Thursday Briefing: G7 leaders weigh funding Ukraine with interest from Russian assets

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Slotnik](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGFuaWVsLWUtc2xvdG5paz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA2MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDk5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlX7fGpmCy43YlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Good morning. We’re covering the Group of 7 summit in Italy and new E.U. tariffs on Chinese E.V.s. Plus: Saudi Arabia’s bid for pro boxing. [President Biden walking up stairs to a helicopter as men in sunglasses stand guard.] President Biden leaving Delaware yesterday for the Group of 7 summit in Italy. Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times At G7, Biden will push to use Russian assets for Ukraine For two years, Western allies have debated how to deal with $300 billion in frozen Russian assets. The G7 leaders, who will meet beginning today in Italy, [seem to be on the brink of announcing a compromise](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDYvMTIvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvZzctYmlkZW4tZnJvemVuLXJ1c3NpYW4tYXNzZXRzLXVrcmFpbmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA2MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDk5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlX7fGpmCy43YlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). European leaders feared that seizing the assets would violate international law. So the Biden administration devised a plan to use the interest generated by them to back a loan that could be delivered immediately to Ukraine. The loan could be as large as $50 billion and would be repaid over time with the profits being generated from Russia’s money, Western officials said. The leaders are also expected to discuss the question of how to stop China from bolstering Russia by selling it “dual use” microelectronics and other gear to rebuild its military. The Biden administration announced yesterday that it would add sanctions [aimed at stopping China from helping the Kremlin](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91cy1ydXNzaWEtY2hpbmEtc2FuY3Rpb25zLWc3Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA5OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZV-3xqZgsuN2JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in its invasion of Ukraine. In related news, Ukraine plans to [auction about 20 state-owned companies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1wcml2YXRpemF0aW9uLXdhci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDYxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYwOTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY5NDM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVft8amYLLjdiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to fund its war effort and help its economy. [Two factory workers wearing blue hard hats inspect cars that are raised up on lifts above the concrete floor. ] An electric vehicle plant in Ningbo, China. Gilles Sabrie for The New York Times E.U. placed more tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles The E.U. said yesterday that it would [impose additional tariffs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9idXNpbmVzcy9ldS1jaGluYS1ldi10YXJpZmZzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA5OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZV-3xqZgsuN2JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) of up to 38 percent on electric vehicles imported from China. Leaders called the measure an effort to protect manufacturers from unfair competition. The move comes a month after the U.S. quadrupled its tariffs on Chinese E.V.s to 100 percent. “By making it more expensive for consumers to buy lower-cost Chinese imports, the tariffs could slow adoption of electric vehicles in Europe — and also slow progress on emissions reduction,” said my colleague Jim Tankersley, who writes about U.S. economic policy. “But they could also help guard against job losses for European automakers,” he added. “That protection could help to maintain political support for green initiatives at a time when Europe’s decarbonization efforts are increasingly drawing backlash from voters who are upset with rapid price increases in recent years.” Here’s what this means for consumers and [what could happen next.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9idXNpbmVzcy9ldS1jaGluZXNlLWV2LXRhcmlmZnMtZXhwbGFpbmVkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA5OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZV-3xqZgsuN2JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [About half a dozen women wearing red head coverings while standing in a line.] Migrants arriving in the Canary Islands in April. Carlos De Saa/EPA, via Shutterstock How migration is shaping Western politics The recent European Parliament elections are the latest sign of immigration’s power to shape the West, [David Leonhardt writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDYvMTIvYnJpZWZpbmcvaW1taWdyYXRpb24tZXVyb3BlYW4tdXMtZWxlY3Rpb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA5OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZV-3xqZgsuN2JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). ​Right-wing parties that had promised to reduce the flow of migration made gains, and center-right parties finished first by adopting a more restrictive stance. The modern migration boom in the West has had major advantages, but it has also had downsides. More competition can hurt workers, governments strain to provide social services and some people can feel uncomfortable with societal changes. Historically, major immigration spikes have led to political backlashes, like Brexit. For years, mainstream Western politicians dismissed voters’ concerns about immigration as inherently ignorant or xenophobic, and many of those disaffected voters came to support parties on the extreme right. But recently, there are signs that the political left and center have returned to a more nuanced approach that celebrates immigrants while emphasizing border security. 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Other News - France: The country’s president, Emmanuel Macron, warned of chaos, lawlessness and a society with “[true French citizens and lesser ones](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvbWFjcm9uLWZyYW5jZS1lbGVjdGlvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA2MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDk5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlX7fGpmCy43YlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)” if the far right came to power. - Kuwait: At least [49 people were killed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDYvMTIvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9maXJlLWt1d2FpdC1taWdyYW50LXdvcmtlci1ob3VzaW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA5OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZV-3xqZgsuN2JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) yesterday when a fire broke out in a building with scores of low-income workers. - Germany: The coalition of the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, was thrashed in European Parliamentary elections, but he is unlikely to call for snap elections like France’s president did. [Here’s why](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDYvMTIvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2VsZWN0aW9uLWdlcm1hbnktb2xhZi1zY2hvbHouaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA2MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDk5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlX7fGpmCy43YlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Pakistan: [Deadly street