Haiti’s Largest Investor Navigates Gangs to Keep Phones Working (www.wsj.com)
Gangs in Haiti have destroyed schools, pharmacies and factories. But they have largely spared one infrastructure network: the country’s telecommunications grid....
‘Only Pirates Do This’: China Wields Axes and Knives in South China Sea Fight (www.wsj.com)
The Chinese coast guard came in small boats with axes, long knives and spears....
The Hostages Next Door: Inside a Notable Gaza Family’s Dark Secret (www.wsj.com)
To the outside world, they were a physician, a journalist. No one suspected their apartment had become a prison....
Gaza Chief’s Brutal Calculation: Civilian Bloodshed Will Help Hamas (www.wsj.com)
Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping (www.wsj.com)
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America’s Commute to Work Is Getting Longer and Longer (www.wsj.com)
35 Years After Tiananmen, China’s Conduct Again Triggers Alarm (www.wsj.com)
In 1989, blowback was swift; alienation today is ‘systematic, progressive, long-term.’...
They Built a $100 Million Watch Empire. Then the Market Tanked. (www.wsj.com)
The website Hodinkee reinvented watch culture, giving luxury timepieces the same air as a pair of rare Nikes. Now it faces a market downturn and accusations of mismanagement....
You Can Thank Private Equity for That Enormous Doctor’s Bill (www.wsj.com)
PayPal Is Planning an Ad Business Using Data on Its Millions of Shoppers (www.wsj.com)
Wall Street Journal (paywalled) The digital payments company plans to build an ad sales business around the reams of data it generates from tracking the purchases as well as the broader spending behaviors of millions of consumers who use its services, which include the more socially-enabled Venmo app....
A Global Tax on Billionaires? Janet Yellen Says ‘No’ (www.wsj.com)
Treasury secretary came out against the proposed global levy, which proponents say would stop the rich from shifting wealth into countries where they can avoid paying the tax
Flood of Fake Science Forces 19 Journal Closures (www.wsj.com)
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Roku says hackers gained access to 576k accounts in latest data-breach incident (www.wsj.com)
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Five Takeaways From the WSJ Swing-State Poll (www.wsj.com)
Survey finds a fraying Democratic coalition as Trump gains among young and minority voters...
Trump Leads Biden in Six of Seven Swing States, WSJ Poll Finds (www.wsj.com)
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U.S. and Israel’s ‘Unprecedented’ Intelligence Sharing Draws Criticism (www.wsj.com)
A secret memorandum that expanded intelligence sharing with Israel after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack has led to growing concerns in Washington about whether the information is contributing to civilian deaths, according to people familiar with the issue....
Canada Had Designs on Being a Hydro Superpower. Now Its Rivers and Lakes Are Drying Up. (www.wsj.com)
Canada bet heavily on hydro as a means of cleaning up its carbon footprint; it is the third-largest hydroelectricity producer in the world. But with the climate becoming markedly drier in recent years, Canada’s utilities are now investing hundreds of billions of dollars to diversify their grids, in some cases leaning on power...
Xi Jinping’s Historians Can’t Stop Rewriting China’s Imperial Past (www.wsj.com)
A vast effort to draft an official history of the Qing dynasty is in limbo as China’s leader demands it be bent to his vision...
Trump Is in Line for a $3.5 Billion Windfall From Stake in Truth Social (www.wsj.com)
If the SPAC is approved this week, he could potentially use the stock as collateral to get a bond and avoid having properties seized or declaring bankruptcy by next week’s deadline.
Shell to Slow Pace of Carbon-Emission Cuts (www.wsj.com)
Canada Antitrust Watchdog to Expand Probe Into Google’s Advertising Practice (www.wsj.com)
U.S. Finds Some Israeli Claims on U.N. Staff Likely, Others Not (www.wsj.com)
U.S. Plans to Send Weapons to Israel Amid Biden Push for Cease-Fire Deal (www.wsj.com)
The Biden administration is preparing to send bombs and other weapons to Israel that would add to its military arsenal even as the U.S. pushes for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza, according to current and former U.S. officials....
China’s Youth Are Quitting the Rat Race to ‘Let It Rot’ (www.wsj.com)
Young people in China are becoming more rebellious, questioning their nation’s traditional expectations of career and family
Netflix Considers Ways to Make Money From Videogames in Possible Pivot (www.wsj.com)
Netflix has said it plans to be in gaming for years to come. Now the company is trying to figure out how to make money from it, a potential shift in strategy for the streamer....
