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EDITORIAL, OP-ED A26-27

Millions of people, driving minivans as well as luxury cars,have lined up at food pantries because of job losses caused by the pandemic. In conversations,

families spoke of gratitude and shame, and what it feels like not to choose what you eat. Above,Clara McMillin of Jackson, Miss., celebrating her fourth birthday. Pages A15-19.

By TIM ARANGO; Photographs by BRENDA ANN KENNEALLY

Summer of Want

Donald J. Trump leaned for-ward in his chair in the CapitolHill hearing room, tossed asidehis prepared remarks as too“boring” and told lawmakers onan October day in 1993 thatgranting gaming licenses toNative American reservations inNew York, New Jersey and Con-necticut — a threat to Mr.Trump’s own casinos — would bea big mistake.

There were criminal elementsat work in the reservations, hewarned ominously and withoutevidence. “It will be the biggestscandal ever, the biggest since AlCapone,” Mr. Trump said.

Then he went a step furtherand cast doubt on the NativeAmericans themselves. “If you

look at some of the reservationsthat you’ve approved, that you,sir, in your great wisdom haveapproved,” Mr. Trump told Rep-resentative George Miller, aCalifornia Democrat who hassince retired, “I will tell you rightnow: They don’t look like Indiansto me.”

For decades, President Trumphas sown distrust in almosteverything he touches. FromNative Americans and businesscompetition in New York toPresident Barack Obama’s birth-place to America’s intelligenceagencies to the special counselinvestigation he calls the “Russiahoax,” Mr. Trump’s goal has beento undermine the opposition, rely

Trump’s Trusted Ploy: Spreading Distrust

NEWS ANALYSIS

By MAGGIE HABERMAN and KATIE ROGERS

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KENOSHA, Wis. — Drawing asharp contrast with PresidentTrump, Joseph R. Biden Jr. onThursday aligned himselfstrongly and sympatheticallywith protesters of racial injusticeand with Black voters during anafternoon of raw interactions withpeople still grappling with the po-lice shooting of Jacob Blake.

Two days after Mr. Trump trav-eled to Kenosha to focus attentionon street violence and disorder,Mr. Biden sought to strike a drasti-cally different tone, as he repudi-ated the president’s divisive ap-

proach to matters of racial injus-tice and civil unrest and offered analternative vision focused on na-tional unity.

In his first day of campaigningoutside his home state of Dela-ware or neighboring Pennsylva-nia since the coronavirus pan-demic hit in March, Mr. Biden metfor about an hour with Mr. Blake’sfamily and legal team immedi-ately after landing in the critical

Biden Declares Himself an Ally of the ProtestersBy NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS

and KATIE GLUECK

Joseph R. Biden Jr. praying before a community meeting in Kenosha, Wis., on Thursday.KRISTON JAE BETHEL FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Striking a Contrast WithTrump on Justice

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BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Hermother, a housekeeper, nevermade it past second grade. Her fa-ther, a policeman, never finishedhigh school.

But Lina Prieto had won a spotin the writing program at Co-lombia’s most prestigious publicuniversity. Her goal — to write thenext great Latin American novel— felt within reach.

Over the past two decades, mil-lions of young people in LatinAmerica became the first in theirfamilies to head to college, a his-

toric expansion that promised topropel a generation into the pro-fessional class and transform theregion.

But as the pandemic grips theregion, killing hundreds of thou-sands and devastating econo-mies, an alarming reversal is un-

derway: Millions of universitystudents are leaving their studies,according to the Inter-AmericanDevelopment Bank.

Enrollment is expected to dropby as much as 25 percent in Co-lombia by the end of the year, withsimilar numbers expected inother countries.

The exodus threatens decadesof achievement that helped moveentire communities out of poverty.And it is a big step back for a re-gion struggling to escape its cen-turies-old trap — an often destruc-tive dependence on exporting raw

Decades of Success Wiped Out in Latin AmericaBy JULIE TURKEWITZ

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Pandemic Is Forcing aGeneration to Put Its

Studies on Hold

WASHINGTON — Prime Min-ister Benjamin Netanyahu of Is-rael privately went along with aplan for the Trump administrationto sell advanced weapons to theUnited Arab Emirates, despitepublicly saying later that he op-posed the arms deal, according toofficials familiar with the negotia-tions.

Mr. Netanyahu chose not to tryto block the deal as he took part ina broader effort in recent monthsto secure a diplomatic break-through normalizing relations be-tween Israel and the Emirates, theofficials said. President Trump an-nounced the initiative to great fan-fare last month, without mention-ing the arms discussions thatwere proceeding on a paralleltrack.

But after news of the arms salebecame public late last month, theIsraeli prime minister repeatedlydenied that he had given assur-ances to the Trump administra-tion that Israel would not opposethe Emirati arms deal. The offi-cials said Mr. Netanyahu’s publicstatements were false. He thenstopped publicly complainingabout the proposed arms sale af-ter a meeting with Secretary ofState Mike Pompeo in Jerusalemlast week that brought the Israeliprime minister back in line, the of-ficials said.

The White House has acceler-ated its push in recent weeks tosell a package of cutting-edgeweapons to the Emirates, includ-ing F-35 fighter jets and Reaperdrones. The deal also includesEA-18G Growler jets — electronicwarfare planes that pave the wayfor stealth attacks by jamming en-emy air defenses. That element ofthe package has not previouslybeen reported.

The United Arab Emirates haslong sought more advanced weap-ons, but Israelis have feared ashift in the balance of military

Israel’s Leader Said to AssentTo U.A.E. Sale

This article is by Mark Mazzetti,Edward Wong and Michael LaFor-gia.

