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U(D54G1D)y+=!/!.!?!" Bret Stephens PAGE A23 EDITORIAL, OP-ED A22-23 ATLANTA — Weeks after a deadly virus reordered daily life in America, shuttering most busi- nesses and forcing most people in- doors, three states on Friday took tentative steps toward something resembling normalcy. But across Georgia, Alaska and Oklahoma, it was anything but business as usu- al. A barber giving a trim in Atlan- ta, with a face mask and latex gloves in place, was dressed more like a surgeon preparing for an ap- pendectomy. Beauty salons were asking customers to sign legal waivers before they had their hair colored or curled. And Georgia of- ficials recommended that salon owners perform temperature checks at their entrances. The openings triggered pas- sionate criticism, some of it com- ing from residents and business owners and some from much higher places. Gov. Brian Kemp’s order for Georgia was criticized as premature this week by President Trump, who has generally ex- pressed eagerness to open the American economy. In Atlanta, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms went on national television on Fri- day morning to urge her constitu- ents to stay home. Not everybody listened. Chris Edwards opened his At- lanta barbershop on Friday at 7 a.m., just as he did before the pan- demic swept the country. He wore a blue surgical mask and squeezed his hands into latex gloves that barely covered his palms. He did not think he would be busy, given the controversy over the governor’s order to let shops like his reopen in Georgia. And yet a modest stream of customers soon arrived, some braving the wait inside in chairs spread several feet apart, others hanging out just outside the door or in their cars. “I didn’t think I would be slammed,” Mr. Edwards, 47, said. “Some people are scared to get out. I get it.” The relaxed rules varied in the handful of states that took initial steps this week to reopen. Most of the nation was being far more cir- cumspect, aware that the United States has turned into the country with the highest number of known cases. Although there are signs that the alarming growth in THREE STATES EASE LIMITS ON A PUBLIC THAT’S STILL WARY Businesses Tiptoe Into a World of Masks, Gloves and Uneasy Customers By RICK ROJAS and RICHARD FAUSSET A barber in Broken Arrow, Okla., on Friday, the first day that some nonessential businesses could reopen in parts of the country. JOSEPH RUSHMORE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES Continued on Page A8 Four years ago, Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey made his vice presidential pitch to Hillary Clinton at her Washington home, months before she faced Donald J. Trump in the November election. Mr. Booker, the only African- American to make Mrs. Clinton’s shortlist, argued that the presence of a black running mate would mo- tivate black voters, helping Mrs. Clinton recreate the coalition that backed former President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. But Mrs. Clinton had won the Democratic nomination with sub- stantial black support, and some of her advisers argued that many black voters would already be en- ergized by Mr. Trump’s divisive candidacy and appeals to white conservatives, according to sev- eral people involved in the selec- tion. After weighing the strengths and weaknesses of Mr. Booker, among others, she chose Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, a white moderate widely seen as a safe, traditional pick. “Kaine brought good and solid credentials,” said Minyon Moore, a key adviser to Mrs. Clinton who participated in the selection process. “But the difference be- tween a Cory and Tim Kaine could’ve closed the enthusiasm gap. Looking back on it, it’s fair for people to ask if we should’ve fac- tored enthusiasm more into it.” No two presidential cycles are completely analogous, but as for- Pressure Rises for Biden’s Pick to Be Not Only Female, but Black By ASTEAD W. HERNDON Seeking Running Mate Who Can Rally Base Continued on Page A20 JAMES ESTRIN/THE NEW YORK TIMES The body of Jesse James McLellan, who died of Covid-19, was brought near his home in Brooklyn. Taking the Funeral to the Mourners WASHINGTON — For Presi- dent Trump, who adores the pomp and precision of military ceremo- nies, this was the year he would fi- nally get one of the special perks of being president — delivering the commencement address at West Point, the only service acad- emy where he has not spoken. But the graduation was post- poned because of the coronavirus, the cadets