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| We’re covering growing calls for accountability in Italy, the pandemic’s exposing of American weaknesses, and a deeply divided European Union. | We’re covering growing calls for accountability in Italy, the pandemic’s exposing of American weaknesses, and a deeply divided European Union. |
| The leaders of E.U. countries agreed on Thursday to draw up plans for a recovery fund to help rebuild their battered economies. Whether they can agree on details, like how big the fund should be or how to distribute it, is another matter. | The leaders of E.U. countries agreed on Thursday to draw up plans for a recovery fund to help rebuild their battered economies. Whether they can agree on details, like how big the fund should be or how to distribute it, is another matter. |
| Southern countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic want a recovery fund of more than a trillion euros, given in grants rather than loans. That idea does not appeal to wealthier, healthier nations, which have also resisted calls for the bloc to issue joint debt. | Southern countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic want a recovery fund of more than a trillion euros, given in grants rather than loans. That idea does not appeal to wealthier, healthier nations, which have also resisted calls for the bloc to issue joint debt. |
| A package worth 540 billion euros, or about $580 billion, will be available by June 1, the European Council president said. | A package worth 540 billion euros, or about $580 billion, will be available by June 1, the European Council president said. |
| Context: An even economic recovery across 27 nations — population 440 million — is crucial for the bloc to continue functioning as a single market and to stabilize the euro. | Context: An even economic recovery across 27 nations — population 440 million — is crucial for the bloc to continue functioning as a single market and to stabilize the euro. |
| Markets: Futures markets predicted desultory openings for Wall Street and Europe. | |
| Here are the latest updates and maps of the outbreak. | |
| Also: An offer of $12.1 million in economic aid from the United States to Greenland was met with wariness, reviving memories of President Trump’s interest last year in buying the country. | Also: An offer of $12.1 million in economic aid from the United States to Greenland was met with wariness, reviving memories of President Trump’s interest last year in buying the country. |
| The Times is providing free access to much of our coronavirus coverage, and our Coronavirus Briefing newsletter — like all of our newsletters — is free. Please consider supporting our journalism with a subscription. | The Times is providing free access to much of our coronavirus coverage, and our Coronavirus Briefing newsletter — like all of our newsletters — is free. Please consider supporting our journalism with a subscription. |
| As epidemics slow in Europe, governments are moving gingerly to reopen countries. On Thursday, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany warned state governors that loosening restrictions too quickly would ”squander what we have achieved.” | As epidemics slow in Europe, governments are moving gingerly to reopen countries. On Thursday, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany warned state governors that loosening restrictions too quickly would ”squander what we have achieved.” |
| Italy, which has Europe’s highest death toll in the crisis, is fielding mounting calls from the public to hold someone accountable. | Italy, which has Europe’s highest death toll in the crisis, is fielding mounting calls from the public to hold someone accountable. |
| Prosecutors are investigating whether errors by the authorities contributed to the country’s deadliest clusters. and directors of one nursing home where residents died may potentially face charges of manslaughter. | Prosecutors are investigating whether errors by the authorities contributed to the country’s deadliest clusters. and directors of one nursing home where residents died may potentially face charges of manslaughter. |
| Details: About 45,000 relatives of coronavirus victims who believe not enough was done have joined a Facebook group called “NOI denunceremo” (“We will denounce you.”) | Details: About 45,000 relatives of coronavirus victims who believe not enough was done have joined a Facebook group called “NOI denunceremo” (“We will denounce you.”) |
| Quote of note: “Phase 3 is going to be the criminalization of the contagion,” said one journalist. “The pandemic is going to turn into a big collective trial.” | Quote of note: “Phase 3 is going to be the criminalization of the contagion,” said one journalist. “The pandemic is going to turn into a big collective trial.” |
| With U.S. unemployment numbers passing 26 million on Thursday, growing deaths and snaking unemployment lines, the pandemic is shaking assumptions about American exceptionalism. | With U.S. unemployment numbers passing 26 million on Thursday, growing deaths and snaking unemployment lines, the pandemic is shaking assumptions about American exceptionalism. |
| The crisis has exposed two weaknesses of the United States: the erratic leadership of President Trump, who has devalued scientific expertise, and deep structural problems like a dysfunctional health care system and a lack of a social safety net. | The crisis has exposed two weaknesses of the United States: the erratic leadership of President Trump, who has devalued scientific expertise, and deep structural problems like a dysfunctional health care system and a lack of a social safety net. |
| Europeans are looking at the world’s richest and most powerful nation with disbelief. “America has not done badly, it has done exceptionally badly,” a Paris-based political scientist said. | Europeans are looking at the world’s richest and most powerful nation with disbelief. “America has not done badly, it has done exceptionally badly,” a Paris-based political scientist said. |
