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Trump Administration’s Cuts to Harvard Funding Are Unconstitutional, Judge Rules

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 21:10:00 GMT

The court orders the government to restore billions of dollars in funding.

By: Sara Randazzo

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‘Exmo’ Influencers Mount a TikTok War Against the Mormon Church

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 01:00:00 GMT

The church is facing a 21st-century reckoning, driven by social media—and it is racing to counter the narrative.

By: Georgia Wells

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Trump’s Use of Troops in Los Angeles Was Unlawful, Judge Rules

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 21:04:00 GMT

A federal judge sided with state officials who contend the operation violated a 19th-century law prohibiting the use of federal forces for domestic law enforcement.

By: Jess Bravin, Natalie Andrews

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A Tiny Town Takes on a ‘Zombie Mall’ Giant

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:00:00 GMT

Rust, unmown grass and epic potholes mar Namdar Realty’s Pittsburgh Mills in Pennsylvania. A building inspector wrote 436 citations at the once-thriving property.

By: Kris Maher

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Flying a Plane Is Fun Until You Enter Restricted Airspace

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:30:00 GMT

For private pilots, there’s nothing like the shame of getting pulled over midflight by fighter jets. And it’s happening more often than you think.

By: Andrew Tangel

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Rudy Giuliani Injured in Car Crash in New Hampshire

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 20:48:00 GMT

The former New York City mayor suffered a fractured thoracic vertebrae and injuries to his left arm and lower leg.

By: Tali Arbel

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The Elite College Myth

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Panicky parents often think their children’s success in life depends on going to a prestigious school. In reality, there are many paths to achieving great things.

By: Jeffrey Selingo

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Georgia Tech Is Teaching Other Universities a Fundraising Lesson

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT

A strategy for wooing corporate partners offers a blueprint for schools confronting budget shortfalls after federal cuts to science research.

By: Nidhi Subbaraman

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Trump’s Next Fight With Universities: Racial ‘Proxies’ in Admissions

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 09:30:00 GMT

The Trump administration is warning colleges against using application essays, geography and other “unlawful proxies” for race to achieve diverse student bodies.

By: Matt Barnum

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Bill Ackman’s New Pet Project Is a School That Embraces AI and Rejects DEI

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:01:00 GMT

Alpha School, which has locations in Texas, Florida and California, is launching in New York in September.

By: Cara Lombardo

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Trump’s Job Cuts Leave a Profession Looking for Its Next Act

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:00:00 GMT

Niche researchers in a government-dependent education field are trying to pivot. “There are no crops coming out of this ground anymore.”

By: Matt Barnum

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Federal Judge Blocks Deportations of Guatemalan Children

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:24:00 GMT

The judge has ordered the government to stop efforts to remove the children for 14 days.

By: Tali Arbel

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New Trial Ordered for Three Former Police Officers in Death of Tyre Nichols

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:39:00 GMT

Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith were found guilty in a 2024 federal trial but acquitted on state counts in May.

By: Joseph Pisani

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The Go-To Lawyer for Trump’s Targets

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:15:00 GMT

Abbe Lowell’s clients include a Fed governor and New York’s attorney general—and formerly members of the Trump family.

By: Erin Mulvaney, C. Ryan Barber

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The Men Suing Over Their Partners’ Abortions

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT

The antiabortion movement is encouraging partners and ex-partners who say they were harmed by abortions of their unborn children.

By: Jennifer Calfas, Mariah Timms

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House Committee Issues Subpoena for Jeffrey Epstein Birthday Book

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 19:46:00 GMT

Congress seeks ‘all entries’ from book that The Wall Street Journal reported had letters bearing Trump’s and Clinton’s signatures.

By: Khadeeja Safdar

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Punishing Droughts Put Fresh Pressure on Meat and Dairy Production

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:12:00 GMT

Investors are calling for farm-based businesses to address increasing concerns about their water use.

By: Clara Hudson

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North Carolina’s Outer Banks Brace for Hurricane Erin

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:43:00 GMT

Local officials issued evacuation orders for parts of the Outer Banks, warning that the storm might wash out roads.

By: Jennifer Calfas, Tali Arbel

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Feeling Especially Hot and Sticky This Summer? Now There’s a Metric for That

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT

Summer heat across the Eastern U.S. is off the charts in a new ‘stickiness’ measurement that combines heat and humidity.

