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| We’re covering arrests on the first day of Hong Kong’s security law, a Chinese program to track Uighur Muslims and challenges for Facebook as advertisers pull out. | We’re covering arrests on the first day of Hong Kong’s security law, a Chinese program to track Uighur Muslims and challenges for Facebook as advertisers pull out. |
| The Hong Kong police moved swiftly on Wednesday to enforce China’s new national security rules with the first arrests under the law. The chilling effect over the city has booksellers, professors and nonprofits questioning their futures. | The Hong Kong police moved swiftly on Wednesday to enforce China’s new national security rules with the first arrests under the law. The chilling effect over the city has booksellers, professors and nonprofits questioning their futures. |
| Thousands of protesters took to the streets on the anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese control, but were corralled by the police using pepper spray and water cannons. | Thousands of protesters took to the streets on the anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese control, but were corralled by the police using pepper spray and water cannons. |
| About 370 people were arrested, including 10 over new offenses created by the security law that takes aim at political dissent. One of the 10 was a 15-year-old girl waving a Hong Kong independence flag, the police said. | About 370 people were arrested, including 10 over new offenses created by the security law that takes aim at political dissent. One of the 10 was a 15-year-old girl waving a Hong Kong independence flag, the police said. |
| Quotable: “You can say this law is just targeting protesters and anti-Chinese politicians, but it could be anyone,” said Isabella Ng, a professor at the Education University of Hong Kong. | Quotable: “You can say this law is just targeting protesters and anti-Chinese politicians, but it could be anyone,” said Isabella Ng, a professor at the Education University of Hong Kong. |
| A police warning: The city’s police force deployed a new weapon in its running battle with protesters: a purple flag warning demonstrators that shouting certain slogans or carrying banners could now bring criminal charges. | A police warning: The city’s police force deployed a new weapon in its running battle with protesters: a purple flag warning demonstrators that shouting certain slogans or carrying banners could now bring criminal charges. |
| Ripple effect: The security law is raising fears in Taiwan, which has long been pressured by Beijing to unite with the mainland. | Ripple effect: The security law is raising fears in Taiwan, which has long been pressured by Beijing to unite with the mainland. |
| The U.S. has outperformed Europe on the economic front for decades, but the coronavirus may be changing that. | The U.S. has outperformed Europe on the economic front for decades, but the coronavirus may be changing that. |
| In this crisis, the U.S. provided an early burst of funds for taxpayers and company support, but is leaving it up to the market to reallocate jobs. Experts say the European response, which froze the economy in place with wage subsidies, might work better. | In this crisis, the U.S. provided an early burst of funds for taxpayers and company support, but is leaving it up to the market to reallocate jobs. Experts say the European response, which froze the economy in place with wage subsidies, might work better. |
| Already the different approaches are yielding different outcomes, not only in terms of infections and deaths, where the United States leads the world, but also in terms of jobs. Unemployment is soaring in the U.S., while it remains largely stable in Europe. | Already the different approaches are yielding different outcomes, not only in terms of infections and deaths, where the United States leads the world, but also in terms of jobs. Unemployment is soaring in the U.S., while it remains largely stable in Europe. |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |
| Reversing course, New York City will not allow indoor dining to resume at restaurants next week, after officials became alarmed over the virus rising in other U.S. states. And California closed its indoor dining down for 70 percent of the population. | Reversing course, New York City will not allow indoor dining to resume at restaurants next week, after officials became alarmed over the virus rising in other U.S. states. And California closed its indoor dining down for 70 percent of the population. |
| The European Union reopened its borders on Wednesday to visitors from 15 countries, excluding the United States, Russia and Brazil, and many European countries further eased pandemic restrictions. | The European Union reopened its borders on Wednesday to visitors from 15 countries, excluding the United States, Russia and Brazil, and many European countries further eased pandemic restrictions. |
| Here are the latest updates and maps tracking the outbreak. (And read about it in our Back Story below). | Here are the latest updates and maps tracking the outbreak. (And read about it in our Back Story below). |
| Chinese hackers have been using malware to spy on Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang and abroad since as early as 2013 — and on a scale far larger than we knew, according to new research. | Chinese hackers have been using malware to spy on Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang and abroad since as early as 2013 — and on a scale far larger than we knew, according to new research. |
