Evening Briefing: China’s demographic crisis

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Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday. Last year was China’s second-worst economic showing since 1976, the year Mao Zedong died.Qilai Shen for The New York Times 1. China is facing a demographic crisis with significant global implications. Data released today showed that [China’s population has begun to shrink](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNi9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS1iaXJ0aC1yYXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI5NTQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyNzY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjt9Yox2MmEi5kUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), after a yearslong decline in its birthrate that experts say is irreversible. The trend, coupled with an increase in life expectancy, has hastened a worrying event: The day when the country will not have enough people of working age to fuel a growing economy. The news comes at a particularly inopportune time. China announced that its economy had [one of its worst performances in decades](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNi9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS1nZHAtZm91cnRoLXF1YXJ0ZXItMjAyMi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyOTU0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjc2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7fWKMdjJhIuZFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) last year as growth was dragged down by strict Covid restrictions followed by a deadly outbreak in December. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Chinese officials [sought to reassure foreign investors that China was still a good place to do business](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLWRhdm9zLWVjb25vbXkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04Mjk1NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjI3NjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO31ijHYyYSLmRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). But the path ahead is deeply uncertain: A large share of the population is not fully vaccinated, leaving a heightened risk of new Covid variants, and China’s property sector, ordinarily a top driver of wealth, is weighed down by enormous corporate debt. 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With days to go before the U.S. [bumps up against a technical limit](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9kZWJ0LWNlaWxpbmctdXMtZWNvbm9teS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyOTU0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjc2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7fWKMdjJhIuZFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on how much debt it can issue, and a few months before all of its options are set to be exhausted, analysts are warning that the fight could [tip from partisan brinkmanship to outright catastrophe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2RlYnQtbGltaXQtd2FsbC1zdHJlZXQtcGxhbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyOTU0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjc2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7fWKMdjJhIuZFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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Bank of America analysts wrote this week that a default in late summer or early fall is “likely.” In other politics news, the head of one of the nation’s largest conservative groups was [accused in a lawsuit of groping an employee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9tYXR0LXNjaGxhcHAtZ3JvcGluZy1hY2N1c2F0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI5NTQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyNzY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjt9Yox2MmEi5kUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) who worked on the Senate campaign for Herschel Walker. Also, prominent Republicans announced campaigns for Senate seats in [Indiana](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qaW0tYmFua3Mtc2VuYXRlLWluZGlhbmEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04Mjk1NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjI3NjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO31ijHYyYSLmRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and [Ohio](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9tYXR0LWRvbGFuLXNlbmF0ZS1vaGlvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI5NTQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyNzY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjt9Yox2MmEi5kUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Solomon Peña, a former State House candidate, was taken into custody yesterday.Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal, via Associated Press 3. A Republican ex-candidate was arrested in shootings that targeted New Mexico Democrats. The Albuquerque police said that the former Republican State House candidate, Solomon Peña, was [“the mastermind” behind a conspiracy in which four other men were paid to shoot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNi91cy9hbGJ1cXVlcnF1ZS1kZW1vY3JhdC1vZmZpY2lhbHMtc2hvb3RpbmdzLWFycmVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyOTU0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjc2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7fWKMdjJhIuZFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) at the homes of two county commissioners and two state legislators. Peña lost his election in November in a landslide. Days later, he went on Twitter to express support for Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and to say that he had not conceded his race. In other crime news, Brian Walshe of Cohasset, Mass., was [charged with murdering his wife](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy91cy9hbmEtd2Fsc2hlLWh1c2JhbmQtbXVyZGVyLW1hc3NhY2h1c2V0dHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04Mjk1NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjI3NjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO31ijHYyYSLmRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), Ana, who disappeared this month in suburban Boston. The case has dominated headlines in Massachusetts. Ukrainian forces fired toward Russian positions in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on Tuesday.Oleksandr Ratushniak/Reuters 4. Ukraine is pressing for more Western weapons as the war approaches its 12th month. A senior NATO official backed Ukraine’s call for more powerful weapons today, suggesting that the reluctance of the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, to allow other countries to export German-made tanks is [becoming untenable](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP4QhAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8xNy93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL2dlcm1hbnktZmFjZXMtcHJlc3N1cmUtdG8tYXV0aG9yaXplLXRhbmtzLWZvci11a3JhaW5lP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyOTU0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjc2NSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7fWKMdjJhIuZFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). In other news from the war, a former member of the Wagner mercenary group [surrendered to Norwegian authorities](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvd2FnbmVyLWdyb3VwLWRlZmVjdGlvbi1ub3J3YXktcnVzc2lhLXdhci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyOTU0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjc2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7fWKMdjJhIuZFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), a rare defection that his lawyer said could aid investigations into Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine. Also, in Kyiv, Russian strikes and power outages are [just part of the school day](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUva3lpdi11a3JhaW5lLXdhcnRpbWUtc2Nob29saW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI5NTQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyNzY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjt9Yox2MmEi5kUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Elon Musk at federal court in Manhattan in 2019.Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times 5. A trial began today over a 2018 plan by Elon Musk to take Tesla private. More than four years after Musk said on Twitter: “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured,” [he is set to defend himself in federal court](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy9idXNpbmVzcy9lbG9uLW11c2stdGVzbGEtdHJpYWwtZnVuZGluZy1zZWN1cmVkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI5NTQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyNzY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjt9Yox2MmEi5kUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) against investors seeking billions of dollars in damages. Tesla’s stock price jumped after the tweet was published, but sank after the proposal fizzled. The plaintiffs assert that Musk’s actions were responsible for their losses on Tesla’s stock movements. It’s [one of several lawsuits](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy9tYWdhemluZS90ZXNsYS1hdXRvcGlsb3Qtc2VsZi1kcml2aW5nLWVsb24tbXVzay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyOTU0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjc2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7fWKMdjJhIuZFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) against the company. In other business news, Goldman Sachs, long the most envied firm on Wall Street, reported that [its profit fell by nearly 70 percent in its latest quarter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy9idXNpbmVzcy9nb2xkbWFuLXNhY2hzLWVhcm5pbmdzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODI5NTQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIyNzY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjt9Yox2MmEi5kUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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In several large states, cooks, waiters and bartenders are required to take a basic food safety course with lessons like “bathe daily.” The dominant force in that training market, ServSafe, [charges workers $15 for the class and funnels that money to the largest food-service lobbying group](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9yZXN0YXVyYW50LXdvcmtlcnMtd2FnZXMtbG9iYnlpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04Mjk1NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjI3NjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO31ijHYyYSLmRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), which has fought against minimum wage increases for decades. Tax-law experts say this arrangement, which has helped fuel a resurgence in the political influence of restaurants, appears legal. But activists say the lobbying connection is unfairly hidden from the workers it relies on. Two of Nancy Adhiambo’s children, including her youngest, have H.I.V.Malin Fezehai for The New York Times 7. The global push to treat H.I.V. has left children behind. Over the last two decades, sub-Saharan Africa has made steady progress in delivering lifesaving medication to adults, treating 76 percent of those with the virus. [Yet half of children with H.I.V. are untreated.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy9oZWFsdGgvY2hpbGQtaGl2LWtlbnlhLWFmcmljYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyOTU0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjc2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7fWKMdjJhIuZFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) An estimated 99,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa died of AIDS-related causes in 2021, and 2.4 million more children and adolescents in the region are living with the virus. AIDS is the top cause of death for adolescents in 12 countries in East and Southern Africa. In other international news, protests in Peru over the ouster of the former president have grown, [representing a profound frustration with the country’s young democracy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9wZXJ1LXByb3Rlc3RzLWRlbW9jcmFjeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyOTU0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjc2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7fWKMdjJhIuZFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Visitors at the British Museum last week, looking at sections of the frieze that once decorated the Parthenon temple in Athens.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images 8. The fate of the Parthenon Marbles rests in secret talks. About 220 years after the British aristocrat Lord Elgin brought home the so-called Elgin Marbles, frieze panels that once decorated the Parthenon, debates still rage about their rightful owner. The British Museum and Greece have confirmed that discussions about the marbles have taken place, but [the two sides remain far apart](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9wYXJ0aGVub24tc2N1bHB0dXJlcy1lbGdpbi1tYXJibGVzLW5lZ290aWF0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyOTU0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjc2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7fWKMdjJhIuZFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Greek officials called for all 250 feet of the marbles to be returned for at least 20 years, in exchange for a rotating selection of artifacts to be displayed at the British Museum. The British suggested returning up to a third of its Parthenon artifacts as a short-term loan, according to two people with knowledge of the negotiations. In other arts news, a generation of greats in classical music are in their final chapter, [our critic writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy9hcnRzL211c2ljL21pY2hhZWwtdGlsc29uLXRob21hcy1kYW5pZWwtYmFyZW5ib2ltLWlsbG5lc3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04Mjk1NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjI3NjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO31ijHYyYSLmRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Cam Johnson participated in one of the M.L.B.’s developmental programs in Arizona last weekend.Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times 9. Zero American-born Black players participated in this year’s World Series. [The M.L.B. says it’s working to make sure that it doesn’t happen again](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy9zcG9ydHMvYmFzZWJhbGwvbWxiLWRyZWFtLXNlcmllcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgyOTU0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMjc2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7fWKMdjJhIuZFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The declining rate of Black American baseball players has left officials embarrassed and scrambling. Last year’s opening day rosters featured the lowest percentage of American-born Black players on record. Baseball officials believe the solution lies in developmental programs that were conceived to get Black girls and boys into baseball and in front of coaches and scouts. The number of Black players drafted recently has increased. In other sports news, [play at the Australian Open was halted](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNy9zcG9ydHMvdGVubmlzL2F1c3RyYWxpYW4tb3Blbi1oZWF0LXJhaW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04Mjk1NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjI3NjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO31ijHYyYSLmRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in the afternoon because of extreme heat, and then again at night because of a torrential downpour. The Thursday night scene at Hekate, a new sober bar in the East Village of Manhattan.Desiree Rios/The New York Times 10. And finally, a new crop of bars with no alcohol on the menu. In recent years, mocktail lounges and pop-up parties have grown in popularity. They cater to the youngest generation of adults, who are reportedly drinking less and seeking an alternative nightlife that is not centered on alcohol. In honor of Dry January, a Times reporter [tested out a number of New York City’s sober options](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlqa3WP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8xNi9zdHlsZS9kcnktamFudWFyeS1ueWMtc29iZXItYmFycy1hbGNvaG9sLWZyZWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDExNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04Mjk1NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjI3NjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO31ijHYyYSLmRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). He found a variety: dimly lit spaces with small-stage performances, and others that felt more upscale. Nearly all served booze-free versions of classic drinks — a “No. 8” instead of an Amaro neat and a Spritz Spritz instead of an Aperol spritz. Have a spirited night. Brent Lewis compiled photos for this briefing. Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. Want to catch up on past briefings? 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