were sent home and of- ficials at the school were not sure when it would be held or even whether it was a good idea to hold it. The Naval Academy, for its part, decided it was too risky to recall its nearly 1,000 graduating mid- shipmen to Annapolis, Md., for a commencement. Those graduates will have a virtual event. But the Air Force Academy, in contrast to the other schools, sent home its underclassmen, locked down its seniors on campus, moved up graduation, mandated social dis- tancing — and went ahead with plans for Vice President Mike Pence to be its speaker. And so last Friday, the day be- fore Mr. Pence was to speak at the Air Force ceremony in Colorado, Mr. Trump, never one to be up- staged, abruptly announced that he would, in fact, be speaking at West Point. That was news to everyone, in- cluding officials at West Point, ac- cording to three people involved with or briefed on the event. The academy had been looking at the option of a delayed presidential commencement in June, but had yet to complete any plans. With Mr. Trump’s pre-emptive state- ment, they are now summoning 1,000 cadets scattered across the country to return to campus in New York, the state that is the cen- Trump Speech Creates a Risk At West Point By ERIC SCHMITT and ANNIE KARNI Continued on Page A7 WASHINGTON — In Mary- land, so many callers flooded a health hotline with questions that the state’s Emergency Manage- ment Agency had to issue a warn- ing that “under no circumstances” should any disinfectant be taken to treat the coronavirus. In Wash- ington State, officials urged peo- ple not to consume laundry deter- gent capsules. Across the country on Friday, health professionals sounded the alarm. Injecting bleach or highly con- centrated rubbing alcohol “causes massive organ damage and the blood cells in the body to basically burst,” Dr. Diane P. Calello, the medical director of the New Jer- sey Poison Information and Edu- cation System, said in an inter- view. “It can definitely be a fatal event.” Even the makers of Clorox and Lysol pleaded with Americans not to inject or ingest their products. The frantic reaction was prompted by President Trump’s suggestion on Thursday at a White House briefing that an “in- jection inside” the human body with a disinfectant like bleach or isopropyl alcohol could help com- bat the virus. “And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute,” Mr. Trump said after a presenta- tion from William N. Bryan, an acting under secretary for science at the Department of Homeland Security, detailed the virus’s pos- sible susceptibility to bleach and alcohol. “One minute,” the president said. “And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning? Be- cause you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. So it would be inter- esting to check that.” Dr. Deborah L. Birx, the White House’s coronavirus response co- ordinator, was sitting to the side in the White House briefing room, blinking hard and looking at the floor as he spoke. Later, Mr. Trump asked her if she knew about “the heat and the light” as a potential cure. Dire Warnings as President Pushes Sham Cures This article is by Katie Rogers, Christine Hauser, Alan Yuhas and Maggie Haberman. Uproar at a Suggestion Disinfectants May Heal the Sick Continued on Page A5 A walk in the park brings tense flare-ups: Back off, you’re too close. Oh really? Then stay home. A loud neighbor, once a fleeting annoyance of urban life, is cause for complaint to the city. Wake at noon, still tired. The city’s can-do resilience has given way to resig- nation and random tears. In Queens, Nicole Roderka, 28, knows she must wear a mask out- side, fears the anxiety it might bring, and sets it aside. In Brook- lyn, Lauren Sellers grinds her teeth at night; there are sores in her mouth from the stress. When a 3-year-old boy in Manhattan’s In- wood section, Eli McKay, looked around and declared, “The virus is gone today, we can go see my friends,” his mother replied as if from one of his picture-book fan- tasies: “Maybe tomorrow.” A feeling of sadness shot through with frayed nerves could be felt in conversations in and around the city as the coronavirus outbreak in the world’s epicenter dragged toward its sixth week, its end still too far off to see. “This is the week where I feel like I have accepted this, and giv- en up,” Euna Chi of Brooklyn wrote in an email. “My daily com- mute to the couch feels ‘normal.’” The journey that began in March with an us-against-it unity, with homemade masks and do-it- Fraying Nerves Dishearten City As Crisis Drags By MICHAEL WILSON