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Your Wednesday Briefing

E.U. ratchets up its Ukraine response View in browser | nytimes.com Continue reading the main story June 1, 2022 By Jonathan Wolfe Good morning. We're covering Europe's push to move Ukrainian grain and a massacre in Mali with Russian connections. Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president. Olivier Matthys/Associated Press E.U. ratchets up its Ukraine response A day after the European Union agreed to punish Russia with an oil embargo , European leaders announced a 9 billion euro aid package for Ukraine and moved to tackle a blockade of Ukrainian crops that is threatening a global food crisis. The deal to ban most Russian oil imports by the end of the year exempts Hungary , whose leader, Viktor Orban, has friendly ties with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. As European leaders wrapped up a two-day summit in Brussels, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said the developing global food crisis was "only the fault of Russia,...

98 AAPI-Owned Businesses to Support

Including editor favorites, expert recommendations, and our own best sellers. Every product is independently selected by editors. If you buy something through our links, New York may earn an affiliate commission. Photo: Wing on Wo & Co.   98 AAPI-Owned Businesses to Support   Technically speaking, today marks the last day of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month , but here at the Strategist, we like to think of supporting AAPI-owned businesses as a year-round endeavor. If you do too, you'll want to bookmark this handy shopping guide to nearly 100 brands with AAPI founders and designers. You'll probably recognize the names of long-established Strat favorites such as Baggu, the Sill, Tower 28, and Material Kitchen from some of our earlier reporting — while hopefully discovering a new favorite or two as well. (And if you'd also like to use your spending power to support founders and desi...