| The nation’s initial downplaying of the crisis, along with China’s authoritarian measures, have become lessons in how not to fight the pandemic. “These are two extremes, neither of which can be a model for Europe,” said Heiko Maas, the German foreign minister. | The nation’s initial downplaying of the crisis, along with China’s authoritarian measures, have become lessons in how not to fight the pandemic. “These are two extremes, neither of which can be a model for Europe,” said Heiko Maas, the German foreign minister. |
| Looking ahead: Here’s what five leading models are predicting the next month in the U.S. will look like. And get familiar with R0, the new metric that may soon shape our lives. | Looking ahead: Here’s what five leading models are predicting the next month in the U.S. will look like. And get familiar with R0, the new metric that may soon shape our lives. |
| High prevalence: A survey of 3,000 grocery shoppers in New York State showed a staggeringly high rate of positive tests for antibodies to the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday. The results suggest a far wider outbreak than previously thought. | High prevalence: A survey of 3,000 grocery shoppers in New York State showed a staggeringly high rate of positive tests for antibodies to the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday. The results suggest a far wider outbreak than previously thought. |
| In other news: | In other news: |
| Religious leaders in Pakistan have successfully lobbied the government to exempt mosques from lockdown orders during Ramadan, which begins this week. | Religious leaders in Pakistan have successfully lobbied the government to exempt mosques from lockdown orders during Ramadan, which begins this week. |
| With the pandemic stilling political protests in places like Hong Kong, New Delhi and Beirut, protest leaders face the question of what happens next. | With the pandemic stilling political protests in places like Hong Kong, New Delhi and Beirut, protest leaders face the question of what happens next. |
| Chinese officials have imposed restrictions in some northern regions after new cases of the coronavirus were reported. The country will donate an additional $30 million to the World Health Organization after President Trump said he would suspend U.S. funding to the agency. | Chinese officials have imposed restrictions in some northern regions after new cases of the coronavirus were reported. The country will donate an additional $30 million to the World Health Organization after President Trump said he would suspend U.S. funding to the agency. |
| The pandemic death toll in Ecuador is 15 times higher than the official count, a Times analysis indicates — suggesting the country has one of the world’s most devastating outbreaks. | The pandemic death toll in Ecuador is 15 times higher than the official count, a Times analysis indicates — suggesting the country has one of the world’s most devastating outbreaks. |
| Britain has insisted its response to the crisis has followed the advice of a scientific advisory group. But who those scientists are, and how they advise, is a mystery. | Britain has insisted its response to the crisis has followed the advice of a scientific advisory group. But who those scientists are, and how they advise, is a mystery. |
| Above, Gabrielle Hamilton outside her bistro, Prune, in New York. With daily sales dwindling and a shutdown looming, the beloved restaurant closed in mid-March, ending a vibrant 20-year legacy. | Above, Gabrielle Hamilton outside her bistro, Prune, in New York. With daily sales dwindling and a shutdown looming, the beloved restaurant closed in mid-March, ending a vibrant 20-year legacy. |
| It’s not clear which restaurants will survive the pandemic. But the industry’s fragility has long been troubling. (Don’t ask her about brunch.) | |
| “For the past 10 years I’ve been staring wide-eyed and with alarm as the sweet, gentle citizen restaurant transformed into a kind of unruly colossal beast,” she writes. “It has always been hard, but when did it get this hard?” | “For the past 10 years I’ve been staring wide-eyed and with alarm as the sweet, gentle citizen restaurant transformed into a kind of unruly colossal beast,” she writes. “It has always been hard, but when did it get this hard?” |
| South Korea: The mayor of the country’s second-largest city, Busan, resigned after admitting to sexual misconduct, the latest prominent South Korean to fall as the #MeToo movement has rippled though the male-dominated society. | South Korea: The mayor of the country’s second-largest city, Busan, resigned after admitting to sexual misconduct, the latest prominent South Korean to fall as the #MeToo movement has rippled though the male-dominated society. |
| Syria war crimes: Two former Syrian security officers accused of torturing their detainees went on trial in Germany on charges of crimes against humanity. Activists say the case is pivotal in efforts to hold perpetrators accountable for horrific abuses in Syria’s civil war. | |
| Snapshot: Above, the marquee at the historic Alex Theater in the Los Angeles area. Hardy reputation aside, all of Hollywood’s vintage movie palaces have been closed for more than a month, with only guesses as to when they might revive. | |
| European football: Judges, prosecutors and even Portugal’s prime minister count themselves as Benfica supporters. The problem is when those fans preside over cases affecting the club’s interests. | |
| What we’re reading: Slate’s collection of the voices of people who survived Ebola, SARS and even the 1918 flu. “These remarkable reflections on past pandemics help us begin to see what it will be like to come out the other side of this one,” writes Elizabeth Dias, our national religion correspondent. | What we’re reading: Slate’s collection of the voices of people who survived Ebola, SARS and even the 1918 flu. “These remarkable reflections on past pandemics help us begin to see what it will be like to come out the other side of this one,” writes Elizabeth Dias, our national religion correspondent. |