Complaints to 311 have risen, suggesting darkening moods. JAMES ESTRIN/THE NEW YORK TIMES Continued on Page A12 The pandemic led to the closing of the border between their countries, but two lovers manage daily trysts. PAGE A16 INTERNATIONAL A16-18 An International Affair Sergio Moro, a popular crusader against corruption, quit with a rebuke of President Jair Bolsonaro. PAGE A16 Brazil’s Justice Minister Resigns A review of the inquiry into links be- tween Russia and the Trump campaign has uncovered “troubling” findings, the attorney general suggested, without going into further detail. PAGE A19 NATIONAL A19-21 Justice Dept. Eyes Media Leak Stephen Miller, the architect of Presi- dent Trump’s immigration agenda, told conservative allies there is more to come. PAGE A21 First, Block the Green Cards The Democratic National Committee and the Biden campaign will merge their fund-raising efforts. PAGE A21 Biden and D.N.C. Join Forces Minus its usual pomp, the N.F.L. draft showed viewers a general manager’s children, a coach’s sublime landscape and some curious decorations. PAGE B8 SPORTSSATURDAY B8-11 A More Intimate Draft Day Revisiting the masterful coaching of Phil Jackson is one delight in the Netflix series on the Bulls dynasty. PAGE B8 The Man Who Ran the Bulls Major restaurant chains poured money into stock buybacks and dividends, leaving them vulnerable. PAGE B1 BUSINESS B1-7 What Ate Up All the Cash Though the choreographer Merce Cun- ningham is known for his tricky coordi- nations, the solo “50 Looks” is possibly his plainest. In a rare move, it is being broken down and taught online. PAGE C1 ARTS C1-8 Learn a Difficult Dance The Metropolitan Opera will throw an At-Home Gala on Saturday — starry, live-streamed performances that, in contrast to opera’s usual grandeur, will largely be filmed with phones. PAGE C1 Get Your Gown Ready Fifteen photographers documented, with intimate images and essays, their experiences dealing with isolation during the pandemic. A special section. THIS WEEKEND So Many Still Lives BRUSSELS — Bowing to heavy pressure from Beijing, European Union officials softened their criti- cism of China this week in a report documenting how governments push disinformation about the co- ronavirus pandemic, according to documents, emails and inter- views. Worried about the repercus- sions, European officials first de- layed and then rewrote the docu- ment in ways that diluted the fo- cus on China, a vital trading part- ner — taking a very different approach from the confronta- tional stance adopted by the Trump administration. The initial European Union re- port, obtained by The New York Times, was not particularly stri- dent: a routine roundup of pub- licly available information and news reports. It cited Beijing’s efforts to cur- tail mentions of the virus’s origins in China, in part by blaming the United States for spreading the disease internationally. It noted that Beijing had criticized France as slow to respond to the pan- demic and had pushed false accu- sations that French politicians used racist slurs against the head of the World Health Organization. The report also highlighted Rus- sian efforts to promote false health information and sow dis- trust in Western institutions. “China has continued to run a global disinformation campaign to deflect blame for the outbreak of the pandemic and improve its international image,” the initial re- port said. “Both overt and covert tactics have been observed.” But China moved quickly to block the document’s release, and the European Union pulled back. The report had been on the verge of publication, until senior officials ordered revisions to soften the language. “The Chinese are already threatening with reactions if the report comes out,” Lutz Güllner, a European Union diplomat, wrote E.U., Yielding To Irate China, Stifles Critique By MATT APUZZO Continued on Page A14 Late Edition VOL. CLXIX . . . No. 58,674 © 2020 The New York Times Company NEW YORK, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2020 Today, morning sunshine then clouds increase in the afternoon, high 62. Tonight, cloudy, showers late, low 46. Tomorrow, rain, chilly, high 50. Weather map, Page B9. $3.00
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Bret Stephens PAGE A23
EDITORIAL, OP-ED A22-23
ATLANTA — Weeks after adeadly virus reordered daily life inAmerica, shuttering most busi-nesses and forcing most people in-doors, three states on Friday tooktentative steps toward somethingresembling normalcy. But acrossGeorgia, Alaska and Oklahoma, itwas anything but business as usu-al.
