat Out to Help Out program. Alexander Ingram for The New York Times How the U.K. restarted its restaurant industry When the British government told people they no longer had to stay home, it needed a persuasive pitch to get everyone back outside and, crucially, spending money. The answer: half-price restaurant meals, subsidized by the government on certain days of the week. Britons eager for a bargain have taken up the offer, and restaurants are grateful for the rush of customers. But now [some wonder how sustainable the industry’s recovery will be](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMjUvYnVzaW5lc3MvYnJpdGFpbi1yZXN0YXVyYW50cy1lYXQtb3V0LXRvLWhlbHAtb3V0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA4MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE2MTAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM2OTIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIxXtRV9xhIycUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) once it gets too cold for outdoor dining — especially with a wave of layoffs expected. On the ground: “Last Wednesday, my God, was pandemonium,” said David Williams, a restaurateur in Liverpool. “There were more people in the queue than there were inside of the building.” Here are [the latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yNS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC0xOS1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwODI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxNjEwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNjkyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACMV7UVfcYSMnFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and [maps of the pandemic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA4MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE2MTAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM2OTIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIxXtRV9xhIycUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). In other developments: ■ Two more cases of [reinfection with the coronavirus](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yNS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC0xOS1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwODI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxNjEwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNjkyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjbGluay1mNjFjMDk5VwNueXRCCgAjFe1FX3GEjJxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) were reported in Europe on Tuesday, a day after a 33-year-old man in Hong Kong was confirmed to have been infected a second time. ■ In the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly [modified its coronavirus testing guidelines](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2RjLmdvdi9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy8yMDE5LW5jb3YvaGNwL3Rlc3Rpbmctb3ZlcnZpZXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDgyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTYxMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzY5MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjFe1FX3GEjJxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) this week to exclude people who do not have symptoms of Covid-19 — even if they have recently been exposed to the virus. ■ Scientists have found that a February conference [hosted by a drug company in Boston](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xMi91cy9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1iaW9nZW4tYm9zdG9uLXN1cGVyc3ByZWFkZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDgyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTYxMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzY5MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjFe1FX3GEjJxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) may have led to [tens of thousands of infections](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yNS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC0xOS1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwODI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxNjEwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNjkyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjbGluay01OGYyZjhjN1cDbnl0QgoAIxXtRV9xhIycUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in the United States and abroad. ■ The blockaded Gaza Strip’s [first cases of community transmission](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yNS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWdhemEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDgyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTYxMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzY5MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjFe1FX3GEjJxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of the virus have raised fears that it will spread quickly and worsen an already devastated economy. ■ Two Irish politicians have resigned over a scandal, known as GolfGate, stemming from [a private gala dinner](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZ29sZmdhdGUtaXJlbGFuZC1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwODI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxNjEwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNjkyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACMV7UVfcYSMnFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) organized by the Golf Society of Ireland’s legislature, which may have violated coronavirus restrictions. ■ For 40 days, [millions of people in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang have been under strict lockdown](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yNS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLXhpbmppYW5nLWNvdmlkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA4MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE2MTAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM2OTIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIxXtRV9xhIycUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), even though the coronavirus appears to be under control there. Police officers and protesters clashed in Kenosha, Wis., on Monday. Carlos Ortiz for The New York Times A Black man shot by Wisconsin police is said to be paralyzed Jacob Blake, the Black man who was shot seven times in the back by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wis., on Sunday, is paralyzed after a bullet severed his spinal cord, his family and lawyers said on Tuesday. Standing in front of a heavily fortified courthouse in Kenosha, where demonstrations have rocked the city, Mr. Blake’s parents and siblings [denounced the police and pleaded for justice.