The Wall Street Journal

WSJ’s Anat Peled breaks down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s battle to remain in power, the top contenders challenging him, and the critical issues shaping the nation’s political future.

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term in Brazil. WSJ’s Samantha Pearson explains what Lula’s victory means for President Trump and his right-wing allies in Latin America.

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Anthropic, the company behind Claude, reported breakneck revenue growth in its S-1, alongside a long list of risks for investors to consider. WSJ’s Anissa Gardizy walks through the key details.

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How hard is it to land a rent-stabilized apartment in NYC? A new rent freeze will keep rents flat for tenants in these apartments starting in October. The city has roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, accounting for about half of its rental housing stock. But scoring one is so coveted that even mentioning it can “turn heads in rooms.”

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President Trump headlined seven campaign rallies in a week, hoping to boost voter turnout for the midterm elections. WSJ’s Alex Leary, Natalie Andrews and Philip Wegmann traveled with Trump to report from the trail.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has appeared in state media following recent rumors of his death. But who would succeed him? WSJ’s Tim Martin examines North Korea’s succession plans.

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WSJ’s Paris Bureau Chief Stacy Meichtry explains why demonstrators across France are returning to the streets over escalating living costs.

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WSJ’s Christopher Mims stopped at a big revenue-generating SpaceX data center outside of Memphis and talked to a local activist about the community’s concerns around it.

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American warships in the Middle East are preparing for an escalation in fighting in case President Trump opts for a fresh round of attacks against Iran in the coming weeks, according to U.S. officials familiar with the planning.

During a rare visit to a U.S. aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer operating in the Arabian Sea, the Wall Street Journal observed flight operations, as well as a significant replenishment of munitions and supplies– including a large delivery of standoff land attack missiles and bunker-buster bombs designed to penetrate ground targets.

Chapters:
0:00 On board the USS George Washington
1:11 Operations on the carrier
3:39 Gun boss and munitions
5:25 Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz
6:28 Aircraft carrier importance
8:10 Destroyers in the Middle East
9:20 Sailors’ mental health

WSJ Originals features in-depth reporting, investigations and on-the-ground journalism that uncovers the forces shaping business, politics and the world around us.

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WSJ's Annie Linskey returns to her hometown of Greenwich, Conn., where she speaks with local politicians, academics, business leaders and campaign donors to find out what's driving the ultra-wealthy ahead of the November elections.

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California’s high-speed rail project promised to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco with trains traveling up to 220 mph. Eighteen years after voters approved Proposition 1A, the ambitious transportation project lacks any finished track and faces an uncertain future. Costs are now projected to reach $126 billion with land acquisition and regulatory hurdles still putting America’s largest active infrastructure endeavor in jeopardy.

WSJ travels to construction sites, analyzes satellite images and reviews legal filings to explain what comes next for the multi-billion-dollar project.

Chapters:
0:00 The California high-speed rail project
0:54 The overview
1:30 Construction in the Central Valley
2:45 Criticisms, costs and delays
4:36 Proposition 1A in 2008
5:25 The main issues from the beginning
9:01 Engineering challenges and the new “optimized plan”
10:31 Private investment and investigations

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.

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Apple’s iPhone Duo is the company’s first foldable device. Although it packs a tablet-sized screen into your pocket, WSJ’s Nicole Nguyen found the phone’s $2,000 price tag comes with trade-offs.

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