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Venmo’s New Credit Card Puts QR Codes Front and Center

Venmo, the payments app owned by PayPal Holdings, has introduced its first physical credit card, stamped with a prominent QR code on the front.

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Clashes in Athens After Greek Court Convicts Far-Right Party

Protesters clashed with police during a mass rally against fascism in Athens Wednesday, after a Greek court ruled that the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party—one of Europe’s most extreme political movements—is a criminal organization. Photo: Aristidis Vafeiadakis/Zuma Press

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Coronavirus Has Thrown Around 100 Million People Into Extreme Poverty, World Bank Estimates

The coronavirus pandemic has thrown between 88 million and 114 million people into extreme poverty, according to the World Bank’s biennial estimates of global poverty.

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EU Signals More Antitrust Scrutiny of Tech After Broadcom Settles Dispute

Europe’s top competition official said she would make more use of injunctions after successfully forcing U.S. chip maker Broadcom to change its alleged anticompetitive practices.

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Takeda, Other Firms Test Covid-19 Convalescent-Plasma Treatment

The experimental treatment for hospitalized Covid-19 patients is derived from the convalescent plasma of people who have recovered from the new coronavirus.

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The Newly Trendy Sofa That Will Change the Way You Live

Weary of L-shapes and inspired by Covid-19, designers turn to the “C Sofa,” a semicircular sectional where socializing and social distancing can coexist.

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U.S. Unemployment Claims Remain Elevated Above 800,000

U.S. unemployment claims remained elevated above pre-pandemic highs last week, as layoffs persist and the labor-market recovery flashes signs of slowdown.

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Saudis Consider Canceling OPEC Plans to Boost Output

The debate inside Saudi Arabia comes amid weaker-than-expected oil demand, as Covid-19 cases in many parts of the world rise and the expected return of Libyan crude threatens to swell global supplies.

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Startup CFOs Get Some Help From Counterparts at Venture Funds

Finance chiefs at some startups are turning to their venture-fund counterparts for guidance during the coronavirus pandemic, which for some executives triggered the first economic crisis in their professional lives.

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IBM, Morgan Stanley, Regeneron: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens Today

The S&P 500 is poised to advance for a second day. Investors are cautiously optimistic that lawmakers will reach deals on individual spending packages offering relief to small businesses, households and airlines.

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U.S. Appeals Injunction Halting TikTok Ban

The Trump administration is appealing a federal court injunction blocking it from imposing a download ban on TikTok, the Chinese-owned video-sharing app that the government contends poses a national-security threat.

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Is the Supreme Court Too Catholic?

From Antonin Scalia to Amy Coney Barrett, opposition to Catholic nominees has been mainly about the politics of abortion, not their religious faith.

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The Power of Telling Stories in Pictures

‘Peanuts’ turns 70 this month, but the origins of narrative art go back to ancient Sumeria more than 4,000 years ago.

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During a Zoom Frog Dissection, Students Posted Vomit Emojis. Welcome to the Virtual Field Trip.

The pandemic has put traditional school outings on hold, so students are taking virtual field trips; meet the polar bear online

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Morgan Stanley to Buy Eaton Vance for $7 Billion

The bank is buying fund manager Eaton Vance just days after completing its takeover of discount broker E*Trade Financial, continuing its shift away from trading toward steadier, simpler businesses like money management.

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Russia’s Siberian Waters See Record Ship Traffic as Ice Melt Accelerates

The Arctic has gone through its warmest summer on record, and with the ice melting, more ships than ever are sailing along Russia’s Siberian coast, underscoring its role as a growing energy transport corridor and potential as a new ocean trade route.

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Coronavirus Hit the U.S. Long Before We Knew

Months before travel bans and lockdowns, Americans were transmitting the virus across the country

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Who Needs Debate Moderators?

Or, for that matter, who elected the Commission on Presidential Debates?

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Sanders Haunts Biden-Harris

Pence corners Harris on Biden’s embrace of the Vermont senator’s radical agenda.

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Who Wins in October? Teams That Don’t Strike Out

In an era of baseball defined by advanced analytics and measuring every conceivable thing that happens on the field, no data point means more to predict success in October than strikeout rate.