A barber giving a trim in Atlan-ta, with a face mask and latexgloves in place, was dressed morelike a surgeon preparing for an ap-pendectomy. Beauty salons wereasking customers to sign legalwaivers before they had their haircolored or curled. And Georgia of-ficials recommended that salonowners perform temperaturechecks at their entrances.
The openings triggered pas-sionate criticism, some of it com-ing from residents and businessowners and some from muchhigher places. Gov. Brian Kemp’sorder for Georgia was criticized aspremature this week by PresidentTrump, who has generally ex-pressed eagerness to open theAmerican economy. In Atlanta,Mayor Keisha Lance Bottomswent on national television on Fri-day morning to urge her constitu-
ents to stay home.Not everybody listened.Chris Edwards opened his At-
lanta barbershop on Friday at 7a.m., just as he did before the pan-demic swept the country. He worea blue surgical mask andsqueezed his hands into latexgloves that barely covered hispalms. He did not think he wouldbe busy, given the controversyover the governor’s order to letshops like his reopen in Georgia.
And yet a modest stream ofcustomers soon arrived, somebraving the wait inside in chairsspread several feet apart, othershanging out just outside the dooror in their cars.
“I didn’t think I would beslammed,” Mr. Edwards, 47, said.“Some people are scared to getout. I get it.”
The relaxed rules varied in thehandful of states that took initialsteps this week to reopen. Most ofthe nation was being far more cir-cumspect, aware that the UnitedStates has turned into the countrywith the highest number of knowncases. Although there are signsthat the alarming growth in
THREE STATES EASELIMITS ON A PUBLICTHAT’S STILL WARY
Businesses Tiptoe Into a World of Masks,Gloves and Uneasy Customers
By RICK ROJAS and RICHARD FAUSSET
A barber in Broken Arrow, Okla., on Friday, the first day that some nonessential businesses could reopen in parts of the country.JOSEPH RUSHMORE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
Continued on Page A8
Four years ago, Senator CoryBooker of New Jersey made hisvice presidential pitch to HillaryClinton at her Washington home,months before she faced Donald J.Trump in the November election.
Mr. Booker, the only African-American to make Mrs. Clinton’sshortlist, argued that the presenceof a black running mate would mo-
tivate black voters, helping Mrs.Clinton recreate the coalition thatbacked former President BarackObama in 2008 and 2012.
But Mrs. Clinton had won theDemocratic nomination with sub-stantial black support, and someof her advisers argued that manyblack voters would already be en-ergized by Mr. Trump’s divisivecandidacy and appeals to whiteconservatives, according to sev-eral people involved in the selec-
tion. After weighing the strengthsand weaknesses of Mr. Booker,among others, she chose SenatorTim Kaine of Virginia, a whitemoderate widely seen as a safe,traditional pick.
“Kaine brought good and solidcredentials,” said Minyon Moore,a key adviser to Mrs. Clinton whoparticipated in the selectionprocess. “But the difference be-tween a Cory and Tim Kainecould’ve closed the enthusiasmgap. Looking back on it, it’s fair forpeople to ask if we should’ve fac-tored enthusiasm more into it.”
No two presidential cycles arecompletely analogous, but as for-
Pressure Rises for Biden’s Pick to Be Not Only Female, but BlackBy ASTEAD W. HERNDON Seeking Running Mate
Who Can Rally Base
Continued on Page A20
JAMES ESTRIN/THE NEW YORK TIMES
The body of Jesse James McLellan, who died of Covid-19, was brought near his home in Brooklyn.Taking the Funeral to the Mourners
WASHINGTON — For Presi-dent Trump, who adores the pompand precision of military ceremo-nies, this was the year he would fi-nally get one of the special perksof being president — deliveringthe commencement address atWest Point, the only service acad-emy where he has not spoken.
But the graduation was post-poned because of the coronavirus,the cadets were sent home and of-ficials at the school were not surewhen it would be held or evenwhether it was a good idea to holdit.
