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| The number of coronavirus cases passed 1 million on Tuesday, the Russian government said, despite an official declaration in early August that the country had a vaccine. About 5,000 new infections are reported daily. | The number of coronavirus cases passed 1 million on Tuesday, the Russian government said, despite an official declaration in early August that the country had a vaccine. About 5,000 new infections are reported daily. |
| Experts blamed spread in hospitals, haphazard social distancing, and a faulty early test kit that produced false negatives and obscured the initial scale of the problem. The timeline for vaccinations has been pushed back to November or December, rather than October. | Experts blamed spread in hospitals, haphazard social distancing, and a faulty early test kit that produced false negatives and obscured the initial scale of the problem. The timeline for vaccinations has been pushed back to November or December, rather than October. |
| Despite a steady rise in cases, schools reopened on Tuesday with few precautions. Teachers were not required to wear masks. Russia now ranks fourth in the world for reported total infections after the United States, Brazil and India. About 17,300 people have died. | Despite a steady rise in cases, schools reopened on Tuesday with few precautions. Teachers were not required to wear masks. Russia now ranks fourth in the world for reported total infections after the United States, Brazil and India. About 17,300 people have died. |
| Here are the latest updates and maps of the pandemic. | Here are the latest updates and maps of the pandemic. |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |
| Gyms, barber shops and internet cafes were allowed to partly reopen in Manila on Tuesday, as the Philippines eased restrictions despite having the most infections in Southeast Asia. | |
| Dozens of scientists around the world have tried making experimental vaccines, with wildly varying methods, affiliations and claims. Critics are skeptical, but each experiment is motivated by the same idea: Exceptional times call for exceptional measures. | |
| Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed mass testing program began on Tuesday amid concerns about safety, privacy and the influence of the mainland Chinese government. | |
| Beijing’s sudden imposition of new technology export rules may delay or even kill the sale of TikTok to an American buyer. It’s a new front in China’s economic battle with the U.S., and other companies are preparing for collateral damage. | Beijing’s sudden imposition of new technology export rules may delay or even kill the sale of TikTok to an American buyer. It’s a new front in China’s economic battle with the U.S., and other companies are preparing for collateral damage. |
| China is demanding that technology like the algorithms that underpin TikTok be licensed for export — a move that would give Beijing the final say in the deal. The groups vying to buy TikTok’s U.S. business are discussing how to interpret China’s move and how to move forward, according to people close to the talks. | China is demanding that technology like the algorithms that underpin TikTok be licensed for export — a move that would give Beijing the final say in the deal. The groups vying to buy TikTok’s U.S. business are discussing how to interpret China’s move and how to move forward, according to people close to the talks. |
| The result could be an endless cycle of escalation from each side, with the Trump administration already planning its retaliation. The new regulation was seen as a “potential poison pill for the TikTok deal,” our reporters write. | The result could be an endless cycle of escalation from each side, with the Trump administration already planning its retaliation. The new regulation was seen as a “potential poison pill for the TikTok deal,” our reporters write. |
| Context: Those involved say the talks are some of the most complicated they’ve seen, for three reasons, our DealBook reporters write: the difficulty of cleaving TikTok from its parent company; the number of parties involved; and unpredictable, sudden political impositions. | Context: Those involved say the talks are some of the most complicated they’ve seen, for three reasons, our DealBook reporters write: the difficulty of cleaving TikTok from its parent company; the number of parties involved; and unpredictable, sudden political impositions. |
| The heir to the South Korean tech and industrial giant, Lee Jae-yong, was indicted on Tuesday on charges of engaging in stock price manipulation, unfair trading and other illegal means to tighten his control over the country’s biggest conglomerate. He has denied the allegations. | The heir to the South Korean tech and industrial giant, Lee Jae-yong, was indicted on Tuesday on charges of engaging in stock price manipulation, unfair trading and other illegal means to tighten his control over the country’s biggest conglomerate. He has denied the allegations. |
| Prosecutors could not arrest him because a court refused to issue an arrest warrant. Mr. Lee has been running Samsung since a heart attack incapacitated his father, Lee Kun-hee, in 2014. | Prosecutors could not arrest him because a court refused to issue an arrest warrant. Mr. Lee has been running Samsung since a heart attack incapacitated his father, Lee Kun-hee, in 2014. |
