Your Monday Briefing

> President Trump, coronavirus, Sanda Dia: Here’s what you need to know. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzcyJmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkVfMjAyMDEwMDUmbGk9TUJFVwNueXRCCgAmWq16X2yMaSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAxMDA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIyODA4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM5ODI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJlqtel9sjGkpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAxMDA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIyODA4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM5ODI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJlqtel9sjGkpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8wNC9icmllZmluZy90cnVtcC1jb3ZpZC11ay1jb250YWN0LXRyYWNpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ka18yMDIwMTAwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMjgwOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zOTgyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACZarXpfbIxpKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Monday, Oct 5, 2020 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8wNC9icmllZmluZy90cnVtcC1jb3ZpZC11ay1jb250YWN0LXRyYWNpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfMjAyMDEwMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjI4MDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mzk4MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmWq16X2yMaSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Supported by Good morning. We’re covering the latest on President Trump’s treatment for the coronavirus, a cavalier British attitude toward restrictions and the West’s failure to introduce successful contact tracing. President Trump’s supporters outside the Walter Reed hospital in Bethesda, Md., on Sunday. Oliver Contreras for The New York Times Trump’s treatment suggests severe Covid-19, experts say Despite rosy assessments of President Trump’s illness from his doctors, certain key medical details — including his fluctuating oxygen levels and a decision to begin treatment with a steroid drug — suggested to many infectious disease experts that he was [suffering a more severe case of Covid-19](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP4QfAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMDQvaGVhbHRoL3RydW1wLWNvdmlkLXRyZWF0bWVudC5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMTAwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMjgwOCZtb2R1bGU9U3BvdGxpZ2h0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mzk4MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmWq16X2yMaSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) than the physicians acknowledged. The steroid dexamethasone, for instance, which the president’s medical team said he had been prescribed on Saturday, is usually reserved for those with severe illness, because it has not been shown to benefit those with milder forms of the disease and [may even be risky](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8yNC9oZWFsdGgvY29yb25hdmlydXMtZGV4YW1ldGhhc29uZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAxMDA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIyODA4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zOTgyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACZarXpfbIxpKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Others have suggested that the president may be directing his own care, and demanding intense treatment despite risks he may not fully understand. “Suddenly, they’re throwing the kitchen sink at him,” one physician said. “It raises the question: Is he sicker than we’re hearing, or are they being overly aggressive because he is the president, in a way that could be potentially harmful?” Timeline: [Key events in the president’s illness](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8wNC91cy90cnVtcC1jb3ZpZC1zeW1wdG9tcy10aW1lbGluZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAxMDA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIyODA4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zOTgyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACZarXpfbIxpKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), drawn from his tweets, news conferences, statements from the White House and reporting from The New York Times. Opinion: The public doesn’t need to know every detail about the president’s condition, but they don’t deserve to be misled, [The Times’s editorial board](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8wNC9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLW5ld3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMTAwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMjgwOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mzk4MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmWq16X2yMaSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) writes. Joe Biden: The former vice president has [once again tested negative](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8wNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1jb3ZpZC10ZXN0LXRydW1wLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDEwMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjI4MDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM5ODI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJlqtel9sjGkpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for the coronavirus. He has publicly followed safety guidelines but has kept his health protocols largely under wraps. Here are our [latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP4QhAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMC8xMC8wNC93b3JsZC90cnVtcC1jb3ZpZC1saXZlLXVwZGF0ZXM_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAxMDA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIyODA4Jm1vZHVsZT1TcG90bGlnaHQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZwZ3R5cGU9SG9tZXBhZ2UmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zOTgyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACZarXpfbIxpKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and [maps](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDEwMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjI4MDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM5ODI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJlqtel9sjGkpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of the pandemic. In other virus developments: ■ [Pope