Your Wednesday Briefing

> The White House defies impeachment investigators. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP0SAaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjczNzQ3JmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkFFXzIwMTkxMDA5JmxpPU1CQUVXA255dEIKAB7BB51d2i_Bc1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP0S6aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfMjAxOTEwMDg_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkzMiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njk4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMDA4VwNueXRCCgAewQedXdovwXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP0S6aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfMjAxOTEwMDg_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkzMiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njk4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMDA4VwNueXRCCgAewQedXdovwXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8wOC9icmllZmluZy9ydXNzaWFuLXNwaWVzLW5iYS1maXJlc3Rvcm0tdHJ1bXAtZGVmaWFuY2UuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfZGtfMjAxOTEwMDg_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkzMiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njk4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMDA4VwNueXRCCgAewQedXdovwXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Wednesday, Oct 9, 2019 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8wOC9icmllZmluZy9ydXNzaWFuLXNwaWVzLW5iYS1maXJlc3Rvcm0tdHJ1bXAtZGVmaWFuY2UuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV8yMDE5MTAwOD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTMyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2OTgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAxOTEwMDhXA255dEIKAB7BB51d2i_Bc1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Supported by Good morning. We’re covering President Trump’s defiance of impeachment investigators, a secret Russian intelligence unit operating in Europe and a U.S. response to the Uighur camps. On Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Republican lawmakers spoke to reporters about the Trump administration’s decision to block a diplomat from testifying. Erin Schaff/The New York Times President Trump defies House investigation The White House [declared war on the House impeachment inquiry](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvdXMvcG9saXRpY3Mvc29uZGxhbmQtdHJ1bXAtdWtyYWluZS1pbXBlYWNoLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkzMiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njk4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAHsEHnV3aL8FzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), announcing that it would not cooperate with what it called an unconstitutional and partisan effort “to overturn the results of the 2016 election” of President Trump. Mr. Trump called the inquiry into his efforts to pressure Ukraine to find dirt on his political rivals “a totally compromised kangaroo court,” and the White House intervened for the first time to block the testimony of a key witness. Related: The whistle-blower at the center of the investigation wrote in a memo that a White House official who listened in on President Trump’s July phone call with Ukraine’s leader called it [“crazy,” “frightening”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtdWtyYWluZS13aGlzdGxlYmxvd2VyLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkzMiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njk4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MnRpb249dG9wTmV3c1cDbnl0QgoAHsEHnV3aL8FzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and “completely lacking in substance related to national security.” The evidence: House investigators have been issuing near-daily requests or subpoenas. Here’s [a look at what they’ve collected](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QcAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvcHJlc2lkZW50LXRydW1wLWltcGVhY2htZW50LWlucXVpcnkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTMyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2OTgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAewQedXdovwXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) so far. By Victoria Shannon A covert Russian unit takes aim at Europe A top-secret elite unit inside the Russian intelligence system is [executing a coordinated campaign to destabilize Europe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VuaXQtMjkxNTUtcnVzc2lhLWdydS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTEwMDgmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MzImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY5OCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKAB7BB51d2i_Bc1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), Western security officials say. Unit 29155, whose existence has not been previously reported, is on the secretive side of the so-called hybrid warfare promoted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which open warfare is paired with a blend of propaganda, hacking attacks and disinformation. A retired Russian intelligence officer with knowledge of Unit 29155 said that it specialized in preparing for “diversionary” missions, “in groups or individually — bombings, murders, anything.” What has it done? The targets include a destabilization campaign in Moldova, the poisoning of an arms dealer in Bulgaria and a thwarted coup in Montenegro. Members of the unit have been linked to the March 2018 poisoning of the former spy Sergei Skripal. The N.B.A. commissioner, Adam Silver, attended a preseason game between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors in Tokyo on Tuesday. Jae C. Hong/Associated Press N.B.A. feels the weight of a punitive China The N.B.A. defended its members’ right to free speech even as [the firestorm spread from a basketball executive’s tweet supporting pro-democracy activists](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvc3BvcnRzL2FkYW0tc2lsdmVyLW5iYS1jaGluYS1ob25nLWtvbmcuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTMyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2OTgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAewQedXdovwXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in Hong Kong. China said it would not broadcast two N.B.A. preseason games this week in Shanghai and Shenzhen, and multiple Chinese companies, including Anta, a sportswear brand that sponsors N.B.A. players, suspended partnerships. “I think it’s unfortunate,” the league’s commissioner, Adam Silver, said on Tuesday at an N.B.A. game in Tokyo. But he insisted he would not regulate “what players, employees and team owners say or will not say on these issues.” Corporate tightrope: Like the N.B.A., [multinational companies are increasingly struggling](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8wOC93b3JsZC9hc2lhLzA4Y2hpbmEtbmJhLWFwb2xvZ3kuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTMyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2OTgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAewQedXdovwXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) with how to act in an increasingly punitive China. Gap, Marriott, United Airlines and others have been forced to make adjustments and, in some cases, apologize. Another angle: “South Park,” the long-running Comedy Central cartoon, [was erased from major online platforms in China](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvYXJ0cy90ZWxldmlzaW9uL3NvdXRoLXBhcmstY2hpbmEuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTMyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2OTgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAewQedXdovwXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) after an episode taunted the country’s censors and parodied their effects on American entertainment. Officials have taken journalists and diplomats to this re-education camp in Xinjiang, China. Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times U.S. adds to Chinese ‘blacklist,’ citing Uighur camps The White House targeted a number of companies at the vanguard of China’s surveillance and artificial intelligence ambitions for a blacklist that bars them from buying American-made technology. It’s the first public step by a major world government toward [punishing Beijing for its detention of more than one million minority ethnic groups](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvYnVzaW5lc3MvY2hpbmEtaHVtYW4tcmlnaHRzLXRlY2hub2xvZ3kteGluamlhbmcuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTMyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2OTgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAewQedXdovwXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in re-education camps. The move suggests that President Trump is increasingly willing to listen to the advice of U.S. officials concerned about China’s human rights abuses. Context: The announcement of the [new entrants to the blacklist](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QoAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdXMtdG8tYmxhY2tsaXN0LTI4LWNoaW5lc2UtZW50aXRpZXMtb3Zlci1hYnVzZXMtaW4teGluamlhbmcuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTMyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2OTgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUydGlvbj10b3BOZXdzVwNueXRCCgAewQedXdovwXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) will likely put a chill on trade talks set to begin this week. Related: The new head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, warned that the U.S.-China trade tensions could [cost the global economy around $700 billion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtdHJhZGUtd2FyLWltZi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTEwMDgmc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MzImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY5OCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJ0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3NXA255dEIKAB7BB51d2i_Bc1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) by 2020 — equivalent to the size of Switzerland’s economy. If you have five minutes, this is worth it China’s fail-safe: its strategic pork reserve Buyers examining the offerings at a wholesale meat market in Beijing. Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times An epidemic of swine flu and the trade war with the U.S. have sent food prices skyrocketing in China, especially for pork. Consumers’ ballooning grocery bills are adding to the pressure on Beijing to reach a trade deal with the U.S. Two of our reporters explain what we know and don’t know about how China is using its [gigantic stockpile of emergency pork](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvYnVzaW5lc3MvY2hpbmEtc3RyYXRlZ2ljLXBvcmstcmVzZXJ2ZS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTEwMDgmc2VjdGlvbj1sb25nUmVhZD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTMyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2OTgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPWxvbmdSZWFkVwNueXRCCgAewQedXdovwXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). 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. 