Your Wednesday Briefing: Russia seeks more troops

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We’re covering Russia’s plans for military conscription and the possible shutdown of major ocean currents. Russian conscripts in Simferopol, Crimea, in April.Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters Russia seeks to expand its army Russian lawmakers on Tuesday voted to [raise the top age for military conscription](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP4QaAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wNy8yNS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL3J1c3NpYS1taWxpdGFyeS1zZXJ2aWNlLWFnZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA3MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTg0NTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQwMjc2JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpktpmowGTenHtdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), aiming to expand the pool of trained recruits who could potentially join the war in Ukraine. If approved by the full Parliament, the measure would apply to the year of military service required of all Russian men. Starting next year, those ages 18 to 30 would be required to serve; currently, it is 18 to 27. Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, has promised that conscripts serving for a year would not be sent to Ukraine, but many are deployed on its border and could be called upon to sign contracts and be sent to battle. When the conscription age plan was first announced by Defense Minister Sergei K. Shoigu at the end of last year, it called for raising the age of conscription and making the range 21 to 30. But last week, lawmakers made it 18 to 30. Reaction: “This is an attempt to implement a plan for a protracted war of attrition, for which you need to replenish your resources faster than the enemy does,” said Dmitri Kuznets, who analyzes the war for Meduza, an independent Russian news website. More news from the war: - A former U.S. Marine who was freed in a 2019 prisoner swap was [injured while fighting in Ukraine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMjUvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3RyZXZvci1yZWVkLW1hcmluZS11a3JhaW5lLWluanVyZWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA3MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTg0NTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQwMjc2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpktpmowGTenHtdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Vladimir Putin plans to [meet with Xi Jinping](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMjUvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3B1dGluLWNoaW5hLXJ1c3NpYS1ub3J0aC1rb3JlYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDcyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05ODQ1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDAyNzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmS2majAZN6ce11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), China’s leader, in October, while Russia’s foreign minister will join a Chinese delegation in North Korea this week. - U.S. officials said that the Biden administration was sending [up to $400 million in additional military aid](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8yNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdXMtdWtyYWluZS1haWQtd2VhcG9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDcyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05ODQ1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDAyNzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmS2majAZN6ce11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) to Ukraine. - Attacks on Odesa put [a jewel of Ukraine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMjUvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL29kZXNhLWNhdGhlZHJhbC11a3JhaW5lLWF0dGFjay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDcyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05ODQ1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDAyNzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmS2majAZN6ce11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), and [an economic lifeline](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMjUvYnVzaW5lc3MvZWNvbm9teS9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1ncmFpbi1kYW51YmUtcml2ZXItcmVuaS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDcyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05ODQ1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDAyNzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmS2majAZN6ce11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), at risk. Qin Gang during a news conference in Beijing in March.Noel Celis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images China abruptly removes its foreign minister Five weeks ago, China’s foreign minister, Qin Gang, was at the center of an important restoration of high-level diplomacy in U.S.-China relations: He shook hands with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in Beijing and accepted an invitation to visit the U.S. [Soon after, he disappeared from public view.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMjUvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9xaW4tZ2FuZy1jaGluYS1mb3JlaWduLW1pbmlzdGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNzI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk4NDUyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MDI3NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZLaZqMBk3px7XVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Yesterday, he was replaced by the former foreign minister, Wang Yi. His fate, the latest example of how secretive elite politics has become under Xi, has become a huge topic of speculation on social media, with many commentators focusing on his personal life and a potentially compromising relationship while he was an ambassador in the U.S. Analysis: “The suddenness and opacity surrounding Qin’s dismissal demonstrates the volatility that has now become a feature of China’s political system under Xi,” an analyst told The Times. Also on Tuesday, Pan Gongsheng, who oversaw one of the world’s biggest pots of money as the caretaker of China’s foreign reserves, was named the [head of the country’s central bank](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMjUvYnVzaW5lc3MvcGFuLWdvbmdzaGVuZy1wZW9wbGVzLWJhbmstb2YtY2hpbmEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA3MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTg0NTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQwMjc2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpktpmowGTenHtdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Currents that send warm water from the Caribbean to Europe could be at risk.Joe Raedle/Getty Images A study finds the Atlantic Ocean’s tipping point could come soon Researchers in Denmark announced that a sharp weakening of the ocean currents that shape the climate around the North Atlantic, or even a shutdown, could be upon us by century’s end. It was a surprise even to the researchers that their analysis showed a potential collapse coming so soon, one of them told The Times. They predict that [the Atlantic circulation could collapse around midcentury](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8yNS9jbGltYXRlL2F0bGFudGljLW9jZWFuLXRpcHBpbmctcG9pbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA3MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTg0NTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQwMjc2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpktpmowGTenHtdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), though it could potentially occur as soon as 2025 and as late as 2095. Were the circulation to tip into a much weaker state, the effects on the climate would be far-reaching. Much of the Northern Hemisphere could cool, the coastlines of North America and Europe could experience faster sea-level rise, and the Sahel in Africa could receive less rain. Also in climate news: - Southern Europe and northern Africa are burning. [Here’s what it looks like.