Here are the news items:

• Researchers in San Diego have identified dozens of genes involved in fighting off COVID-19 infections.
• Toyota is going all in on electric vehicles, with plans to introduce 15 models by 2025.
• Europe has surpassed the US as the top market for Colombian drug cartels.
• A dozen elite European soccer teams announced they are leaving the UEFA to start their own “Super League.” 
• The Green Party is rising in Germany's national polls, and its candidate for chancellor, Annalena Baerbock, could be the country's youngest leader ever. 

PLUS: Rebecca interviews the world’s foremost experts in metals, Ed Meir, about Biden’s infrastructure plan, the aftermath of the slowdown in the Suez Canal, and whether to chase copper rallies.

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