| Lookout, a mobile security firm based in San Francisco, described a widespread phone hacking campaign in a report on Wednesday that it said may have been an early cornerstone in efforts to collect data on the Uighurs. | Lookout, a mobile security firm based in San Francisco, described a widespread phone hacking campaign in a report on Wednesday that it said may have been an early cornerstone in efforts to collect data on the Uighurs. |
| Those surveillance efforts later extended to collecting face scans, voice prints and other personal data. China’s government also went to great lengths to track Uighurs as they fled China for as many as 15 other countries, the report said. | Those surveillance efforts later extended to collecting face scans, voice prints and other personal data. China’s government also went to great lengths to track Uighurs as they fled China for as many as 15 other countries, the report said. |
| Details: Lookout found links between eight types of malicious software that show how groups connected to China’s government hacked into Android phones used by the Uighurs. | Details: Lookout found links between eight types of malicious software that show how groups connected to China’s government hacked into Android phones used by the Uighurs. |
| How it works: The tools were disguised on special keyboards and in commonly used apps. They could remotely turn on a phone’s microphone, record calls or export photos, phone locations and conversations on chat apps. | How it works: The tools were disguised on special keyboards and in commonly used apps. They could remotely turn on a phone’s microphone, record calls or export photos, phone locations and conversations on chat apps. |
| Related: The Associated Press reports that federal authorities in New York seized a shipment of weaves and other beauty accessories suspected to be made out of human hair taken from people locked inside a Chinese internment camp. | Related: The Associated Press reports that federal authorities in New York seized a shipment of weaves and other beauty accessories suspected to be made out of human hair taken from people locked inside a Chinese internment camp. |
| With the passage of a restrictive new national security law, activists in Hong Kong now face the same dilemma as their mainland counterparts: choosing between fear and their ideals. Pro-democracy supporters are already scrubbing their social media accounts as they weigh the possibility of jail time. | With the passage of a restrictive new national security law, activists in Hong Kong now face the same dilemma as their mainland counterparts: choosing between fear and their ideals. Pro-democracy supporters are already scrubbing their social media accounts as they weigh the possibility of jail time. |
| Our New New World columnist, Li Yuan, writes about the new climate of fear that is descending on Hong Kong. Above, people watching protests in Hong Kong on Wednesday. | Our New New World columnist, Li Yuan, writes about the new climate of fear that is descending on Hong Kong. Above, people watching protests in Hong Kong on Wednesday. |
| Facebook: The social network has tried to strike a conciliatory tone in the face of an exodus of at least 300 advertisers, who say Facebook needs to overhaul its hate-speech policies. But it’s having little effect, and more are expected to join the campaign. | Facebook: The social network has tried to strike a conciliatory tone in the face of an exodus of at least 300 advertisers, who say Facebook needs to overhaul its hate-speech policies. But it’s having little effect, and more are expected to join the campaign. |
| US media in China: China is asking four U.S. news organizations to provide the government with information about their staffs, finances and real estate holdings inside the country, in retaliation for the Trump administration’s recent actions against Chinese news outlets in the United States. | US media in China: China is asking four U.S. news organizations to provide the government with information about their staffs, finances and real estate holdings inside the country, in retaliation for the Trump administration’s recent actions against Chinese news outlets in the United States. |
| Fox News: The cable network fired Ed Henry, a Washington correspondent and anchor, over a sexual misconduct claim. | Fox News: The cable network fired Ed Henry, a Washington correspondent and anchor, over a sexual misconduct claim. |
| Snapshot: Above, workers clearing out streets in Seattle’s protest zone on Wednesday, after police dismantled the “no cop” area. Demonstrators had set up the zone as a symbolic statement after the death of George Floyd. | Snapshot: Above, workers clearing out streets in Seattle’s protest zone on Wednesday, after police dismantled the “no cop” area. Demonstrators had set up the zone as a symbolic statement after the death of George Floyd. |
| What we’re watching: This video of a public health expert live on BBC and her adorable daughter puttering around in the background. “It’s the perfect encapsulation of our — and particularly women’s — messy working-from-home lives right now and it’ll make you smile,” says Alisha Haridasani Gupta, gender reporter for In Her Words. | What we’re watching: This video of a public health expert live on BBC and her adorable daughter puttering around in the background. “It’s the perfect encapsulation of our — and particularly women’s — messy working-from-home lives right now and it’ll make you smile,” says Alisha Haridasani Gupta, gender reporter for In Her Words. |
| Cook: These gingery grilled chicken thighs with charred peaches are sweet-tart and irresistibly sticky. The yogurt adds a cool and creamy counterpart to the char and smoke. | Cook: These gingery grilled chicken thighs with charred peaches are sweet-tart and irresistibly sticky. The yogurt adds a cool and creamy counterpart to the char and smoke. |