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Kenzo Takada Helped Put Asia on the Global Fashion Map

The Japan-born fashion designer, who died at age 81 on Oct. 4 near Paris, brought the roominess and boxiness of the kimono to contemporary clothing as well as bold floral designs and jungle prints.

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Wells Fargo CEO Finds Himself on Defense After a Tough First Year

A long list of challenges confronted Wells Fargo Chief Executive Charles Scharf when he was brought in to restore the bank’s tarnished reputation. In the year since, his problems have only multiplied.

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An American Coup Attempt

Time may be running out to expose the effort to overthrow Trump, which began before his election.

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Stashing Cash In a Low-Interest World

Many Americans are saving more than ever, but low interest rates raise the question: Where is the best place to store cash?

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This Year, Embrace the Magical Power of Dressing Up

Slick reds, ethereal purples, strong silvers and fairylike feathers transport dresses to an otherworldly, unforgettable place.

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McDonald’s Boosts Sales With Faster Drive-Throughs and Travis Scott

McDonald’s said its U.S. sales have bounced back from the initial shock of the pandemic, thanks to sped-up drive-throughs and a meal promotion with musician Travis Scott.

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What Voters Saw as the Strongest Arguments in Vice Presidential Debate

A look at moment-by-moment reactions to the vice presidential debate shows which of the candidates’ statements resonated with voters, and which ones didn't. Watch how seniors, independent voters and other groups responded to some of the most noteworthy exchanges of the night.

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Health Coverage Costs Continued Steady Rise Pre-Pandemic

Employers hold deductibles at 2019 levels, survey shows.

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Chinese Fintech Company Lufax Plans U.S. IPO

Even as some Chinese companies are opting to sell stock closer to home, Lufax plans to raise about $3 billion from a U.S. initial public offering, a person familiar with the situation said.

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American Poet Louise Glück Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

American poet Louise Glück won the Nobel Prize in Literature for what the judges described as “her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.”

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How Citadel CEO Ken Griffin Built a $1 Billion Private Property Portfolio

The billionaire hedge-funder has paid more than $1 billion on a cache of ultraluxury homes from London to New York. What’s behind the ‘unprecedented’ spending?

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Trump Says He Won’t Participate in a Virtual Debate

The Commission on Presidential Debates announced that the next debate would take place virtually. But President Trump said in an interview on Fox Business early Thursday, “I’m not going to waste my time on a virtual debate.” Photo: Patrick Semansky/Associated Press

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Should You Consider Early Retirement in a Recession?

Here’s what to know and how to adjust your financial plan if you take a buyout offer.

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New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 50,000 for the First Time in Five Days

The daily total of new coronavirus cases continued to climb in the U.S., including in states that made strides over the summer in curtailing infections.

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Trump Says He Wants All Troops in Afghanistan Home by Christmas, Going Further Than Security Adviser

Just hours after national security adviser Robert O’Brien said the number of American troops in Afghanistan would be reduced to about 2,500 by early next year, President Trump tweeted that all troops should be out of Afghanistan by Christmas.

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Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, a Paragon of Persian Music, Dies at 80

Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Iran’s most celebrated contemporary singer whose appeal cut across generations and political leanings in Iran, died at a hospital in Tehran at the age of 80.

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How to Protect Household Staff, and the Household, From Covid

Homeowners need to implement—and enforce—safety protocols to shield family members and staffers alike.

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The Vice Presidential Debate: The Moments That Mattered

Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris clashed over the coronavirus, the economy and climate change in their first and only debate.

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Trump Says He Won’t Participate in Virtual Presidential Debate

Plans for President Trump and Joe Biden to meet for two more debates this month were in question after the president refused to participate in a virtual debate next week, leading the Democratic nominee’s campaign to schedule a town hall in Philadelphia for the same day.

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JPMorgan Unveils $30 Billion Push to Bridge Racial Wealth Gap

America’s largest bank is focusing on expanding access to affordable housing and boosting minority-owned small businesses.

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Facebook to Suspend U.S. Political Ads on Election Day

The social-media company takes its latest step to combat potential confusion and abuse related to the vote.

