Food prices skyrocket because of Russia’s attack

Mar 23, 2022 11 min

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The <a href="https://apple.news/A_rlSusRtSy2oy0fO5iQw6Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains why Russia’s attack on Ukraine is causing the cost of food in many countries to skyrocket. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s experience as a Supreme Court clerk two decades ago suggests that much of the current court will be familiar to her, a longtime SCOTUS-watcher writes in the <a href="https://apple.news/APdqtiXLkSJK54SD0wacQjA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a>. He was the last Afghan finance minister before the Taliban took over. Now he’s an Uber driver in America. The <a href="https://apple.news/AOCQhi_EeQbyOUm_SEu-gMw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> tells his story. This is the first March Madness where college athletes can strike licensing deals. Some are scoring six-figure hauls, <a href="https://apple.news/AQbD17UMJTBSJumahYAlexg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg Businessweek</a> reports.

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