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The vice-president turned in a confident if imperfect performance, leaving Donald Trump flustered (economist.com/united-states/2024/09/11/kamala-harris-makes-donald-trump-look-out-of-his-depth?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners). But will it change anything? A global shortfall of blood plasma is hampering the development of new medicines; we argue for some simple market forces that could plug the gap (economist.com/leaders/2024/08/29/people-should-be-paid-for-blood-plasma?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) (11:40). And how Nigerians are slimming (economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/08/29/a-nigerians-guide-to-weddings-during-the-cozzie-livs?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) their legendarily lavish weddings amid a cost-of-living crisis (18.10).


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