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Indonesia Has 270 Million People—and One of the World’s Lowest Covid-19 Testing Rates

Seven months since its first coronavirus case was reported, the world’s fourth most populous country is still largely flying blind. It has tested a smaller share of its population than every other major economy.

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‘Mr. Vice President, I’m Speaking’: The High-Stakes Harris-Pence Debate

In their only debate, Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris defended their running mates by clashing over the coronavirus pandemic, taxes and the Supreme Court. WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib unpacks whether each could plausibly step in as president if required. Photos: Justin Sullivan/Press Pool

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Debate Over Debates Draws Attention to Nonpartisan Commission

The role of the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates is in the spotlight after President Trump declared he wouldn’t take part in next week’s debate after the organization said it would be held virtually.

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Facebook Takes Down Network Tied to Conservative Group, Citing Fake Accounts

The social-media giant pulled 200 accounts and other content linked to Turning Point USA, a conservative political youth group, for posing as fake users to praise President Trump and criticize Joe Biden.

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The Tennessee Titans’ Continued Outbreak Threatens the NFL’s Schedule

The still-growing Covid-19 outbreak inside the Tennessee Titans is on the verge of disrupting another of the team’s games—with no obvious way for the NFL to handle it.

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Trump Suggests His Covid-19 Infection Came From Gold Star Military Families

The president speculated that he contracted the coronavirus from one or more of the Gold Star families with whom he met recently, suggesting that his infection could have come from families of survivors of the combat dead who got too close.

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U.S. Budget Gap Tripled in Fiscal 2020 as Government Battled Pandemic

The budget gap in the fiscal year 2020 widened to $3.1 trillion from $984 billion a year earlier, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said.

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IBM to Spin Off Services Unit to Accelerate Cloud-Computing Pivot

IBM plans to spin off a major part of its information-technology services operations, as the 109-year-old tech pioneer sharpens its focus on the faster-growing cloud-computing business and AI.

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Six Charged in Alleged Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

The U.S. Justice Department charged six people in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to a criminal complaint.

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Stimulus Talks Resume, but a Deal Remains Elusive

Democratic and White House negotiators resumed discussions over a sweeping coronavirus relief deal, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ruled out moving forward with aid to the airline industry without a broader agreement.

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Morgan Stanley Finds Money in the Cushion

Developments in Washington left Morgan Stanley with a sizable capital cushion. Using that capacity to buy Eaton Vance, even fully priced, is better than many alternatives.

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Protests in Wauwatosa Sparked by Decision in Alvin Cole Case

Police clashed with protesters in the Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa Wednesday night, following a prosecutor’s decision not to bring charges against Officer Joseph Mensah in the killing of Alvin Cole, a Black teenager, in February. Photo: Rick Wood/AP

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Harvard Spins Out Natural-Resources Team, Ending Long Chapter at Endowment

The university’s endowment has spun out its natural-resources team into an independent investment firm that will take over some of the endowment’s portfolio of orchards, farms and plantations.

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Shaq, MLK’s Son, Former Disney Executives Team Up to Create SPAC

Three former high-ranking Walt Disney executives are teaming up with basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal and one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s sons to make acquisitions in the media and technology industries.

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‘R’ Is for Recovery, but What Kind?

If the letters V and K can describe our financial fate, why not Q or S or X?

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Stocks Climb to Highest Level Since Early September

Investors remain hopeful that Congress will reach an agreement on narrow fiscal-stimulus measures aimed at parts of the economy, despite new hurdles.

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U.S. Sanctions Additional Iranian Banks

The Iranian banks had remain unsanctioned under the U.S. pressure campaign.

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H-1B Overhaul Pressures Outsourcing Firms and Their U.S. Clients

The Trump administration’s overhaul of the H-1B visa program for highly skilled foreign tech workers will pressure the business model of companies that make low-cost tech workers from India and elsewhere available in the U.S.

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Hackers Eye Their Next Targets, From Schools to Cars

Systems that are secure today may not be tomorrow. Here’s what cybersecurity experts say could be a future focus for attacks.

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Judges Revive Conviction of Hunter Biden’s Ex-Business Partner

A federal appeals court reinstated the conviction of Devon Archer on securities fraud and conspiracy charges, ruling a lower-court judge erred last year in vacating a jury’s verdict.