Francis](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP4QzAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMDQvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3BvcGUtZnJhbmNpcy1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1yZXNwb25zZS5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMTAwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMjgwOCZtb2R1bGU9UmVsYXRlZExpbmtzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcGd0eXBlPUFydGljbGUmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zOTgyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACZarXpfbIxpKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) criticized the failures of global cooperation in response to the pandemic and argued that weakened health care systems had cost lives among older adults, in a document released on Sunday. ■ New York City’s mayor is [seeking state permission](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP4QuAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMC8xMC8wNC93b3JsZC90cnVtcC1jb3ZpZC1saXZlLXVwZGF0ZXMvbnljLW1heW9yLXNlZWtzLXBlcm1pc3Npb24tZm9yLXNodXRkb3ducy1pbi1uaW5lLXppcC1jb2Rlcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMTAwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMjgwOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mzk4MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmWq16X2yMaSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) to shut down a variety of businesses and schools in nine areas of the city where tests show a positivity rate of 3 percent or more. ■ Saudi Arabia began lifting [coronavirus restrictions at Islam’s holiest site](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP4Q8AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMC8xMC8wNC93b3JsZC90cnVtcC1jb3ZpZC1saXZlLXVwZGF0ZXMvbWVjY2FzLWdyYW5kLW1vc3F1ZS1hZG1pdHMtdW1yYWgtcGlsZ3JpbXMtZm9yLXRoZS1maXJzdC10aW1lLXNpbmNlLW1hcmNoP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAxMDA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIyODA4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zOTgyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACZarXpfbIxpKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in Mecca on Sunday, as a scattering of worshipers performed the umrah pilgrimage for the first time since March. ■ France reported about 17,000 new cases on Saturday as a surge in infections forced the closure of bars and restaurants in the southern port of Marseille. With virus cases rising, Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently ordered that pubs close at 10 p.m. Andy Rain/EPA, via Shutterstock Britain, operating without adult supervision Coronavirus cases in Britain are rising rapidly, with a record 12,871 new cases reported on Saturday evening. But as our correspondent Peter Goodman writes, [you would scarcely imagine it](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8wNC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYnJpdGFpbi1sb25kb24tY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMTAwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMjgwOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mzk4MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmWq16X2yMaSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) on the streets of London, where masks hang below chins, punters cluster in pubs and cafes and rules around mask wearing or social distancing are frequently ignored. Beyond the obvious ways that this cavalier behavior is disconcerting, it has enhanced a widely shared sense that Britain — famously rule-abiding — is now operating without adult supervision. Public confidence has plummeted, with more than half of respondents in a [recent survey](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP4QfAWh0dHBzOi8vbmV3cy5za3kuY29tL3N0b3J5L3B1YmxpYy1jb25maWRlbmNlLWluLWdvdmVybm1lbnRzLWhhbmRsaW5nLW9mLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXBhbmRlbWljLWRyb3BzLXN1cnZleS0xMjA2NDg2Nz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMTAwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMjgwOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mzk4MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmWq16X2yMaSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) declaring the government has botched its handling of the pandemic, up from 39 percent in May. The current crisis seems exacerbated by an offshoot of the very virtue celebrated in Britain’s conventional historical narrative — an admirable refusal to bend. A national mantra, “keep calm and carry on,” seems to have been reconfigured into the misguided notion that nothing is amiss. Analysis: “You really need government to step up and be very clear with its messaging,” one commentator said. “People would respond to messages if they were clear. Now, it’s all being pushed onto the individual to make these decisions.” Sanda Dia in a family photo. Joining an almost all-white club, he told his brother, meant that “when you leave school, they will trust you a lot faster.” The ugly back story behind a Black student’s death Sanda Dia, an ambitious Black student at a prestigious Belgian university, [saw a fraternity as a doorway into a different life](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8wNC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYmVsZ2l1bS1yYWNpc20tc2FuZGEtZGlhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDEwMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjI4MDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM5ODI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJlqtel9sjGkpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — despite its notoriously vicious hazing ritual. But after being forced to drink alcohol excessively, chug fish oil until he vomited, swallow live goldfish and stand outside in an ice-filled trench, Mr. Dia died in December 2018 of multiple organ failure. His death was seen as a tragic accident, an example of hazing gone wrong. But a more troubling story of racism and intolerance has since emerged. Eighteen members of the now-disbanded fraternity, Reuzegom, are under investigation, with prosecutors recommending charges of involuntary manslaughter, degrading treatment and neglect. 