May 16, 2023 - A former U.S. Embassy employee is being held in Moscow, according to Russia's state news agency.

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Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium From the Editor's Desk Dating Apps Can Gauge Attraction but Not Chemistry On a warm spring night in Beirut, Lebanon, I sat in the garden outside my apartment chatting with Michael and Mano.[1][1] All names have been changed to protect people’s privacy. I had gotten to know the two best friends well during my time researching online dating in the city. Michael—a Lebanese American man who, at 27 years old, was looking for love—told us about a recent date with a guy he’d met through the gay hookup app Grindr. As an anthropologist who studies the effects of technology on how we experience connection in the digital age, I’ve come to think of this experience in terms of a deepening division between “attraction” and “chemistry.” The overlap between these emotions is shifting as our intimate lives become increasingly tied to digital media. Thinking through this division sheds light on the disconnect many of us feel as our connections move from the online space of profiles and mediated conversations to the offline realm where bodies meet. Continued here TradeBriefs: Newsletters for Decision-Makers! Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. We request you to accept our promotional emails. Want the newsletters, without the promotional mailers? Get an (ad-free) subscription to TradeBriefs Premium for just $2 per month. Access to premium content | No advertisement mailers Work A former U.S. Embassy employee is being held in Moscow, according to Russia’s state news agency. Being held in isolation is commonplace at Lefortovo, a notorious high-security prison whose inmates currently include Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal correspondent who was accused of espionage in March, charges that his employer and American officials have strongly denied. 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