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Even before America\u2019s tussle over funding Ukraine\u2019s war effort, it seemed as if Russia was gaining the upper hand\u2014by exploiting Ukraine\u2019s widening political cracks. A drought-induced traffic jam in the Panama Canal will only get worse in the coming dry season, and consumer-price rises look inevitable (10:42). And to save Britain\u2019s heritage pig breeds, consumers should eat more of them (17:48).

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