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMjUvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3dpbGRmaXJlcy1ncmVlY2UtaXRhbHktYWxnZXJpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDcyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05ODQ1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDAyNzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmS2majAZN6ce11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) - Wildfires in Algeria have killed [34 people in two days](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMjUvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9hbGdlcmlhLXdpbGRmaXJlcy1oZWF0LXdhdmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA3MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTg0NTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQwMjc2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpktpmowGTenHtdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Heat waves this month in the Southwestern U.S. and southern Europe would have been [“virtually impossible”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMjUvY2xpbWF0ZS91cy1ldXJvcGUtaGVhdC13YXZlcy1jbGltYXRlLWNoYW5nZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDcyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05ODQ1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDAyNzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmS2majAZN6ce11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) without human-caused climate change, a group of scientists said. 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Other Big Stories Amir Hamja/The New York Times - The International Monetary Fund [upgraded its global growth forecast](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMjUvYnVzaW5lc3MvZWNvbm9teS9pbWYtd29ybGQtZWNvbm9taWMtb3V0bG9vay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDcyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05ODQ1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDAyNzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmS2majAZN6ce11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) for 2023 to 3 percent, from 2.8 percent in its April projection. - [TikTok introduced text-only posts](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8yNS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3Rpa3Rvay10ZXh0LXBvc3RzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNzI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk4NDUyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MDI3NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZLaZqMBk3px7XVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), a move that puts the app in competition with Threads and X, as Twitter is now known. - The U.S. Department of Education [opened a civil rights inquiry](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMjUvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvaGFydmFyZC1hZG1pc3Npb25zLWNpdmlsLXJpZ2h0cy1pbnF1aXJ5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNzI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk4NDUyJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0MDI3NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZLaZqMBk3px7XVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) into Harvard University’s legacy admissions policy. - The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly to [block Chinese businesses from buying farmland](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDcvMjUvdXMvcG9saXRpY3Mvc2VuYXRlLWNoaW5hLWZhcm1sYW5kLWludmVzdG1lbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA3MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTg0NTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQwMjc2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpktpmowGTenHtdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and to track American investment in China’s national security industries. The Women’s World Cup - The Philippines scored its first-ever World Cup goal and [won its first-ever World Cup game](~/AAAAAQA~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), against the co-host country New Zealand. - A 16-year-old player for South Korea, Casey Phair, became [the youngest player](~/AAAAAQA~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~) in World Cup history. - Three points for a win, one for a tie: [Here’s how the teams can advance](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy91cHNob3Qvd29tZW5zLXdvcmxkLWN1cC1zdGFuZGluZ3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA3MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTg0NTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQwMjc2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpktpmowGTenHtdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). A Morning Read Illustration by Jules Julien More than three years into the pandemic and with untold millions of people dead, mysteries still swirl about the virus’s origins. Did it spill into humans from some unknown animal at a wholesale market? Was it engineered in a laboratory? [And does it really matter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8yNS9tYWdhemluZS9jb3ZpZC1zdGFydC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDcyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05ODQ1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDAyNzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmS2majAZN6ce11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)? SPORTS NEWS FROM THE ATHLETIC The remarkable story of Linda Caicedo: The Colombia forward has performed impressively in her debut World Cup, [at just 18](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDcxODE5NC8yMDIzLzA3LzI1L2xpbmRhLWNhaWNlZG8tY29sb21iaWEtd29ybGQtY3VwLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA3MjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTg0NTImbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQwMjc2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpktpmowGTenHtdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Why do soccer field markings remain unchanged?: The sport continues to evolve, but there have been [few changes to field layouts](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDY5MDg0OS8yMDIzLzA3LzI1L3Nob3VsZC1mb290YmFsbC1waXRjaC1tYXJraW5ncy1jaGFuZ2UvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDcyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05ODQ1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDAyNzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmS2majAZN6ce11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) since the early 20th century. Hungarian F1 driver rankings: [Who impressed in the pack chasing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDcxNjUxNS8yMDIzLzA3LzI0L2YxLWRyaXZlci1yYW5raW5ncy1odW5nYXJpYW4tZ3AvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDcyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05ODQ1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDAyNzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmS2majAZN6ce11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Max Verstappen? ARTS AND IDEAS Third wheeling At the Chaotic Singles Party, held across the U.S., singles are [invited to attend to meet other singles](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmoy2ZP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNy8yNC9zdHlsZS9zaW5nbGVzLXBhcnR5LWNoYW90aWMtc2luZ2xlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDcyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05ODQ1MiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDAyNzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmS2majAZN6ce11SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) — but only if they bring a Tinder match, whom they do not know, as their plus one. The host, Cassidy Davis, began the event series after a difficult time with dating in Los Angeles. On Valentine’s Day in 2022, she instructed her single female friends to invite random men from their dating apps to her house for a party. At the last minute, she also invited 65 men from Tinder for what turned into a “really fun party,” she said. 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