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Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist.

I'm Jason Palmer.

And I'm Oire Ogunbe.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

When America's Supreme Court struck down universities' affirmative action policies last month, many worried about

plummeting student diversity. But the ruling may eventually spur more progressive and

more effective ways to level the playing field.

And China's love of a certain sticky white sweet has much to do with nostalgia as a loyalty to homegrown

product.

We chew over the story with our correspondent.

First up, though.

Yeah. First up, though. This week, the exiled leader of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigogian, spoke out about his failed attempt to march on Moscow. Today, we, like never,

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