Your Monday Briefing

> The loss, guilt and anger after an outbreak. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0R8aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMDA2JmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OTl8yMDIwMTIwNiZsaT1OTlcDbnl0QgoAJlDFzV9AsRTKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0SxaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTk5fMjAyMDEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjQ3Nzcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDYyMzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmUMXNX0CxFMpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0SxaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTk5fMjAyMDEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjQ3Nzcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDYyMzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmUMXNX0CxFMpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8wNi9icmllZmluZy9iZXJnYW1vLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWJyZXhpdC1oYXZhbmEtc3luZHJvbWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ka18yMDIwMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNDc3NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00NjIzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACZQxc1fQLEUylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Sunday, Dec 6, 2020 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8wNi9icmllZmluZy9iZXJnYW1vLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWJyZXhpdC1oYXZhbmEtc3luZHJvbWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9OTl8yMDIwMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNDc3NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00NjIzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACZQxc1fQLEUylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Supported by Good morning. We’re covering the trauma and loss of Bergamo’s coronavirus survivors, the final stretch before a potential Brexit deal and the scented memories of yesteryear. By Natasha Frost On March 19, a team of ambulance workers in hazmat suits entered the home of Maddalena Peracchi and took her away. Fabio Bucciarelli for The New York Times The incalculable scars of Bergamo’s pandemic survivors Plagued by survivor’s guilt, anger and regrets, those left behind in the province — the hardest-hit place in Italy, and perhaps the world — grapple to [understand how the coronavirus has changed them](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTIvMDYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2JlcmdhbW8taXRhbHktY29yb25hdmlydXMtY292aWQtMTktcHRzZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X05OX3BfMjAyMDEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjQ3Nzcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ2MjMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJlDFzV9AsRTKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). The northern Italian province, which gave the West a preview of the horrors to come — oxygen-starved grandparents, teeming hospitals and convoys of coffins rolling down sealed-off streets — now serves as a disturbing postcard from the post-traumatic aftermath. Coping mechanisms: Doctors at a hospital [that became an incubator of the virus](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMS8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvY29yb25hdmlydXMtYmVyZ2Ftby1pdGFseS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X05OX3BfMjAyMDEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjQ3Nzcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ2MjMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJlDFzV9AsRTKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) said they had seen an increase in patients with substance abuse issues, and psychologists in the province have reported a rise in anxiety and depression. From the front lines: “People are scared to see one another,” said one woman, whose father died of Covid-19 in March. “There is a lack of affection, of touching and holding.” Here are the latest [updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIwLzEyLzA2L3dvcmxkL2NvdmlkLTE5LWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X05OX3BfMjAyMDEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjQ3Nzcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ2MjMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJlDFzV9AsRTKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [maps](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTk5fcF8yMDIwMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNDc3NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDYyMzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmUMXNX0CxFMpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of the pandemic. In other developments: ■ The authorities in China are trying to rewrite the narrative of the pandemic by [pushing false theories that the virus originated elsewhere](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8wNi93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLWNvdmlkLW9yaWdpbi1mYWxzZWhvb2RzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTk5fcF8yMDIwMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNDc3NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDYyMzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmUMXNX0CxFMpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). ■ Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and President Trump’s lawyer, has [tested positive for the coronavirus](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8wNi93b3JsZC9ydWR5LWdpdWxpYW5pLWNvdmlkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTk5fcF8yMDIwMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNDc3NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDYyMzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmUMXNX0CxFMpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), Mr. Trump announced on Sunday. ■ The virus is spreading through the ranks of the [powerful Greek Orthodox Church](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP4QsAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTIvMDUvd29ybGQvZ3JlZWNlLW9ydGhvZG94LWNodXJjaC1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9OTl9wXzIwMjAxMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI0Nzc3Jm1vZHVsZT1SZWxhdGVkTGlua3Mmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZwZ3R5cGU9QXJ0aWNsZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ2MjMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJlDFzV9AsRTKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). ■ [Russia began vaccinating thousands of people](~/AAAAAQA~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~) in Moscow on Saturday, kicking off a campaign that will expand nationally this week. The country’s Sputnik V vaccine has not been fully proved to be safe and effective. ■ [Residents of nursing homes in the U.S.](~/AAAAAQA~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~) could receive a virus vaccine by the end of December, said the chief scientific adviser of Operation Warp Speed, the government’s vaccine program. Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission’s president, at a news conference over the weekend after a phone call with Britain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson. Pool photo by Julien Warnand A theatrical, last-ditch bid for a Brexit deal As the clock runs down, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain and the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, are preparing their domestic audiences for the [final act of the long-running Brexit drama](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8wNi93b3JsZC9icmV4aXQtYm9yaXMtam9obnNvbi1ldXJvcGVhbi11bmlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X05OX3BfMjAyMDEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjQ3Nzcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ2MjMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJlDFzV9AsRTKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). But whether that outcome will be a landmark accord requiring compromise or a breakdown that will disrupt cross-channel trade remains unclear. And nobody disputes that there are genuine differences between the two sides, ranging from state aid to fishing rights, with few easy solutions. Analysis: “There is still some distance to travel, and the distance has yet to be traveled, because it involves concessions that are painful,” said one analyst at the political risk consultancy Eurasia Group. “That’s part of the reason both sides have a vested interest in being seen to be fighting.” Next steps: The two leaders will speak again today to determine whether a deal can be struck by a Dec. 31 deadline. If not, the European Union will begin imposing tariffs on British goods. The U.S. Embassy in Havana in 2015. Many government employees afflicted by the illness, which was first disclosed in Havana, had dizziness, fatigue, headaches and loss of hearing, memory and balance. Meridith Kohut for The New York Times ‘Havana syndrome’ probably caused by microwaves A new report commissioned by the U.S. State Department cites radio-frequency energy, a type of radiation that includes microwaves, as [the most probable cause](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTIvMDUvYnVzaW5lc3MvZWNvbm9teS9oYXZhbmEtc3luZHJvbWUtbWljcm93YXZlLWF0dGFjay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X05OX3BfMjAyMDEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjQ3Nzcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ2MjMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJlDFzV9AsRTKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of a series of mysterious afflictions that sickened scores of American spies and diplomats in Cuba, China, Russia and other countries, starting in 2016. Findings: Though couched in careful, scientific language, the report suggests that the victims’ ailments were the result of malicious, targeted attacks. The report also contains a stark warning about the possibility of future episodes, and about the U.S. government’s ability to detect them, or to mount a response. The illness: Victims experienced dizziness, fatigue, headaches and loss of hearing, memory and balance. Some U.S. government employees who fell ill had to retire. What’s next: Several victims have accused Trump administration officials of downplaying the issue in an attempt to avoid disrupting international ties. They now ask how President-elect Joe Biden will respond, especially given the new findings. If you have some time, this is worth it The smells of history Erik Tanner for The New York Times Anxiety sweat. Horsehair. Sulfuric compounds from gunpowder. A touch of leather. These scents, among others, may have featured in the olfactory palette of Napoleon’s retreat from the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. In [the growing field of smell research](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8wNC9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9zbWVsbC1hcmNoaXZlcy1wcmVzZXJ2YXRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9OTl9wXzIwMjAxMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI0Nzc3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWxvbmdSZWFkJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDYyMzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmUMXNX0CxFMpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), researchers work on what is perhaps the trickiest sense to preserve. Some try to conserve the smells of our times — especially those that may not exist in a few decades. Others work on reviving and reconstructing some of the lost scents. PAID POST: A Message From XBrand Renewable Energy in Today's Age Look around you...All of the things that you love about this planet can be used to power it. the sun, rain, wind, tides and waves. 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Migrant crisis: As the Canary Islands struggle to cope with a sudden influx of migrants from Africa, the Spanish government has [housed these new arrivals in hotels](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8wNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvbWlncmFudHMtY2FuYXJ5LWlzbGFuZC1ob3RlbHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9OTl9wXzIwMjAxMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI0Nzc3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDYyMzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmUMXNX0CxFMpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), causing tensions with local residents, who fear a negative effect on tourism. Climate change: A [17-year-old activist, Ou Hongyi](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8wNC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL291LWhvbmd5aS1jaGluYS1jbGltYXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTk5fcF8yMDIwMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNDc3NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ2MjMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJlDFzV9AsRTKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), has been waging a lonely campaign in her hometown in southern China to raise awareness about the perils of a warming planet. Australia’s “bush courts”: A judicial official in the Northern Territory is [leading a push to change the operations of courts in remote communities](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8wNi93b3JsZC9hdXN0cmFsaWEvYnVzaC1jb3VydC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X05OX3BfMjAyMDEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjQ3Nzcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD00NjIzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACZQxc1fQLEUylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), where lawyers and judges arrive by plane to handle dozens of criminal cases in a single day. Amanda Mustard for The New York Times Snapshot: Above, hand-carved souvenirs that are sold in the village of Huay Pu Keng in Thailand. In some areas, the entire economy depends on selling trinkets related to the neck rings that women from the Kayan ethnic group traditionally wear. [But the coronavirus pandemic has complicated the situation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTIvMDUvd29ybGQvYXNpYS90aGFpbGFuZC1rYXlhbi1sb25nLW5lY2stcmVmdWdlZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X05OX3BfMjAyMDEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjQ3Nzcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD00NjIzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACZQxc1fQLEUylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), as few tourists now visit the country. Lives lived: Suhaila Siddiq, Afghanistan’s first female lieutenant general, [died in Kabul on Friday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8wNS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3N1aGFpbGEtc2lkZGlxLWRlYWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9OTl9wXzIwMjAxMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI0Nzc3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDYyMzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmUMXNX0CxFMpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from complications of the coronavirus. She was also a renowned surgeon who unknowingly became a feminist role model in a largely patriarchal society. What we’re reading: [This profile of Eric Feigl-Ding](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly91bmRhcmsub3JnLzIwMjAvMTEvMjUvY29tcGxpY2F0ZWQtcmlzZS1vZi1lcmljLWZlaWdsLWRpbmcvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X05OX3BfMjAyMDEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjQ3Nzcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD00NjIzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACZQxc1fQLEUylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), the Shanghai-born epidemiologist whom Undark magazine calls “Covid’s Cassandra.” The piece gives a gripping look at the gravity and complexity of voicing scientific theories on Twitter. 