By: Carl Churchill

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Juneau Avoids Disastrous Glacier Flood

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:18:00 GMT

City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier outburst

By: Joseph De Avila

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Lawmakers Eye AI Weather Tracking to Advance Flood, Hurricane Forecasting

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:50:00 GMT

A new era of meteorological monitoring is emerging as businesses seek more data on everything from heat waves to wildfires .

By: Clara Hudson

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Opinion | Pest Side Story: New York Rats Become a Tourist Attraction

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:56:00 GMT

Sightseers pay as much as $50 to watch the rodents scurry and squeak through the city’s grimiest corners.

By: Faith Bottum

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Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Chicago Crime

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:49:00 GMT

‘The nothing-to-see-here, murder-rate-is-down, crime-is-under-control, we-know-best argument from local politicians was a loser.”

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Opinion | AI Wins the Google Antitrust Suit

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:03:00 GMT

A judge declines to break up the company, as artificial intelligence transforms search.

By: The Editorial Board

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Opinion | How Trump Can Get Real About Homelessness

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:51:00 GMT

Reduce the cost of housing first.

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Opinion | Mail-In Isn’t the Only Way

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:46:00 GMT

If the president nixes that option, absentee voting should be available.

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Opinion | Trump, Lisa Cook and the Federal Reserve’s Independence

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:49:00 GMT

The central bank differs from other agencies in that the power to coin money belongs to Congress.

By: Phil Gramm, Jeb Hensarling

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USA250 | A Letter From The Wall Street Journal’s Editor in Chief

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:30:00 GMT

Over the next year, we are celebrating America’s 250 years of economic dynamism with special coverage.

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Push for a ‘Traditional Marriage Parade’ Rocks Small Iowa Town

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT

Communities like Ottumwa, Iowa, are caught between years of government and corporate support for DEI initiatives and the backlash brewing under the Trump administration.

By: Joe Barrett

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Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Expansion of Speedy Deportations

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:15:00 GMT

Immigrants should be able to appeal their cases in a court hearing, a federal judge says.

By: Joseph Pisani

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A Push to Revive Sleepy Downtowns With Half-Off Pints of Beer

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:30:00 GMT

In Massachusetts, some want happy hour revived to aid restaurants and bars. “The Puritans landed here, and they never left.”

By: Owen Tucker-Smith

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ICE Eyes Naval Base Outside Chicago as Operations Center

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:35:00 GMT

Border czar Tom Homan says to expect a ramp up of enforcement in sanctuary cities.

By: Victoria Albert

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Do I Get Taxed on a High-Yield Savings Account?

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:17:00 GMT

Interest earned on a high-yield savings account is usually taxed as ordinary income in your regular tax bracket. Interest is reported on your tax return.

By: Miranda Marquit

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Home Equity Loan vs. Home Equity Line of Credit (Heloc)

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:29:00 GMT

Decide whether a home equity loan or line of credit is best suited for your financial goals.

By: Miranda Marquit

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Current Mortgage Rates for August 2025

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 20:07:00 GMT

Today’s mortgage rates remain under 7% — learn how to get the best home loan rates.

By: Miranda Marquit

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How the Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting Unfolded

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 01:04:00 GMT

Two children were killed and 17 other people were injured when a shooter opened fire during a Mass at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, according to authorities.

By: Andrew Tangel, John McCormick, Jack Morphet

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How—and Why—U.S. Capitalism Is Unlike Any Other

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:30:00 GMT

The main difference between America’s brand of capitalism and elsewhere: a focus on the individual and an incentive to take risks.

By: Roger Lowenstein

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Push for a ‘Traditional Marriage Parade’ Rocks Small Iowa Town

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT

Communities like Ottumwa, Iowa, are caught between years of government and corporate support for DEI initiatives and the backlash brewing under the Trump administration.

By: Joe Barrett

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‘The Einstein of Wall Street’: How I Became the Face of the Wall Street Trader

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:00:00 GMT

It all began with a picture taken in February 2007. But my own Wall Street story started long before that.

By: Peter Tuchman

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Amtrak’s New Acela Trains Are Here. They’re Moving Slower Than the Old Ones.

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 09:30:00 GMT

The next-generation trains, part of a $2.45 billion upgrade, can reach 160 miles an hour but are limited by the railroad’s aging infrastructure.

By: Esther Fung, Taylor Umlauf

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