The Naval Academy, for its part,decided it was too risky to recallits nearly 1,000 graduating mid-shipmen to Annapolis, Md., for acommencement. Those graduateswill have a virtual event. But theAir Force Academy, in contrast tothe other schools, sent home itsunderclassmen, locked down itsseniors on campus, moved upgraduation, mandated social dis-tancing — and went ahead withplans for Vice President MikePence to be its speaker.
And so last Friday, the day be-fore Mr. Pence was to speak at theAir Force ceremony in Colorado,Mr. Trump, never one to be up-staged, abruptly announced thathe would, in fact, be speaking atWest Point.
That was news to everyone, in-cluding officials at West Point, ac-cording to three people involvedwith or briefed on the event. Theacademy had been looking at theoption of a delayed presidentialcommencement in June, but hadyet to complete any plans. WithMr. Trump’s pre-emptive state-ment, they are now summoning1,000 cadets scattered across thecountry to return to campus inNew York, the state that is the cen-
Trump SpeechCreates a Risk
At West Point
By ERIC SCHMITTand ANNIE KARNI
Continued on Page A7
WASHINGTON — In Mary-land, so many callers flooded ahealth hotline with questions thatthe state’s Emergency Manage-ment Agency had to issue a warn-ing that “under no circumstances”should any disinfectant be takento treat the coronavirus. In Wash-ington State, officials urged peo-ple not to consume laundry deter-gent capsules. Across the countryon Friday, health professionalssounded the alarm.
Injecting bleach or highly con-centrated rubbing alcohol “causesmassive organ damage and theblood cells in the body to basicallyburst,” Dr. Diane P. Calello, themedical director of the New Jer-sey Poison Information and Edu-
cation System, said in an inter-view. “It can definitely be a fatalevent.”
Even the makers of Clorox andLysol pleaded with Americans notto inject or ingest their products.
The frantic reaction wasprompted by President Trump’ssuggestion on Thursday at aWhite House briefing that an “in-jection inside” the human bodywith a disinfectant like bleach orisopropyl alcohol could help com-bat the virus.
“And then I see the disinfectant,where it knocks it out in a minute,”
Mr. Trump said after a presenta-tion from William N. Bryan, anacting under secretary for scienceat the Department of HomelandSecurity, detailed the virus’s pos-sible susceptibility to bleach andalcohol.
“One minute,” the presidentsaid. “And is there a way we can dosomething like that, by injectioninside or almost a cleaning? Be-cause you see it gets in the lungsand it does a tremendous numberon the lungs. So it would be inter-esting to check that.”
Dr. Deborah L. Birx, the WhiteHouse’s coronavirus response co-ordinator, was sitting to the side inthe White House briefing room,blinking hard and looking at thefloor as he spoke. Later, Mr.Trump asked her if she knewabout “the heat and the light” as apotential cure.
Dire Warnings as President Pushes Sham CuresThis article is by Katie Rogers,
Christine Hauser, Alan Yuhas andMaggie Haberman.
Uproar at a SuggestionDisinfectants May
Heal the Sick
Continued on Page A5
A walk in the park brings tenseflare-ups: Back off, you’re tooclose. Oh really? Then stay home.A loud neighbor, once a fleetingannoyance of urban life, is causefor complaint to the city. Wake atnoon, still tired. The city’s can-doresilience has given way to resig-nation and random tears.
In Queens, Nicole Roderka, 28,knows she must wear a mask out-side, fears the anxiety it mightbring, and sets it aside. In Brook-lyn, Lauren Sellers grinds herteeth at night; there are sores inher mouth from the stress. When a3-year-old boy in Manhattan’s In-wood section, Eli McKay, lookedaround and declared, “The virusis gone today, we can go see myfriends,” his mother replied as iffrom one of his picture-book fan-tasies: “Maybe tomorrow.”
A feeling of sadness shotthrough with frayed nerves couldbe felt in conversations in andaround the city as the coronavirusoutbreak in the world’s epicenterdragged toward its sixth week, itsend still too far off to see.