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[A tweet from @Leave.EU](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9MZWF2ZUVVT2ZmaWNpYWwvc3RhdHVzLzExODE1MTU2NDQ5NTQ3MTQxMTQ_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MzImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY5OCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKAB7BB51d2i_Bc1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that used a slur for Germans showed just how ugly the frictions are getting. Syria: The commander of the [American-backed militia there said it would attack Turkish forces](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9zeXJpYS10dXJrZXkta3VyZHMtdXMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkzMiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njk4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAHsEHnV3aL8FzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) if they entered northeastern Syria, while Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, indicated that such an operation was imminent. President Trump is moving U.S. troops out of the way, and has [invited Mr. Erdogan to the White House](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtZXJkb2dhbi10dXJrZXktdmlzaXQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkzMiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njk4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAHsEHnV3aL8FzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Nobel Prizes: [The award in physics](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8wOC9zY2llbmNlL25vYmVsLXByaXplLXBoeXNpY3MuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkzMiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njk4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Mmlvbj13aGF0RWxzZVcDbnl0QgoAHsEHnV3aL8FzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) went to James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz. Dr. Peebles won for theories on how the universe swirled into galaxies, and the others were the first to discover an exoplanet, or a planet circling around a sun-like star. The chemistry prize will be announced on Wednesday. Nissan: The troubled automaker [said that it selected a new chief executive](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvYnVzaW5lc3Mvbmlzc2FuLWNlby1tYWtvdG8tdWNoaWRhLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MzImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY5OCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKAB7BB51d2i_Bc1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) from among its managers, Makoto Uchida, 53, after the resignation of its leader last month over a pay scandal. Markets: [Hong Kong’s stock exchange retracted](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvYnVzaW5lc3MvaG9uZy1rb25nLWxvbmRvbi1zdG9jay1leGNoYW5nZS5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTEwMDgmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTMyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2OTgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAewQedXdovwXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) its surprise $37 billion offer of four weeks ago to buy its London competitor. It was a setback for the exchange’s long-running effort to build a closer connection to European markets. Elephant disaster update: The bodies of [five more elephants](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9lbGVwaGFudHMtd2F0ZXJmYWxsLWRlYXRocy10aGFpbGFuZC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTEwMDgmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTMyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2OTgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAewQedXdovwXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) were discovered below a steep waterfall in Khao Yai National Park in Thailand, officials said, bringing to 11 the number believed to have been swept away after a calf slipped and the others tried to save it. Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times Snapshot: Above, the landscape on the Kamchatka Peninsula, which most Russians consider the obscure end of their country. At the finish of a five-year assignment in Moscow, [our bureau chief explored the region](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvdHJhdmVsL3J1c3NpYS1rYW1jaGF0a2EtYmVhcnMtdm9sY2Fub2VzLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MzImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY5OCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJpb249d2hhdEVsc2VXA255dEIKAB7BB51d2i_Bc1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), forged by more than 300 volcanoes. What we’re reading: [This Vox article on Fat Bear Week](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4Q0AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnZveC5jb20vZW5lcmd5LWFuZC1lbnZpcm9ubWVudC8yMDE5LzEwLzIvMjA4OTQ5NDIvZmF0LWJlYXItd2Vlay0yMDE5LWthdG1haS1uYXRpb25hbC1wYXJrLWZhdHRlc3QtYmVhci1jb250ZXN0P3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTEwMDgmc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTMyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2OTgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyaW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlVwNueXRCCgAewQedXdovwXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) at Katmai National Park in Alaska. “To be clear, this is not about fat-shaming — it’s about celebration,” according to a Katmai news release. Melina Delkic, on the briefings team, writes, “Use the sliding tool to look at my favorite bear Holly’s incredible transformation from July to September.” ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjczNzUyJmxpPU1CQUUmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPU1CQUVfMjAxOTEwMDlXA255dEIKAB7BB51d2i_Bc1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NDE1NzM1JmxpPU1CQUUmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPU1CQUVfMjAxOTEwMDlXA255dEIKAB7BB51d2i_Bc1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTQ2ODA1JmxpPU1CQUUmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPU1CQUVfMjAxOTEwMDlXA255dEIKAB7BB51d2i_Bc1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA Now, a break from the news Johnny Miller for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Rebecca Jurkevich. Cook: You can master [maduros](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjA1MTctbWFkdXJvcy1mcmllZC1zd2VldC1wbGFudGFpbnM_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTMyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2OTgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrVwNueXRCCgAewQedXdovwXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), sweet fried plantains that are tender in the middle and crisp at the edges. Listen: Silence — music’s negative space — can be eloquent. [Consider these examples](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDIvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9zaWxlbmNlLWNsYXNzaWNhbC1tdXNpYy5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkFFX3BfMjAxOTEwMDgmc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWs_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjkzMiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Njk4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmN0aW9uPWFCcmVha1cDbnl0QgoAHsEHnV3aL8FzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Read: In “Frankissstein,” Jeanette Winterson has stitched together that rarest of beasts: a novel that is thought-provoking and provocative, yet entertaining. [Here’s our review](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvYm9va3MvcmV2aWV3L2ZyYW5raXNzc3RlaW4tamVhbmV0dGUtd2ludGVyc29uLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTMyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2OTgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrVwNueXRCCgAewQedXdovwXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Smarter Living: Let’s revisit one of our greatest hits. In July, we collected [10 hotel tips](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDcvMzAvdHJhdmVsLzEwLWhvdGVsLXRpcHMtbm8tb25lLXRhdWdodC15b3UuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MzImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY5OCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKAB7BB51d2i_Bc1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that can improve your stay, and the article is still going strong. People seem to like being reminded to clean the remote and rewash the water glasses. And everyone should know to check for bedbugs, and keep luggage and handbags off the bed to keep from inviting any home. More currently, we collected some [useful alternatives](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvc3R5bGUvcGxhc3RpYy1zdHJhdy1hbHRlcm5hdGl2ZXMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJBRV9wXzIwMTkxMDA4JnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI5MzImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzY5OCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWtXA255dEIKAB7BB51d2i_Bc1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to environmentally unfriendly plastic straws. And now for the Back Story on … ‘Kangaroo court’ President Trump tweeted on Tuesday that he wouldn’t allow a diplomat to testify at an impeachment inquiry because he considered it “a totally compromised kangaroo court.” Paging Ron Ziegler! In July 1974, the White House press secretary attacked the House Judiciary Committee deliberating the impeachment of Richard Nixon as a “kangaroo court.” Australia’s famed marsupials certainly jump — but not to conclusions. Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The term — describing an irresponsible body that is preprogrammed to disregard justice — goes back at least as far as Aug. 24, 1841, when [The Times-Picayune of New Orleans used it](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP4QlAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1lcnJpYW0td2Vic3Rlci5jb20vbmV3cy10cmVuZC13YXRjaC90cnVtcC1zb25kbGFuZC13b250LWFwcGVhci1iZWZvcmUta2FuZ2Fyb28tY291cnQtMjAxOTEwMDg_dGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTMyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2OTgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyb249YmFja1N0b3J5VwNueXRCCgAewQedXdovwXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in reporting the lynchings of several men. The Americanism spread to international English, but its full origins are a mystery. Some speculate that the meaning may be linked to Australian immigrants, or derive from a similarity between a kangaroo’s jumping and a court’s jumping to conclusions. That’s it for this briefing. Millions of people have decided that our journalism is worth paying for. [Click here to subscribe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRff4zBP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uP2NhbXBhaWduSWQ9OVVYUTkmdGU9MSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CQUVfcF8yMDE5MTAwOCZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyOTMyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc2OTgmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeVcDbnl0QgoAHsEHnV3aL8FzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to The New York Times. See you next time. — Victoria Thank you To Mark Josephson and Eleanor Stanford for the break from the news. Jack Begg, our research manager, wrote today’s Back Story. 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