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Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times When the pandemic hit, many Asian countries, including Taiwan and South Korea, [built robust tracing systems and legal frameworks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8wMy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvY292aWQtY29udHJhY3QtdHJhY2luZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAxMDA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIyODA4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWxvbmdSZWFkJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mzk4MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmWq16X2yMaSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) for limiting civil liberties during an epidemic, even using cellphone and credit card data to identify people who were potentially exposed. 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Brexit: Britain’s divorce with the European Union entered a make-or-break phase over the weekend as Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Commission president agreed that the two sides would [aim for a final settlement](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8wMy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYnJleGl0LWRlYWwtdGFsa3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMTAwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMjgwOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM5ODI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJlqtel9sjGkpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to be in place on Dec. 31. India-U.S. relations: The two countries’ shared anger toward Beijing has resulted in [stronger diplomatic and military ties](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8wMy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2luZGlhLWNoaW5hLXRydW1wLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDEwMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjI4MDgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zOTgyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACZarXpfbIxpKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) — though human rights activists worry the U.S. will ignore India’s abuses against Muslims under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Algeria: A year after a popular uprising ousted the 20-year autocrat Abdelaziz Bouteflika and led the army to jail much of his ruling oligarchy, [hopes are fading](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8wNC93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2EvYWxnZXJpYS1wcm90ZXN0cy1wb2xpdGljcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAxMDA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIyODA4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mzk4MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmWq16X2yMaSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) for an overhaul of the political system and real democracy. EPA, via Shutterstock Snapshot: Above, fires from artillery strikes in Stepanakert, the main city in Nagorno-Karabakh, on Sunday. Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, said the recent flare-up had taken on [a far more dangerous dimension](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMDQvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2FybWVuaWEtbmFnb3Juby1rYXJhYmFraC10cnVtcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAxMDA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIyODA4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mzk4MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmWq16X2yMaSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) because of Turkey’s direct military intervention in support of Azerbaijan — sometimes deploying U.S.-supplied F-16 jets. Lives lived: The designer Kenzo Takada, whose exuberant prints helped bring Japanese fashion to the world, [died at 81](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8wNC9zdHlsZS9rZW56by10YWthZGEtZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAxMDA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIyODA4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mzk4MjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmWq16X2yMaSlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) on Sunday at a hospital in Paris from complications of the coronavirus. 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We’ve compiled [35 things to consider](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8wMS9hcnRzL3N1cGVyLW1hcmlvLTM1dGgtYW5uaXZlcnNhcnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMTAwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMjgwOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zOTgyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACZarXpfbIxpKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) about the overachieving plumber. Here’s a selection. 1. First, it’s the game that is 35, not Mario. He’s 39. Mario debuted in 1981 in another famous Nintendo game, Donkey Kong, in which he runs up a series of girders, jumps over barrels and climbs ladders to rescue a woman kidnapped by a giant ape. 2. In the early years of video games, characters were defined less by who they were than by what they could do. Pac-Man gobbled dots and chased — or was chased by — ghosts. [Sonic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhXTJaP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMi8xNi9tb3ZpZXMvc29uaWMtdGhlLWhlZGdlaG9nLWJveC1vZmZpY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMTAwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMjgwOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zOTgyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACZarXpfbIxpKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) ran fast. Mario jumped. In fact, before the creators of Donkey Kong called him Mario, they called him “Jumpman.” 3. Mario is so famous that even his brother, Luigi — who was playable in Super Mario Bros. in two-player mode — is a superstar. Luigi has more personality; he’s a nervous worrier and an underdog in the shadow of his famous sibling. Nintendo marketed 2013 as the Year of Luigi. Did you celebrate? 4. It’s unclear what Mario’s last name is. Sometimes Nintendo officials have said it is Mario (hence Mario and Luigi being the “Mario Bros.”), which would make him Mario Mario. Other times, they’ve said he doesn’t have one. 5. Mario’s cheerfulness remains irrepressible. These days, Mario and Grand Theft Auto can sit side-by-side in their popularity. Thanks for joining me for today’s briefing. Have an excellent week. — Natasha 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_20201005§ion=endNote). 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