| Successive leaders of South Korea, including President Moon Jae-in, have vowed to eradicate corruption at the chaebol, or family-controlled conglomerates, that dominate the economy. But the courts have proved lenient toward chaebol executives. | Successive leaders of South Korea, including President Moon Jae-in, have vowed to eradicate corruption at the chaebol, or family-controlled conglomerates, that dominate the economy. But the courts have proved lenient toward chaebol executives. |
| Miners, loggers and farmers have turned vast parts of the Southern Cone of South America into grassland, driving jaguars to extinction in several of their former domains. Our reporter visited Iberá National Park in Argentina, where conservationists are working to bring back the top predators after more than seven decades of absence. | Miners, loggers and farmers have turned vast parts of the Southern Cone of South America into grassland, driving jaguars to extinction in several of their former domains. Our reporter visited Iberá National Park in Argentina, where conservationists are working to bring back the top predators after more than seven decades of absence. |
| The five felines chosen for rewilding came from zoos and had troubled pasts. Getting them to mate and hunt takes teams of people working untold hours from a distance. If all goes as planned, the jaguars will be fully released into the wild later this year or early in 2021. | The five felines chosen for rewilding came from zoos and had troubled pasts. Getting them to mate and hunt takes teams of people working untold hours from a distance. If all goes as planned, the jaguars will be fully released into the wild later this year or early in 2021. |
| Turkey: The authorities announced the arrest of Mahmut Ozden, described as a top Islamic State figure in Turkey, and said they suspect the group was planning an attack in Istanbul. | Turkey: The authorities announced the arrest of Mahmut Ozden, described as a top Islamic State figure in Turkey, and said they suspect the group was planning an attack in Istanbul. |
| Lebanon crisis: Making his second visit to Beirut since the deadly explosion on Aug. 4, President Emmanuel Macron of France met with political leaders and urged them to back an overhaul of government and measures to curb corruption. He warned that they could face international sanctions unless measures were taken. | Lebanon crisis: Making his second visit to Beirut since the deadly explosion on Aug. 4, President Emmanuel Macron of France met with political leaders and urged them to back an overhaul of government and measures to curb corruption. He warned that they could face international sanctions unless measures were taken. |
| Tennis: The U.S. Open began in New York, but without many of the world’s top tennis players such as Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Here are the highlights so far. | Tennis: The U.S. Open began in New York, but without many of the world’s top tennis players such as Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Here are the highlights so far. |
| Snapshot: Above, the first day of first grade in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday. We compiled photos of students around the world returning to classrooms this week after months of staying at home. | Snapshot: Above, the first day of first grade in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday. We compiled photos of students around the world returning to classrooms this week after months of staying at home. |
| What we’re reading: This Wired profile of BERA, the Georgian musician who is also the son of the country’s richest man and former prime minister. It’s a delight. | What we’re reading: This Wired profile of BERA, the Georgian musician who is also the son of the country’s richest man and former prime minister. It’s a delight. |
| Cook: These roasted tomato, mozzarella and pesto calzones are a good picnic option if you’re looking for a change from sandwiches. | Cook: These roasted tomato, mozzarella and pesto calzones are a good picnic option if you’re looking for a change from sandwiches. |
| Watch: “Away,” “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” and “Enola Holmes” are among our streaming picks in Australia. | Watch: “Away,” “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” and “Enola Holmes” are among our streaming picks in Australia. |
| Read: Sales of tell-all books about President Trump are soaring. With just two months to go before the U.S. elections, a new bumper crop of Trump books is landing, including a memoir by his former lawyer Michael Cohen. | Read: Sales of tell-all books about President Trump are soaring. With just two months to go before the U.S. elections, a new bumper crop of Trump books is landing, including a memoir by his former lawyer Michael Cohen. |
| For more ideas on what to read, cook, watch and do, browse our At Home section. | For more ideas on what to read, cook, watch and do, browse our At Home section. |
| Yesterday, we featured a discussion by Times reporters about the Democratic National Convention. Here, in part 2, John Eligon, who covers race; Annie Karni, who covers the White House; and Jonathan Martin, who covers politics, talked about the themes at the Republican National Convention and the strategies in play to help President Trump get re-elected. | Yesterday, we featured a discussion by Times reporters about the Democratic National Convention. Here, in part 2, John Eligon, who covers race; Annie Karni, who covers the White House; and Jonathan Martin, who covers politics, talked about the themes at the Republican National Convention and the strategies in play to help President Trump get re-elected. |