| Cook: Namoura, a cake made from semolina flour, is soaked in syrup while it’s still warm. Perfect for iftar dinners during Ramadan. | Cook: Namoura, a cake made from semolina flour, is soaked in syrup while it’s still warm. Perfect for iftar dinners during Ramadan. |
| Listen: There’s a new Lucinda Williams album, “Good Souls, Better Angels.” And our classical music critic, Anthony Tommasini, makes the case for the composer Leroy Anderson, “the unrivaled master of the light orchestral miniature.” | Listen: There’s a new Lucinda Williams album, “Good Souls, Better Angels.” And our classical music critic, Anthony Tommasini, makes the case for the composer Leroy Anderson, “the unrivaled master of the light orchestral miniature.” |
| Cope: Vanessa Friedman, our fashion editor, says there is a lot to consider as masks become fashion statements, whether consciously or not. Or join us for some guided meditation in nature, virtually. Finally, here’s an exercise guide for older adults. | Cope: Vanessa Friedman, our fashion editor, says there is a lot to consider as masks become fashion statements, whether consciously or not. Or join us for some guided meditation in nature, virtually. Finally, here’s an exercise guide for older adults. |
| At Home has our full collection of ideas on what to read, cook, watch, and do while staying safe at home. | At Home has our full collection of ideas on what to read, cook, watch, and do while staying safe at home. |
| The National Football League’s games start in August, so it has mostly dodged the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic so far. But its most spectacular off-season event began Thursday: the N.F.L. draft, when players learn if they’ll get million-dollar contracts. | |
| Last month, the N.F.L. canceled plans to hold its draft in Las Vegas with tens of thousands of fans in attendance. Instead, the three-day event will be captured for a television audience only, with league officials on camera from their homes. | Last month, the N.F.L. canceled plans to hold its draft in Las Vegas with tens of thousands of fans in attendance. Instead, the three-day event will be captured for a television audience only, with league officials on camera from their homes. |
| Ken Belson, who has covered the N.F.L. for The Times since 2013, offered insights about the draft in a chat with our Times Insider colleague Terence McGinley. Here are excerpts from their exchange, edited for brevity. | Ken Belson, who has covered the N.F.L. for The Times since 2013, offered insights about the draft in a chat with our Times Insider colleague Terence McGinley. Here are excerpts from their exchange, edited for brevity. |
| Does it surprise you that the N.F.L. has proceeded with its off-season? | Does it surprise you that the N.F.L. has proceeded with its off-season? |
| There were a handful of people who were calling on the N.F.L. to shut down in sympathy with the other leagues. There were teams that were nervous about the perception of newly minted millionaires at a time when people were hurting and unemployment was rising. Now, two teams told me how surprised they were at the positive reaction to N.F.L. free agency and the fact that they believe the fans have come to grips with that. | There were a handful of people who were calling on the N.F.L. to shut down in sympathy with the other leagues. There were teams that were nervous about the perception of newly minted millionaires at a time when people were hurting and unemployment was rising. Now, two teams told me how surprised they were at the positive reaction to N.F.L. free agency and the fact that they believe the fans have come to grips with that. |
| In this economy, with no new sports happening, the draft is going to be a ratings spectacle because there is little else to watch. And I think they believe it will be good for the country to have fresh content on TV. There are 32 new millionaires, it’s like a sports lottery. It’s a happy sports story when there’s a short supply of them. | In this economy, with no new sports happening, the draft is going to be a ratings spectacle because there is little else to watch. And I think they believe it will be good for the country to have fresh content on TV. There are 32 new millionaires, it’s like a sports lottery. It’s a happy sports story when there’s a short supply of them. |
| The development in recent years of off-season programming seems fortuitously positioned for this moment, right? | The development in recent years of off-season programming seems fortuitously positioned for this moment, right? |
| It’s been deliberate and they have been strategic. The draft has been perhaps the most obvious. They started moving it around the country. It would have been in Las Vegas this year. With each place they’ve moved, it’s gotten more sponsors. | It’s been deliberate and they have been strategic. The draft has been perhaps the most obvious. They started moving it around the country. It would have been in Las Vegas this year. With each place they’ve moved, it’s gotten more sponsors. |
| In a normal year, the draft speculation starts the minute the Super Bowl is over. It fills hours and hours of TV time when there are no games. How good does that get, if you are in the business of providing content, you don’t have to put on a game and it will still fill hours of talk radio and TV? | In a normal year, the draft speculation starts the minute the Super Bowl is over. It fills hours and hours of TV time when there are no games. How good does that get, if you are in the business of providing content, you don’t have to put on a game and it will still fill hours of talk radio and TV? |
| That’s it for this briefing. Have a good, and safe, weekend. | That’s it for this briefing. Have a good, and safe, weekend. |
| — Isabella | — Isabella |
| Thank youTo Theodore Kim and Jahaan Singh for the break from the news. Sanam Yar helped compile this briefing. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com. | Thank youTo Theodore Kim and Jahaan Singh for the break from the news. Sanam Yar helped compile this briefing. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com. |
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