The Economist.
Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist.
I'm your host, Rosie Blore.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
I don't know where you stand on luxury handbags or designer socks,
but apparently they're selling less well than they used to.
Our correspondent took a hardship posting to find out what's going on with all those high heels and fancy frocks.
And in Australia, cane toads are considered such pests that communities hold social events to engage in mass culls.
If that isn't your idea of fun, don't worry.
Scientists are now proposing some less violent solutions to the spread of this invasive species.
First up, though, so far,
Republicans in Washington appear ready to confirm Donald Trump's picks to run the sprawling federal agencies.
But some of his particularly controversial nominees are getting their grillings.
This week, Trump tapped Robert F.
Kennedy Jr.
To lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Republicans on the health committee left the hard questions to those on the other side of the political divide.
I happen to believe that climate change is real.
It's an existential threat, and it is a health care issue.
Donald Trump thinks that it is a hoax originating in China.