| Jonathan, talk about how President Trump and the Republicans chose to frame the events in Kenosha, Wis. What distinction are they drawing with Democrats about law and order? | Jonathan, talk about how President Trump and the Republicans chose to frame the events in Kenosha, Wis. What distinction are they drawing with Democrats about law and order? |
| The president is running in a moment where the country is suffering from a pandemic that has killed more than 180,000 people and thrown millions out of work, so Republicans see the Kenosha event as an opportunity to recast the campaign and make it more about disorder in American cities and charging that Joe Biden would tolerate or enable that. Obviously, it’s tough to drive that message when Mr. Biden is not the president when this is happening, but this is a matter of political necessity. | The president is running in a moment where the country is suffering from a pandemic that has killed more than 180,000 people and thrown millions out of work, so Republicans see the Kenosha event as an opportunity to recast the campaign and make it more about disorder in American cities and charging that Joe Biden would tolerate or enable that. Obviously, it’s tough to drive that message when Mr. Biden is not the president when this is happening, but this is a matter of political necessity. |
| Annie, we heard a lot about women, about suffrage. There was a lot of programming that hit that message. What do you think the aim of that was? | Annie, we heard a lot about women, about suffrage. There was a lot of programming that hit that message. What do you think the aim of that was? |
| The phrase I was tracking went like, “I wish you could see what I see”: this empathetic president who is kind. This was a theme over and over. It was an acknowledgment that he needs to increase his support with suburban women. That’s the best path he has to re-election, and it was a clear acknowledgment that just the base is not going to be enough. | The phrase I was tracking went like, “I wish you could see what I see”: this empathetic president who is kind. This was a theme over and over. It was an acknowledgment that he needs to increase his support with suburban women. That’s the best path he has to re-election, and it was a clear acknowledgment that just the base is not going to be enough. |
| How was this convention aimed at the swing states that were fundamental to his 2016 win? | How was this convention aimed at the swing states that were fundamental to his 2016 win? |
| Jonathan: If you look at the polling, the president has been trailing Biden consistently, but the margins got worse over the summer, and there’s been some analysis about what happened. You can basically trace it back to June and July, when two things happened. He responded to the Black Lives Matter protest in a way that was incendiary and turned off a lot of voters, including center and center right voters, and then the coronavirus flared back up and he wasn’t showing urgency in his response. | Jonathan: If you look at the polling, the president has been trailing Biden consistently, but the margins got worse over the summer, and there’s been some analysis about what happened. You can basically trace it back to June and July, when two things happened. He responded to the Black Lives Matter protest in a way that was incendiary and turned off a lot of voters, including center and center right voters, and then the coronavirus flared back up and he wasn’t showing urgency in his response. |
| Those two issues have given Biden a larger lead that may be temporary, so I think the mission in this convention was looking to places like Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania and trying to get back some of those voters they lost. | Those two issues have given Biden a larger lead that may be temporary, so I think the mission in this convention was looking to places like Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania and trying to get back some of those voters they lost. |
| Thank youTo Theodore Kim and Jahaan Singh for the break from the news. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com. | Thank youTo Theodore Kim and Jahaan Singh for the break from the news. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com. |
| P.S.• We’re listening to “The Daily.” Our latest episode is about Joe Biden’s speech in Pittsburgh this week. • Here’s our Mini Crossword, and a clue: Where clouds form (three letters). You can find all our puzzles here.• Dodai Stewart, a deputy editor on our Metro desk with a passion for visual storytelling, will be joining Special Projects as the deputy editor for Narrative Projects. | P.S.• We’re listening to “The Daily.” Our latest episode is about Joe Biden’s speech in Pittsburgh this week. • Here’s our Mini Crossword, and a clue: Where clouds form (three letters). You can find all our puzzles here.• Dodai Stewart, a deputy editor on our Metro desk with a passion for visual storytelling, will be joining Special Projects as the deputy editor for Narrative Projects. |