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Food Stylist: Hadas Smirnoff Cook: [This Tunisian shakshuka](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP4QrAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjE0MzMtdHVuaXNpYW4tc2hha3NodWthLXdpdGgtc2hyaW1wP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9OTl9wXzIwMjAxMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI0Nzc3Jm1vZHVsZT1SZWNpcGUrb2YrVGhlK0RheSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnBnVHlwZT1ob21lcGFnZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDYyMzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmUMXNX0CxFMpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) is made with eggs poached in a zingy tomato sauce. Shrimp is an optional, though delicious, addition. Build: [Construct your own paper chess board](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8wNS9zdHlsZS9ob3ctdG8tbWFrZS1hLWNoZXNzLXNldC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X05OX3BfMjAyMDEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjQ3Nzcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDYyMzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmUMXNX0CxFMpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Checkmate! Watch: The latest season of “Big Mouth,” Netflix’s seriously funny — and surprisingly mature — [animated puberty opus](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8wMy9tYWdhemluZS9iaWctbW91dGgtbmljay1rcm9sbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X05OX3BfMjAyMDEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjQ3Nzcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDYyMzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmUMXNX0CxFMpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) about a group of seventh graders in Westchester County, N.Y. Make time for laughter. [At Home has our full collection of ideas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3BvdGxpZ2h0L2F0LWhvbWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTk5fcF8yMDIwMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNDc3NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWsmc2VnbWVudF9pZD00NjIzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACZQxc1fQLEUylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on what to read, watch, cook and do while staying safe at home. And now for the Back Story on … Ranking the world’s best actors When The Times published a 12,000-word list [of the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC9tb3ZpZXMvZ3JlYXRlc3QtYWN0b3JzLWFjdHJlc3Nlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X05OX3BfMjAyMDEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjQ3Nzcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDYyMzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmUMXNX0CxFMpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), some readers were outraged to find their favorite film stars — including Meryl Streep — not included. Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott, The Times’s co-chief film critics, [spoke about how they determined who made the cut](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8wNC9pbnNpZGVyL2Jlc3QtYWN0b3JzLWxpc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9OTl9wXzIwMjAxMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI0Nzc3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ2MjMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAJlDFzV9AsRTKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Were there any fisticuffs? A.O. SCOTT: One of my first lists had Will Ferrell, and I got a one-word response from Manohla: “No.” MANOHLA DARGIS: It wasn’t quite “Over my dead body,” but I was emphatic that it wasn’t going to happen. SCOTT: The hardest one for me to give up was this Romanian actor Vlad Ivanov — he stayed in there until the very end, but there just wasn’t room. DARGIS: I had a few square-jawed men like Viggo Mortensen, but I just had the feeling I was going to have to let them go. Maybe we should have done 50, but I don’t know that anyone wanted to read 25,000 words from us. Anyone you didn’t debate? DARGIS: Denzel Washington was always No. 1 on both of our lists. SCOTT: Keanu Reeves has been a controversial pick, but he was on the list from the beginning. Then we decided we were going to make a statement by putting him high up on the list. The John Wick movies aren’t masterpieces of cinema, but the way Reeves embodies this slightly ridiculous action hero in those movies is just beautiful to watch. DARGIS: And Rob Morgan. He just makes us happy every time he shows up in a movie. What do you hope people take away from the list? SCOTT: Just because you haven’t seen a film doesn’t mean it isn’t worthy of inclusion. We didn’t just want this to be famous movie stars. There are lots of wonderful character actors who are consistently outstanding in smaller roles. DARGIS: Some people have said “I don’t recognize any of these people” or “These are all foreign people.” Well, they aren’t foreign in their country! Expand your horizons and get beyond Joaquin Phoenix in “Joker.” Thanks for joining me, and happy Monday. — Natasha Thank you To Theodore Kim and Jahaan Singh for the break from the news. You can reach Natasha and the team at [briefing@nytimes.com](mailto:briefing+pm@nytimes.com?subject=Morning%20Briefing%20Feedback&te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_NN_p_20201207§ion=endNote). P.S. • We’re listening to “[The Daily](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8wNC9wb2RjYXN0cy90aGUtZGFpbHkvZG9uYWxkLXRydW1wLXBhcmRvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9OTl9wXzIwMjAxMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI0Nzc3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWVuZE5vdGUmc2VnbWVudF9pZD00NjIzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACZQxc1fQLEUylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA).” Our latest episode is on President Trump’s potential pre-emptive pardons. • Here’s our [Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTk5fcF8yMDIwMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNDc3NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1lbmROb3RlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDYyMzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAmUMXNX0CxFMpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), and a clue: What memory foam “remembers” (five letters). [You can find all our puzzles here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhsEpQP0TOaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9OTl9wXzIwMjAxMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI0Nzc3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWVuZE5vdGUmc2VnbWVudF9pZD00NjIzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACZQxc1fQLEUylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). • What does comfort food mean to you? 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