The Wall Street Journal

Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump will finally face off in a presidential debate on September 10 hosted by ABC News. After President Biden dropped out of the race in the aftermath of his June debate against Trump, all eyes will be on how Trump and Harris perform on Tuesday.

WSJ looks at the debate tactics mostly used by Harris and Trump, and what a champion debate coach thinks they need to win.

Chapters:
0:00 Upcoming debate
0:30 Trump’s ‘Gish Gallop’ tactic
3:13 Harris’s background and emerging style
5:29 Interruptions and muting mics
6:14 What’s next?

News Explainers
Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.

#Harris #Trump #WSJ

China is building an unprecedented network of dams along its longest river, with the potential to generate enough hydropower for a quarter of the country’s output. The Yangtze River is key to China’s economic ambitions with the newly built Baihetan Dam alone able to produce more power than any dam in the U.S. But what are the risks to building dams in unstable grounds surrounded by steep mountain sides in one of Asia’s most earthquake prone areas?

WSJ looks at the logistical challenges and geological risks as Beijing transitions to cleaner energy to help transform its economy.

Chapters:
0:00 “Water tower of Asia”
0:58 Why China is building dams here
2:37 Logistical challenges
4:39 Destruction of Tibetan sites

News Explainers
Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.

#China #Megaprojects #WSJ

Buffering, error messages, dropped connections. In-flight Wi-Fi stinks. But that’s about to change thanks to new low-earth orbit satellite technology.

WSJ’s Joanna Stern found out why planes still use old 3G tech and tested Elon Musk’s Starlink and Intelsat’s low-earth orbit satellite tech from 30,000 feet.

Chapters:
0:00 In-flight Wi-Fi
1:14 The old cellular tech
4:16 The new Starlink tech
5:49 The perfect LEO + GEO satellite combo
7:46 Other in-flight Wi-Fi answers

Tech Things With Joanna Stern
Everything is now a tech thing. In creative and humorous videos, WSJ senior personal tech columnist Joanna Stern explains and reviews the products, services and trends that are changing our world.

#Flights #Tech #WSJ

Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump say they want to eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers. Many experts warn this tax policy could help employers more than workers, increase the federal budget deficit and even accelerate tipping culture in the U.S.

WSJ breaks down how this policy could play out in a Trump or Harris presidency and why many economists are skeptical of its success.

Chapters:
0:00 Taxes on tips
0:40 How the policy would work
2:19 What most economists think
4:34 How it could be implemented

News Explainers
Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.

#Trump #Harris #WSJ

Muscat, Oman, sometimes described as the anti-Dubai, is trying to modernize as it looks toward an economic future without oil. But can it create a new model of a Middle Eastern city or will it succumb to the glitzier approach of its neighbors like the Line in Saudi Arabia or Egypt’s new capital?

WSJ explores the new project aimed at modernizing Muscat and explains why it’s important to the country.

Chapters:
0:00 Muscat
0:51 The project and why it’s important
2:30 Dysfunctional housing policy
4:21 Tourism and international investment
6:40 What’s next?

Breaking Ground
Breaking Ground digs into megaprojects around the world, uncovering what these developments might mean for the surrounding region and the ultimate costs.

Why China is building its first megaport in Peru: https://on.wsj.com/3Tb0WTD

#Oman #Megaprojects #WSJ

A new Wall Street Journal poll shows Vice President Kamala Harris is one point ahead of former President Donald Trump. While Trump still leads on key issues like the economy and immigration, Harris had 48% support to his 47% in a head-to-head test, claiming an advantage within the survey’s margin of error.

WSJ breaks down the major takeaways from the poll.

Chapters:
0:00 WSJ poll
0:40 Harris’s visibility
1:42 Key issues
2:24 Favorability
3:15 What’s next?

News Explainers
Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.

#Harris #Trump #WSJ

Iran’s Shahed drones have disrupted Red Sea shipping, threatened U.S. troops in the Middle East and caused chaos in Ukraine. These precise one-way attack suicide drones mark a major shift in drone warfare.

WSJ looks at how Iran’s kamikaze drones work, how they are being used across the globe by militant groups and Russia and the defense mechanisms used against them.

Chapters:
0:00 Shahed drones
0:31 What they are and how they work
2:45 How they stack up to other drones
4:01 Who’s using these drones?
6:02 Defenses against these drones

Equipped
Equipped examines military innovation and tactics emerging around the world, breaking down the tech behind the weaponry and its potential impact.

#Iran #Military #WSJ

An infamous interchange in Breezewood, Pa., forces drivers through a roughly 2.5 mile-long detour. But redesigning it could cripple the town’s economy, which has come to depend on the visitors. The route connects Washington DC and Baltimore with Pittsburgh and goes all the way through the Midwest. If you take that traffic away, what happens to the town?

WSJ explains why it’s a traffic chokepoint and spoke with a transportation engineer on how to fix it.

Chapters:
0:00 Infamous traffic chokepoint
1:06 Building a cloverleaf
2:25 Building ramps
3:26 Why was it built like this?
4:40 Make Breezewood more
7:49 What’s next?

Pro Perfected
Experts in engineering and design break down a ubiquitous problem, examining how the world is built and what can make it better.

#Infrastructure #Breezewood #WSJ

Two astronauts who flew to the International Space Station on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will return to Earth next year on a SpaceX vehicle in yet another humiliating blow to Boeing’s reputation.

WSJ explores what went wrong and what this failure could mean for Boeing.

Chapters:
0:00 SpaceX stepping in
0:38 Starliner mission
2:58 Starliner origins
4:04 SpaceX’s Crew Dragon
5:09 What this means for Boeing

News Explainers
Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.

#Boeing #SpaceX #WSJ

Watch live coverage of the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver remarks after being named the Democratic nominee for President.

Follow DNC 2024 night four live updates here: https://on.wsj.com/4cCnqDK

#Harris #DNC #WSJ

Ukraine’s invasion of Russia was a gamble for Kyiv as they push deeper into the Kursk region. But as Moscow intensifies its offenses on the strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, strategies on both sides are emerging. If Pokrovsk falls, it will be the largest population center taken by the Russian military since Bakhmut in May 2023.

WSJ explains the latest developments on how the Kursk invasions steps up the stakes for both Ukraine and Russia.

Chapters:
0:00 Where the war stands
0:34 Ukraine tactics in Kursk
1:53 Russia’s response
2:53 What’s next?

Russia-Ukraine Conflict
WSJ’s latest news coverage around the 2022-2024 Russia-Ukraine conflict.

#Russia #Ukraine #WSJ

Watch live coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will deliver remarks after being nominated as the Democratic nominee for vice president.

Follow DNC 2024 night three live updates here: https://on.wsj.com/3Azt3FL

#Harris #DNC #WSJ