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White House Signals Support for Bill on Russia Sanctions
The White House supports legislation that would punish Russia for its interference in the 2016 election, a spokeswoman said, despite its previous objection to measures restricting the president’s power to remove sanctions on Moscow. 406
President Trump’s Request for Voter Details Rattles States
State election officials describe tensions as they try to cooperate with an unusual records demand from President Trump’s election-integrity commission, along with an intensifying debate over cybersecurity. 428
China’s Crackdown on Global Spending Is Warning to Big Business
China reined in one of its brashest conglomerates with the approval of President Xi Jinping—a mark that the broader government clampdown on large private companies comes right from the top.
Lawyers Target Opioid Makers, Same as Tobacco
Mike Moore, a pioneer of the cigarette litigation of the 1990s, is encouraging states to sue drug companies over the painkiller epidemic.
Facing more pressure to speed orders more quickly to customers, a rising number of companies are using high-tech robots in their manufacturing process. But could it render humans obsolete? The WSJ takes a look inside.
Next Leap for Robots: Dispatching Your Online Order
Developers are close to creating robots that can move products off shelves and into boxes, a breakthrough that would revolutionize one of the most labor-intensive aspects of e-commerce.
Eight Found Dead in Sweltering Truck in Texas
Authorities in San Antonio found eight people dead in a hot tractor-trailer, in what the police chief called a “horrific” human-trafficking crime. The trailer’s nearly 40 occupants included at least two school-age children.
OPEC Grapples With Growing Threats to Oil Deal
OPEC is worried that its plan to drain a global oil glut—and thereby raise crude prices—isn’t working.
Social worker John Lukach filed a complaint after he was unable to get repayment options on his student loans.
Battle Is On Over Government’s Version of Yelp for Banks
A government complaint database popular with consumers has become the latest battleground for efforts to curb the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s authority.
Europe File
Markets Risk Shock If No Brexit Deal Is Struck
When it comes to European crises, the markets have learned that it is always wise to bet on a deal. But Brexit may be different.
Heard on the Street
How Markets Could Come Out of the Shadows
The European Central Bank has reached the same spot the Federal Reserve reached four years ago. For financial markets on both sides of the Atlantic, it is an event that comes with consequences.
Real Yields Pull Back as Investors Rethink Growth Prospects
Inflation-adjusted bond yields are falling again, highlighting investors’ doubts about the U.S. economy’s growth prospects
The Annoying Everyday Drags on the Economy
Americans collectively waste billions of dollars a year overpaying for parking. Humorist Joe Queenan adds up the costs of other daily annoyances.
On Human Creativity and Other Books to Read
How human creativity evolved; traveling the world with Lowell Thomas; Claude Shannon’s information age; the novels of Ngugi wa Thiong’o; ladies who lunched; Hitler in the dock; Shakespeare’s Rome; and more
Children Should Be Heard, but Only So Much
Children now have much more influence over family decisions, but parents need to be wary of giving them too much sway. 53
A New Deal in Card Games
Modern card games break out of the confined world of old-fashioned aces, kings and queens.
U.S.
Baltimore Homicide Rate Has Officials Pointing Fingers
Baltimore’s near-daily killings so far this year have produced a nearly 20% increase in homicides from a year ago and sparked a tense debate among officials about how to tamp down the violence. 302
World
Countering China Proves Tall Order for Japan and India
Japan recently dispatched its largest warship to joint exercises in the Indian Ocean to signal its commitment to counter China’s expanding ambitions, but its military cooperation with India is moving slowly.
Israel Bolsters Security Measures at Temple Mount
Israel is installing additional cameras at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount after a weekend of bloodshed over the controversial issue of metal detectors.
Music
Why Vinyl’s Boom Is Over
Behind the resurgence of vinyl records in recent years: the quality of new LPs often stinks. Old LPs were cut from analog tapes, producing a high-quality sound. But the majority of today’s new and re-issued vinyl albums start from digital files, even lower-quality CDs. As more consumers discover this disconnect, vinyl sales are starting to slow. 82
Style & Fashion
Don’t Be That Guy: Avoiding Over-40 Style Pitfalls
As men age, dressing stylishly gets increasingly treacherous—especially with fashion veering ever more casual. But giving up entirely is never a good look. Here’s help. 409
Style & Fashion
The Diamond Shape That Is Jewelry’s New Star
Once a supporting player for big blingier stones, the rectangular diamond-cut known as the baguette is now starring in unexpected modern jewelry designs.
Style & Fashion
How to Organize Your Closet—When You Really Love Fashion
Three fashion insiders share their strategies on hanging order, shoe storage, when to purge and how to ‘shop’ your wardrobe.
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Arts
The Coolest Fan Experiences at Comic-Con Aren’t Inside Comic-Con
To reach fans of “Mr. Robot,” “Westworld” and other entertainment, marketers are setting up elaborate installations outside Comic-Con in San Diego.
Design & Decoration
14 Flowers Design Pros Hate—and the Ones They Recommend
Design & Decoration
An Outdoor Furniture Dilemma That Almost Stumped Designers
WEEKEND CONFIDENTIAL
The Many Sides of Noomi Rapace
The Swedish actress, who gained fame in the original “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” series, plays seven sisters in her new film.
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