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US online grocery prices surge 7.6%

  Bloomberg Prices of groceries bought online soared by a record 7.6% last month in the US, according to data compiled by software company Adobe Inc. And that’s even before accounting for the delivery costs. Overall, Adobe’s digital price index rose 3.6% in February from a year earlier, the highest rate in data going back to 2014. Clothing jumped 16.7%, ...

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Russia hits Ukrainian military facility close to Polish border

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Bloomberg Russian missiles hit a military training facility in western Ukraine close to the Polish border that had been used regularly by Nato before the invasion. The strike, which comes after Russia warned that convoys of Western military supplies for Ukraine would be considered legitimate targets, raised new concerns about the conflict potentially spilling over Ukraine’s borders. Initial reports suggest ...

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White House reaches out to social-media influencers on Ukraine

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Bloomberg White House officials including Press Secretary Jen Psaki briefed about 30 social-media influencers on US policy on Ukraine in an effort to counter Russian propaganda, a spokeswoman said. The creators, who are active mainly on Bytedance Ltd’s TikTok, were given an overview of the latest White House thinking on Ukraine during a video call, with material similar to that ...

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