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yNS91cy9qYWNvYi1ibGFrZS1rZW5vc2hhLWZpcmVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA4MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE2MTAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM2OTIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIxXtRV9xhIycUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) The shooting was a “senseless attempted murder,” Mr. Blake’s father, Jacob Blake Sr., said as he wept. Protests have been held across the country, from New York to Seattle, in response to the shooting, while in Kenosha, peaceful marches gave way to fires, destruction and looting. If you have 6 minutes, this is worth it The dancing ban forcing older Italians off the floor Francesca Volpi for The New York Times In an attempt to limit a [resurgence of the coronavirus](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvY29yb25hdmlydXMtc2Vjb25kLXdhdmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDgyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTYxMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1sb25nUmVhZCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM2OTIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIxXtRV9xhIycUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), Italy has banned dancing in nightclubs and outdoor dance halls. It makes sense: As in other countries around the world, new cases in Italy are being driven by young people, with several clusters traced back to nightclubs crowded with maskless patrons. 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The club is expected to argue that his decision is not valid. Alexei Navalny: The Russian government said on Tuesday that it was [willing to start a vigorous investigation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLW5hdmFsbnktcG9pc29uaW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA4MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE2MTAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNjkyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACMV7UVfcYSMnFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) into the recent sickening of the opposition leader, but only if it could be proved that he had been poisoned. German doctors treating Mr. Navalny say he was. Gabriela Bhaskar for The New York Times Snapshot: Above, Gaulien Smith, who owns Gee’s Clippers, a barbershop in Milwaukee. Our reporter visited Wisconsin, a swing state, and [spoke with Black voters and elected officials about turnout in the November election](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ibGFjay12b3RlcnMtYmlkZW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDgyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTYxMCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM2OTIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIxXtRV9xhIycUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). For Democrats, gaining the support of Black men is a major focus. 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The secret ingredient: mayonnaise. Listen: [Bettye LaVette has a heartfelt collection of songs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP4QrAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMjQvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9iZXR0eWUtbGF2ZXR0ZS1ibGFja2JpcmRzLmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwODI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxNjEwJm1vZHVsZT1SZWxhdGVkTGlua3Mmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZwZ3R5cGU9Y29sbGVjdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzY5MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjFe1FX3GEjJxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) that were originally popularized by Nina Simone, Dinah Washington and other Black singers. 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And now for the Back Story on … The hottest parts of town Brian Palmer for The New York Times Decades of racist urban policy in the U.S. have left some minority neighborhoods [dramatically hotter than wealthier, whiter parts of the same city](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjAvMDgvMjQvY2xpbWF0ZS9yYWNpc20tcmVkbGluaW5nLWNpdGllcy1nbG9iYWwtd2FybWluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwODI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxNjEwJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM2OTIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIxXtRV9xhIycUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Natasha Frost, on the Briefings team, talked to [Nadja Popovich](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP0TMaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9Qb3BvdmljaE4_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA4MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE2MTAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzY5MjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjFe1FX3GEjJxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), a graphics reporter on the Climate desk, about redlining and urban heat disparities. What brought you to this idea initially? There’s this idea of the “urban heat island” effect, which we traditionally think of as cities being much hotter than the surrounding countryside. But actually, there’s a really unequal urban heatscape within cities, which poses a pretty huge problem for people’s health. We [reported on this last year](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhKHIVP4QvAWh0dHBzOi8vc2xhY2stcmVkaXIubmV0L2xpbms_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA4MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE2MTAmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzY5MjAmdGU9MSZ1cmw9aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20lMkZpbnRlcmFjdGl2ZSUyRjIwMTklMkYwOCUyRjA5JTJGY2xpbWF0ZSUyRmNpdHktaGVhdC1pc2xhbmRzLmh0bWwmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIxXtRV9xhIycUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), but we didn’t get deep into the reasons that the disparity exists. Now, some new research has started to unravel how historical housing and other urban planning policies that were often quite explicitly racist helped create the urban heat environment in cities across the U.S. We ended up focusing specifically on Richmond, because we found it to be a really compelling example of some of these practices. Were residents aware of these disparities? One woman we spoke to told us that she walks her two boys a mile and a half to a cooler, leafier park in a wealthier part of town instead of letting them play out in the glaring sun at the local playground. Others are definitely not as aware. When you get your local weather, you get one number for the whole city — not these really local pictures of what the temperature is in different parts of the city. How did you approach the challenge of capturing heat visually? Visualizing heat is a unique challenge, especially for photography. For this piece, we wanted to lead it with maps that use satellite data to show heat disparity. We then overlaid them with historical redlining maps to show people how these government-imposed policies overlap, quite literally, with the urban heatscape today. We also worked with a really great photographer, Brian Palmer, who’s actually based in Richmond, Va., to show the human side of the story. He took amazing, beautiful photos, both of families we had spoken to who are impacted by the heat, and also of the difference in neighborhoods, to show people what abundant tree canopy cover looks like in the cooler neighborhoods, and also what having so much pavement in a neighborhood and no shade really looks like. That’s it for today’s briefing. Until next time. — Natasha Thank you To Theodore Kim and Jahaan Singh for 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_20200826§ion=endNote). 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