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Arkansas, like many other American states, is in the middle of another wave of the covid-19 pandemichttps://econ.st/3AcYgZJ 

Mumbai has ground-level foliage, warm nooks and plentiful rubbish, the last of which attracts rats. The rats attract hungry snakeshttps://econ.st/2WU9Avp 

Are poor and middle-income countries losing the knack of catching up with rich ones? Listen to “Money Talks” to hear @R_Shanbhogue, @RyanAvent and @S1monCox debate the formula for post-pandemic growthhttps://econ.st/3ChCJRt 

Green groups and angry locals are joining forces to oppose new hydroelectric plantshttps://econ.st/2TWYOUd 

Open-source intelligence groups have consistently provided a sense of North Korea's nuclear capabilities more realistic than that offered by recent American administrationshttps://econ.st/3xvtQjv 

More than anything, the Olympic games will be remembered as a symbol of the oddity of life during the pandemic. We look at Tokyo in figures—as well as our story about refugees—in our weekly data round-uphttps://econ.st/3juJcQD 

As scientists learn more about the gut microbiome, what role could personalised nutrition play in the future of health care? Find out on "The World Ahead" podcasthttps://econ.st/3BEmcXH 

Tether has issued $62bn-worth of tokens which it says are redeemable for a dollar apiece. But of the assets backing the tokens in March, only about 5% appear to have been cash or Treasury billshttps://econ.st/3ChCxSd 

This US law has long been controversial, hardening battle lines between the legislative and executive branches, federal and state governments, tribes, scientists and industryhttps://econ.st/3idn9i1 

Outside the jazzy metros, nostalgia is a potent cultural register in Americahttps://econ.st/3fD2YIB 

Pastries sold in bakeries in San Javier, a “Russian colony”, look much like any other South American empanada, but are billed as pirozhkihttps://econ.st/3AhQA8v 

Can data make better parents? @AnneMcElvoy asks @ProfEmilyOster on “The Economist Asks” podcasthttps://econ.st/3fxcih6 

What do kings have much in common with chief executives such as Elon Musk? More than you would thinkhttps://econ.st/3rVyQgc 

Protecting people by programming their immune systems against future pathogens, not just those already circulating, would be a fundamental shift in the meaning, purpose and ethics of vaccinationhttps://econ.st/3AkxMpr 

China’s target allows it to emit slightly more by the end of the decade than it does todayhttps://econ.st/3Cx71Qy 

Living things put energy into a chemical form which they can use by setting up a gradient of hydrogen ions across a membrane. The process depends on proteins in electron-transport chainshttps://econ.st/3xmPtCM 

An explosion of data, and online communities to pore through them, have enabled hobbyists and experts to identify misdeeds around the world, such as ethnic cleansing, illegal fishing and child sexual exploitationhttps://econ.st/2WSTNgl 

“We only want the insulin to be active when the blood glucose level is high.” @DannyHChou explains the promise—and the challenges—for “smart” or “glucose-sensing” insulin as a future treatment for diabetes. Listen to “Babbage”https://econ.st/3jnTRwt