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On Monday, the Russian ambassador walked out of a UN meeting after Charles Michel, the European Council president, accused Moscow of using food supplies as “a stealth missile against developing countries”. Michel was referring to the situation in Ukraine’s port of Odessa, where tons of wheat have been left to rot in containers because of the Russian military blockade, fuelling a global food crisis.

As the country mourns mass shooting victims killed in recent weeks, Congress is working fast to create bipartisan common-sense gun legislation.
If legislation is passed, what could it mean for law enforcement?

Homeless and incarcerated people had significantly lower Covid vaccination rates than others in Minnesota, according to a new study. Its authors say the findings highlight lingering inequities, even in a state that has prioritized vaccinating socially vulnerable groups.

Airline executives and travel industry leaders have asked the Biden administration to end mandatory COVID-19 testing for passengers on inbound international flights. They cite the impact that mandatory testing has had on the travel industry and the economy, discouraging people from abroad to fly into the United States. Although their request has merit, the reasons that they offer do not. 

The immediate future of the global supply chain rests on a bargaining table in San Francisco, where the union representing all West Coast dockworkers is hashing out a new contract with the assembled bosses of maritime shipping.