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FDA Warns Mask-Cleaner Battelle Over Inadequate Reporting

Batelle’s mask-decontamination system, awarded federal contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars, has triggered worries from health-care workers.

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Coronavirus Elevates Compliance Risks for Most Companies

Companies are facing new and amplified compliance risks at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has made many compliance programs less effective, a new survey found.

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Mike Pence’s Re-Election Case

He told voters facts about the Biden agenda they haven’t heard.

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SoftBank-Backed Greensill Looks to Raise Fresh Capital

The supply-chain finance company said demand is booming for its financing tools during the pandemic, but it is also facing client defaults, regulatory scrutiny and loosening ties from partner firms.

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Where Trump and Biden Stand on Mortgage Finance

The Republican president and his Democratic challenger have divergent views on the U.S. government’s role in the $11 trillion mortgage market, with potential consequences for the price of home loans for millions of Americans.

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Samsung’s Blowout Quarter is the Flipside of Huawei’s Woes

Samsung results owe a lot to the travails of Chinese rival Huawei. Not all of the good bad news will last, however.

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The 2020 Sports Season Counts. No Asterisks, No Questions.

This is a year of strange pandemic championships, but those trophies are just as valid as all the ones that came before.

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Two California Homes Owned by Late Kleiner Perkins Co-founder Hit the Market

Frank J. Caufield’s Montecito estate is asking $39.75 million, while his San Francisco property is listed for $19.5 million.

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WarnerMedia Plans Thousands of Job Cuts in Restructuring

The AT&T-owned company is seeking to reduce costs by as much as 20% as the pandemic drains income from movie tickets, cable subscriptions and TV ads, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Peak Oil? OPEC Says the World’s Richest Countries Are Already There

The world’s thirst for oil is unlikely to peak for two more decades but may already have crested in the U.S. and other wealthier countries, according to a forecast by OPEC.

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White House Doctor Says Trump Has Completed Therapy for Covid-19

President Trump’s recovery continued to progress on Thursday as he completed his therapy for the coronavirus infection, White House physician Sean Conley said in a memo.

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Insurance Executive Ordered to Prison on Seven-Year Sentence

Authorities said Greg Lindberg must report to federal prison on Oct. 20 to begin serving his sentence for attempted bribery of North Carolina’s elected insurance commissioner, according to a court filing.

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There’s No Oil in Wisconsin. The Fracking Bust Hit It Anyway.

Mines that sent trainloads of “Northern White” sand to West Texas for hydraulic fracturing sit idle, costing jobs and hurting local-government coffers.

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Samsung Electronics Forecasts Highest Operating Profits in Two Years

Samsung Electronics said it expects around 12.3 trillion won ($10.6 billion) in operating profits for the third quarter, rising on the same period a year earlier and driven by stronger smartphone and consumer electronics sales.

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Trump’s Intelligence Chief Releases More Than 1,000 Pages of Documents

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe says he released the documents to support the Justice Department’s probe of the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation.

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Religious Groups Sue to Block New Lockdown Restrictions in Parts of New York Seeing Covid-19 Surges

Religious groups filed two lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s order limiting the size of gatherings inside houses of worship in communities seeing a rise in Covid-19 cases.

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5 Intimidating Wines That Are Actually Easy to Love

Our wine columnist polled oenophiles on the wines they find most challenging. Then she selected examples so delicious, they sway even the skittish.

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Republican Fundraiser Expected to Plead Guilty to Violating Foreign Lobbying Law, Sources Say

Elliott Broidy allegedly lobbied for Jho Low, the accused mastermind of alleged 1MDB fraud and was paid at least $6 million to influence the U.S. investigation, say prosecutors.

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Hurricane Delta Strengthens to Category 3 as It Eyes Louisiana Coast

Officials urged people in southern Louisiana to prepare or evacuate as Hurricane Delta strengthened over the Gulf of Mexico, heading toward a section of the state still recovering from August’s Hurricane Laura.

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Moderna Vows to Not Enforce Covid-19 Vaccine Patents During Pandemic

The move means other drugmakers or governments wouldn’t need to fear that Moderna would try to block any other Covid-19 vaccines the company argues are based on any proprietary technology.