“This is the week where I feellike I have accepted this, and giv-en up,” Euna Chi of Brooklynwrote in an email. “My daily com-mute to the couch feels ‘normal.’”
The journey that began inMarch with an us-against-it unity,with homemade masks and do-it-
Fraying NervesDishearten CityAs Crisis Drags
By MICHAEL WILSON
Complaints to 311 have risen,suggesting darkening moods.
JAMES ESTRIN/THE NEW YORK TIMES
Continued on Page A12
The pandemic led to the closing of theborder between their countries, but twolovers manage daily trysts. PAGE A16
INTERNATIONAL A16-18
An International Affair
Sergio Moro, a popular crusaderagainst corruption, quit with a rebukeof President Jair Bolsonaro. PAGE A16
Brazil’s Justice Minister Resigns
A review of the inquiry into links be-tween Russia and the Trump campaignhas uncovered “troubling” findings, theattorney general suggested, withoutgoing into further detail. PAGE A19
NATIONAL A19-21
Justice Dept. Eyes Media Leak
Stephen Miller, the architect of Presi-dent Trump’s immigration agenda, toldconservative allies there is more tocome. PAGE A21
First, Block the Green Cards
The Democratic National Committeeand the Biden campaign will mergetheir fund-raising efforts. PAGE A21
Biden and D.N.C. Join Forces
Minus its usual pomp, the N.F.L. draftshowed viewers a general manager’schildren, a coach’s sublime landscapeand some curious decorations. PAGE B8
SPORTSSATURDAY B8-11
A More Intimate Draft Day
Revisiting the masterful coaching ofPhil Jackson is one delight in the Netflixseries on the Bulls dynasty. PAGE B8
The Man Who Ran the Bulls
Major restaurant chains poured moneyinto stock buybacks and dividends,leaving them vulnerable. PAGE B1
BUSINESS B1-7
What Ate Up All the Cash
Though the choreographer Merce Cun-ningham is known for his tricky coordi-nations, the solo “50 Looks” is possiblyhis plainest. In a rare move, it is beingbroken down and taught online. PAGE C1
ARTS C1-8
Learn a Difficult Dance
The Metropolitan Opera will throw anAt-Home Gala on Saturday — starry,live-streamed performances that, incontrast to opera’s usual grandeur, willlargely be filmed with phones. PAGE C1
Get Your Gown Ready
Fifteen photographers documented,with intimate images and essays, theirexperiences dealing with isolationduring the pandemic. A special section.
THIS WEEKEND
So Many Still Lives
BRUSSELS — Bowing to heavypressure from Beijing, EuropeanUnion officials softened their criti-cism of China this week in a reportdocumenting how governmentspush disinformation about the co-ronavirus pandemic, according todocuments, emails and inter-views.
Worried about the repercus-sions, European officials first de-layed and then rewrote the docu-ment in ways that diluted the fo-cus on China, a vital trading part-ner — taking a very differentapproach from the confronta-tional stance adopted by theTrump administration.
The initial European Union re-port, obtained by The New YorkTimes, was not particularly stri-dent: a routine roundup of pub-licly available information andnews reports.
It cited Beijing’s efforts to cur-tail mentions of the virus’s originsin China, in part by blaming theUnited States for spreading thedisease internationally. It notedthat Beijing had criticized Franceas slow to respond to the pan-demic and had pushed false accu-sations that French politiciansused racist slurs against the headof the World Health Organization.The report also highlighted Rus-sian efforts to promote falsehealth information and sow dis-trust in Western institutions.
“China has continued to run aglobal disinformation campaignto deflect blame for the outbreakof the pandemic and improve itsinternational image,” the initial re-port said. “Both overt and coverttactics have been observed.”
But China moved quickly toblock the document’s release, andthe European Union pulled back.The report had been on the vergeof publication, until senior officialsordered revisions to soften thelanguage.
“The Chinese are alreadythreatening with reactions if thereport comes out,” Lutz Güllner, aEuropean Union diplomat, wrote
E.U., YieldingTo Irate China,Stifles Critique
By MATT APUZZO
Continued on Page A14
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