Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist.

In London, I'm Jason Palmer.

And in New York, I'm John Fassman.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events

shaping your world.

In the state of Kansas, the right to an abortion up to 22 weeks

is protected by the state's constitution.

Our correspondent pays a visit ahead of a referendum

on that right, a telling vote following

the Supreme Court's gutting of Roe vs. Wade.

And for far too many people, Neon cheese, greasy chips,

and accurate salsa defined Mexican food.

But true Mexican cuisine is subtle and diverse,

and had a few greater champions than the cookery writer,

Diana Kennedy.

But first, in his decades as the chief ideologue of the jihadist

organization Al Qaeda, Iman al-Zawahari died many times.

Each time he was reported killed, he surfaced again.

This time, though, seems final.

In a press conference last night, President Joe Biden

said Mr. Zawahari had been killed by a drone strike

in Afghanistan that was months in the planning.

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