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Discusses Alleged Kidnapping Plot

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made a brief statement Thursday after state and federal charges were announced against several people who allegedly plotted to kidnap her. Photo: Fox

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Saudi Staycations Lay Bare Obstacles to Kingdom’s Tourism Drive

With international travel constrained, many Saudi residents are exploring the kingdom, some for the first time, but most attractions lack basic infrastructure.

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Citadel Securities to Buy NYSE Market-Making Unit of Smaller Rival IMC

The electronic trading giant will bolster its already huge presence at the New York Stock Exchange by buying the NYSE market-making business of smaller rival IMC Financial Markets, the companies said.

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Putin Loses His Footing in Russia’s Backyard

A series of crises in Russia’s neighbors is upending the Kremlin’s plans for deeper economic and defense ties with the former Soviet republics, leaving a vacuum for regional competitors such as China and Turkey to exploit.

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Exxon Could Get a Chemical Turbo Boost if Oil Rebounds

Higher crude prices are good for petrochemical producers weighted toward North America and the Middle East—such as Exxon—because those gains make their products based on natural-gas liquids more competitive.

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Dollar General to Open Stores Aimed at Wealthier Shoppers

The discount chain plans to open a new brand of stores called Popshelf that mostly sells things shoppers don’t need but might want, such as party supplies, home decor or beauty products.

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Watch the Full VP Debate With Mike Pence and Kamala Harris

Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence took part in the 2020 vice presidential debate in Salt Lake City. Watch the full program here.

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Remote Schooling Is the New First-Class Hotel Perk

Poolside classrooms, in-person tutors and a host of cushy extracurricular activities—these resorts are turning distance-learning into a luxury amenity.

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Marine Corps Assistant Commandant Tests Positive for Covid-19

Gen. Gary Thomas, who was at a Pentagon meeting last week with other military leaders, had contact with a senior Coast Guard admiral who also contracted the disease.

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North Korea Loves Military Parades—Will Kim Jong Un Bring Out the Big Guns?

North Korea’s first military parade in two years is expected to feature throngs of spectators and plenty of propaganda, but the most closely watched element will be what, if any, new weapons leader Kim Jong Un puts on display for the world.

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Hurricane Delta Weakens to Tropical Storm After Hitting Louisiana

Hurricane Delta made landfall in southwestern Louisiana Friday as a Category 2 storm. Delta, which later weakened to a Category 1 storm, brought powerful gusts, dangerous flooding and power outages to the region. Photo: Go Nakamura/Getty Images

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Big Tech Buyout Fantasies May Be on Hold

While much remains uncertain about the federal government’s ambitious case against big tech, at least one outcome seems highly likely: Tech giants won’t be able to buy their way to growth anytime soon.

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WSJ Survey: 43% of Economists Don’t See U.S. Gaining Back Lost Jobs Until 2023

The economists point to the pandemic and uncertainty over the outcome of the presidential election and prospects for another coronavirus-aid package in Washington.

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Banks’ Arctic Financing Retreat Rattles Oil Industry

Defenders of the oil-and-gas industry are fighting back against banks who want to stop financing new Arctic-drilling projects, fearing it could be a harbinger of an unbankable future for fossil-fuel companies.

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Justice Department Sues Yale University Over Admissions Practices

The suit alleges the school violated federal civil rights law by discriminating against Asian-American and white applicants in undergraduate admissions.

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‘Time’ Review: Portrait of a Matriarch on Fire

Garrett Bradley’s documentary celebrates transformation, perseverance, and a decadeslong commitment to the pursuit of justice.

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Cities Are Losing Police Chiefs and Struggling to Hire New Ones

Political pressure and budget cuts have made the job less appealing, as cities seek new leaders to signal change.

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To Prevent Covid-19’s Spread at V.P. Debate, Plexiglass Probably Won’t Help

Other measures, including the debate hall’s upgraded ventilation system and a negative test result for people attending, will help reduce the risk of transmission, but not totally, researchers say.

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The Trump Treatment for Covid Is Coming Soon

Antibody drugs like the one the president took may be a bridge to a vaccine.

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