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| Watch: Carl Reiner, the comedy master who died this week, excelled at spotlighting the unique comic gifts of Steve Martin and other actors. Here’s where to watch his best work. | Watch: Carl Reiner, the comedy master who died this week, excelled at spotlighting the unique comic gifts of Steve Martin and other actors. Here’s where to watch his best work. |
| Listen: Mozart, as the conductor Colin Davis once said, is “life itself.” We hope you find lots to discover and enjoy in this selection of his music. | Listen: Mozart, as the conductor Colin Davis once said, is “life itself.” We hope you find lots to discover and enjoy in this selection of his music. |
| Staying safe at home is easier when you have plenty of things to read, cook, watch and do. At Home has our full collection of ideas. | Staying safe at home is easier when you have plenty of things to read, cook, watch and do. At Home has our full collection of ideas. |
| The Times’s coronavirus tracking project started with a reporter’s spreadsheet, and grew into a go-to database for every coronavirus case and every death. Here’s a look at how it all came together. You can read the full story from Times Insider. | The Times’s coronavirus tracking project started with a reporter’s spreadsheet, and grew into a go-to database for every coronavirus case and every death. Here’s a look at how it all came together. You can read the full story from Times Insider. |
| The data gathered by The Times’s coronavirus tracking team has been an engine for our coverage of the pandemic and has been used by medical researchers, federal offices, health care providers and nonprofit organizations. | The data gathered by The Times’s coronavirus tracking team has been an engine for our coverage of the pandemic and has been used by medical researchers, federal offices, health care providers and nonprofit organizations. |
| As the first U.S. cases were being reported in late January, Mitch Smith, a national correspondent who covers the Midwest, and Monica Davey, the Chicago bureau chief, created a Google spreadsheet to keep track of confirmed cases across the country. At first, they documented cases in Washington State and on cruise ships. | As the first U.S. cases were being reported in late January, Mitch Smith, a national correspondent who covers the Midwest, and Monica Davey, the Chicago bureau chief, created a Google spreadsheet to keep track of confirmed cases across the country. At first, they documented cases in Washington State and on cruise ships. |
| “Every case was a news event then,” Mr. Smith said. | “Every case was a news event then,” Mr. Smith said. |
| In those early days, Mr. Smith or a team member would note an infected person’s age, gender and condition, in addition to a few other details, and add them to the sheet. A map on the Times website, built by the Graphics desk, pulled data from the sheet to show where outbreaks were appearing. | In those early days, Mr. Smith or a team member would note an infected person’s age, gender and condition, in addition to a few other details, and add them to the sheet. A map on the Times website, built by the Graphics desk, pulled data from the sheet to show where outbreaks were appearing. |
| By late February, with outbreaks popping up across the country, the team realized that its database had no equivalent in the public sector. “We had a level of detail and a level of immediacy that the federal government wasn’t providing,” Mr. Smith recalled. | By late February, with outbreaks popping up across the country, the team realized that its database had no equivalent in the public sector. “We had a level of detail and a level of immediacy that the federal government wasn’t providing,” Mr. Smith recalled. |
| The Times’s tracking project grew to keep up with an epidemic that was rapidly spreading. Reporters from all over the newsroom pitched in. To date, more than one hundred people have contributed to an effort that is active 18 hours a day. | The Times’s tracking project grew to keep up with an epidemic that was rapidly spreading. Reporters from all over the newsroom pitched in. To date, more than one hundred people have contributed to an effort that is active 18 hours a day. |
| As it became too difficult to count the cases manually, developers joined. A team led by Tiff Fehr wrote custom software that pulled confirmed case and death numbers from the websites of 56 states and territories every few hours and saved them to a Times database. | As it became too difficult to count the cases manually, developers joined. A team led by Tiff Fehr wrote custom software that pulled confirmed case and death numbers from the websites of 56 states and territories every few hours and saved them to a Times database. |
| The Times is also counting cases around the world, and tracking how overall mortality has changed in 24 countries, with the hope that this data might provide a more accurate account of the virus’s toll where cases are underreported. All told, the coronavirus data collected informs over 70 different maps and articles live on the Times website. They are updated about every four hours. | The Times is also counting cases around the world, and tracking how overall mortality has changed in 24 countries, with the hope that this data might provide a more accurate account of the virus’s toll where cases are underreported. All told, the coronavirus data collected informs over 70 different maps and articles live on the Times website. They are updated about every four hours. |
| That’s it for this briefing. See you next time. | That’s it for this briefing. See you next time. |
| — Melina | — Melina |
| Thank youTo 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. | Thank youTo 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. |
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