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WASHINGTON — The JusticeDepartment plans to bring an an-titrust case against Google assoon as this month, after AttorneyGeneral William P. Barr overruledcareer lawyers who said theyneeded more time to build astrong case against one of theworld’s wealthiest, most formida-ble technology companies, ac-cording to five people briefed oninternal department conversa-tions.

Justice Department officialstold lawyers involved in the an-titrust inquiry into Alphabet, theparent company of Google andYouTube, to wrap up their work bythe end of September, according tothree of the people. Most of the 40-odd lawyers who had been work-ing on the investigation opposedthe deadline. Some said theywould not sign the complaint, andseveral of them left the case thissummer.

Some argued this summer in amemo that ran hundreds of pagesthat they could bring a strong casebut needed more time, accordingto people who described the docu-ment. Disagreement persistedamong the team over how broadthe complaint should be and whatGoogle could do to resolve theproblems the government uncov-ered. The lawyers viewed thedeadline as arbitrary.

While there were disagree-ments about tactics, career law-yers also expressed concerns thatMr. Barr wanted to announce thecase in September to take creditfor action against a powerful techcompany under the Trump admin-istration.

But Mr. Barr felt that the de-partment had moved too slowlyand that the deadline was not un-reasonable, according to a seniorJustice Department official.

A former telecom industry ex-ecutive who argued an antitrustmatter before the Supreme Court,Mr. Barr has shown a deep inter-est in the Google investigation. Hehas requested regular briefingson the department’s case, takingthick binders of information aboutit on trips and vacations and re-turning with ideas and notes.

When Mr. Barr imposed a dead-line on the investigation, somelawyers feared that the move wasin keeping with his willingness tooverride the recommendations ofcareer lawyers in cases that are ofkeen interest to President Trump,who has accused Google of biasagainst him.

The Google case could also giveMr. Trump and Mr. Barr an elec-

U.S. PreparingAntitrust CaseAgainst Google

Barr Ignores Lawyers’Calls to Go Slow

By KATIE BENNERand CECILIA KANG

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — SevenRochester police officers weresuspended on Thursday in the suf-focation of a Black man as he wasbeing detained in March, althoughthe mayor and senior state offi-cials faced escalating questionsabout why more than five monthspassed before action was taken.

The man, Daniel Prude, whowas having a psychotic episode,was handcuffed by officers afterhe ran into the street naked in themiddle of the cold night and told atleast one passer-by that he hadthe coronavirus. Mr. Prude beganspitting, and the officers re-sponded by pulling a mesh hoodover his head, according to policebody camera footage.

When he tried to rise, the offi-

cers forced Mr. Prude face downon the ground, one of them push-ing his head to the pavement, thevideo footage showed. Mr. Prudewas held down by the police fortwo minutes, and had to be resus-citated. He died a week later at thehospital.

His death did not receive wide-spread attention until Wednesday,when his family released raw po-lice videos of the encounter, whichthey just obtained through anopen records request. The scene— a Black man, handcuffed andsitting in a street, wearing nothingbut a white hood — seemed ashocking combination of physicalhelplessness and racist imageryfrom another era.

Rochester, a city of 200,000 inWestern New York, became thelatest city to be roiled by the death

ROCHESTER POLICESUSPEND OFFICERSOVER MAN’S DEATH

A DELAY OF FIVE MONTHS

Pushed to the PavementWithout Clothes and

Placed in a Hood

This article is by Sarah MaslinNir, Michael Wilson, Troy Clossonand Jesse McKinley.

Protesters on Wednesday onthe streets of Rochester, N.Y.

JOSHUA RASHAAD McFADDEN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

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The American Museum of Natural His-tory will allow hundreds, not thousands,of visitors when it reopens next week.Above, scratching an itch. PAGE C9

WEEKEND ARTS C1-12

Just a Little Lower, PleaseCalifornia turned to batteries whendemand for electricity exceeded supplyduring a recent heat wave. PAGE B1

BUSINESS B1-6

Jump-Starting the GridA confidential U.N. report details exten-sive breaches of the arms embargo onLibya by eight countries. PAGE A7

INTERNATIONAL A7-10

Fueling the War in Libya

Tom Seaver, who died Monday at age75, was recalled as a masterly pitcherwho defined the Mets for a generationand belongs in the pantheon of thegame’s greatest players. PAGE B7

SPORTSFRIDAY B7-12

‘He Was the Perfect Pro’

Some Black residents of Kenosha, Wis.,aren’t convinced that casting a ballotwill solve systemic problems. PAGE A11

NATIONAL A11-23

Outraged and Disengaged

Aleksei A. Navalny’s poisoning putsnew pressure on the German chancellorto halt a Russian project. PAGE A7

Merkel and the PipelineOfficials are disavowing the president’ssuggestion that voters test fraud safe-guards by casting two ballots. PAGE A13

Trump’s Voting Idea? IllegalThe social network said it would takemeasures to reduce misinformation andinterference before the vote. PAGE B1

Facebook’s Election Actions

The Nets hired Steve Nash, a Hall ofFame point guard with no coachingexperience, as their new head coach,reportedly because of his strong rela-tionship with Kevin Durant. PAGE B7

Nets Make a Stunning Move

The White House’s top adviser sug-gested it was highly unlikely a vaccinefor the coronavirus would be ready byElection Day. PAGE A4

TRACKING AN OUTBREAK A4-6

Doubts on Vaccine Timing

Late Edition

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