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The Wedding Party Quote of the Day ”Having to read footnotes resembles having to go downstairs to answer the door while in the midst of making love.” Noel Coward Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Handel | Waft her, Angels, through the skies (Jephtha) | Thomas Cooley | Voices of Music Link Long Read of the Day Freedom of Navigation A salutary read by Scott Galloway about the systemic implications of Trump’s private war on Iran. Since the start of the war, prices of urea and ammonia — the two most common nitrogen fertilizers — have risen by 65% and 40%, respectively. An estimated 30% of the world’s fertilizer passes through the strait, further straining already crimped global fertilizer production. In Russia, the world’s No. 1 fertilizer exporter, plants have been targeted by Ukrainian drones; one recent attack temporarily knocked out 5% of Russian production capacity. China, the second-biggest exporter, banned exports to guard domestic supply. In the U.S., higher…

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