Political Infighting Stops GOP Gas Stove Bill; Ukraine Dam Destruction Sends Corn, Grain Prices Up

The Biden administration is expected to soon finalize rules restricting gas stoves. House republicans this week tried to prevent that but political infighting among them prevented progress. The destruction of the Kakhovka dam has raised concerns about food supply disruptions to developing nations. Global prices for wheat and corn have soared since the dam in Ukraine collapsed. Software developers based in China are writing the code for TikTok, according to a code sample obtained by an Australia’s Financial Review. The report raises new concerns that the Chinese Communist Party can access the data of more than one billion users worldwide.