crime](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2thcmFjaGktdmlvbGVuY2UtY3JpbWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA2MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDk5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlX7fGpmCy43YlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) has returned to Karachi, the country’s largest city. - Greece: Some [schools closed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDYvMTIvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2dyZWVjZS1oZWF0LWFjcm9wb2xpcy1zY2hvb2xzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA5OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZV-3xqZgsuN2JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and the Acropolis restricted visiting hours because of intense heat. Temperatures might set a record today. - Britain: Voters in postindustrial regions have [soured on the Conservatives](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDYvMTIvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrLWNvbnNlcnZhdGl2ZXMtZWxlY3Rpb24tcmVkLXdhbGwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA2MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDk5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlX7fGpmCy43YlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Netherlands: Three men were convicted in the [killing of the renowned crime journalist Peter de Vries](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDYvMTIvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3BldGVyLWRlLXZyaWVzLW11cmRlci1uZXRoZXJsYW5kcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDYxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYwOTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY5NDM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVft8amYLLjdiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). MORNING READ [Astronauts inside a space capsule in microgravity. One of them at right holds a device up to her eye with her left hand while she taps at a smartphone with her right.] SpaceX Space travel changes people, and not just by instilling a sense of awe. Four nonprofessional astronauts who spent three days off Earth [experienced physical and mental effects](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDYvMTIvc2NpZW5jZS9hc3Ryb25hdXRzLXNwYWNlLWhlYWx0aC1pbnNwaXJhdGlvbjQtbWVkaWNhbC1yZWNvcmRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA5OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZV-3xqZgsuN2JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), like modest declines on cognitive tests and genetic changes within their cells, scientists reported in several papers. None of the changes appeared to be serious, and the astronauts mostly returned to normal after touching back down on Earth. But the results highlighted how little researchers know. Lives lived: Françoise Hardy, the pop icon who incarnated a 1960s cool still treasured by the French, [died at 80](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9hcnRzL211c2ljL2ZyYW5jb2lzZS1oYXJkeS1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA5OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZV-3xqZgsuN2JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Listen to [a selection of her songs.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi9hcnRzL211c2ljL2ZyYW5jb2lzZS1oYXJkeS1wbGF5bGlzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDYxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYwOTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY5NDM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVft8amYLLjdiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) CONVERSATION STARTERS - America’s oldest man? Morrie Markoff [died this month at 110](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMS91cy9tb3JyaWUtbWFya29mZi1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA5OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZV-3xqZgsuN2JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). His brain has been donated for research on what is known as super-aging. - Mood board: For some weddings, the wardrobe guidance is [really specific](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8wOC9zdHlsZS93ZWRkaW5nLWRyZXNzLWNvZGVzLW1vb2QtYm9hcmQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA2MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDk5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlX7fGpmCy43YlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Looking back: Scientists may have been studying fossils of Pikaia, an ancient sea creature that many paleontologists see as an ancestor of vertebrates, [upside down](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMS9zY2llbmNlL3Bpa2FpYS12ZXJ0ZWJyYXRlLWV2b2x1dGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDI0MDYxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYwOTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY5NDM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVft8amYLLjdiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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Carlos Alcaraz: How he has won Grand Slam singles titles on [three surfaces](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2F0aGxldGljLzU1NTMyNjcvMjAyNC8wNi8xMS9jYXJsb3MtYWxjYXJhei10aHJlZS1ncmFuZC1zbGFtcy1zdXJmYWNlcy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjQwNjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjA5OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0MzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZV-3xqZgsuN2JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Competitive eating: Joey Chestnut was the face of the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, until he [endorsed a rival brand’s](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDYvMTEvbnlyZWdpb24vbmF0aGFucy1ob3QtZG9nLWVhdGluZy1jb250ZXN0LWpvZXktY2hlc3RudXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA2MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDk5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlX7fGpmCy43YlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) vegan dogs. Coaching Scottie Scheffler: Lessons from [the man who taught the golfer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2F0aGxldGljLzU1NTczMDEvMjAyNC8wNi8xMS9zY290dGllLXNjaGVmZmxlci11cy1vcGVuLWNvYWNoLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA2MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDk5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlX7fGpmCy43YlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). ARTS AND IDEAS [A boxer connecting with a left hook to the face of his opponent.] Andrew Couldridge/Action Images, via Reuters Saudi Arabia sets its sights on boxing Saudi Arabia has begun a hostile takeover of professional golf and invested billions of dollars in soccer. Now, [it wants to own professional boxing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTQH7P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMi93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L3NhdWRpLWJveGluZy1sZWFndWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyNDA2MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MDk5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlX7fGpmCy43YlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), too. A Saudi plan that would reshape the economics, structure and future of boxing is in the final stages of approval, according to two people with direct knowledge of it. The initial investment is said to be as much as $2 billion. The project, developed with the help of consulting firms, would effectively create a single worldwide boxing entity featuring about 200 of the top men’s boxers. The sport, which is run by a tangled web of promoters and sanctioning bodies, desperately needs revamping. 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