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And now for the background story about …
The year in email
Steve Kenny, the Times’ senior editor for nights, briefs the newsroom about what happened while many of us were asleep. Five evenings a week, Mr. Kenny sends an email to editors and reporters around the world, summarizing the news and preparing others for the day ahead. Here are some of his “late notes” telling the story of 2020.
THURSDAY, JAN. 9, 2020. 2:08 pm
Sui-Lee Wee and Donald McNeil gave us the latest news that researchers in China have identified a new virus that is behind a mysterious pneumonial disease that has caused panic in the central China region. “There is no evidence that the virus, a coronavirus, is easily spread by humans and is not tied to death,” they write. “But health officials in China and internationally are watching it closely.”
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 3:52 am
Within five minutes tonight, President Trump concluded his coronavirus speech. Tom Hanks announced on Instagram that he and his wife Rita Wilson had tested positive, and the NBA said it would put their season on hold until further notice.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23rd, 12:40 am
White House Trade Advisor Peter Navarro raised the alarm tonight when he told Fox News the trade deal with China was “over”. He took it back pretty quickly – or rather said that what he said had been “wildly out of context” – but not before Asian stock markets began to plunge.
TUESDAY, OCT. 6. 01:58 am
We got off to a hectic start with Trump’s return to the White House and his dramatic maskless salute on the balcony overlooking the South Lawn. Then he released a video recorded in the White House telling Americans that Covid-19 was nothing to fear.
That’s it for this briefing. Until next time.
– Victoria
Many Thanks
To Theodore Kim and Jahaan Singh for the break from the news. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com.
PS
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