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UPDATE 1-China's Xi urges greater innovation amid tech curbs from US

UPDATE 1-China's Xi urges greater innovation amid tech curbs from US

    (Adds Xi's comments throughout, context)BEIJING, July 7 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping, on an inspection tour of a major industrial province, ren...

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Secularism Is Not a Requirement of Patriotism

Secularism Is Not a Requirement of Patriotism

     This Christian celebrates and honors the meaning of the Fourth of July. July 6, 2023 11:15 am ET ...

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When ‘DEI’ Is Another Way of Saying ‘Quota’

When ‘DEI’ Is Another Way of Saying ‘Quota’

     The lofty diversity objectives of many companies are bogus. July 6, 2023 11:16 am ET ...

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Great Job Market Moves Closer to Good

Great Job Market Moves Closer to Good

     Latest NFIB survey finds small firms seeing less need to raise wages. ...

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Randi Weingarten Responds on Racial Preferences

Randi Weingarten Responds on Racial Preferences

     ‘The use of affirmative action has no connection to student test scores—none whatsoever,’ writes the teachers union chief. ...

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The Sabbath and the Printed Page

The Sabbath and the Printed Page

     On the Jewish day of rest, we need old-fashioned newspapers to stay informed. By Danielle Sh...

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Harvard’s Stages of Grief Over Affirmative Action

Harvard’s Stages of Grief Over Affirmative Action

     ‘Today is a hard day,’ the university’s president said after the Supreme Court ruling. Tomorrow the topic will finally be open to debate. ...

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‘D.I. Ray’ Review: Policing One’s Own

‘D.I. Ray’ Review: Policing One’s Own

     Parminder Nagra stars as a British and South Asian officer recruited to investigate ‘culturally specific homicides’ in this four-part series ...

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‘The Who’s Tommy’ and ‘Another Marriage’ Reviews: Pinball Wizards, Coupled Writers

‘The Who’s Tommy’ and ‘Another Marriage’ Reviews: Pinball Wizards, Coupled Writers

     In Chicago, Des McAnuff directs a revival of his and Pete Townshend’s musical about that deaf, dumb and blind kid; Judy Greer and Ian Barford play literar...

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‘The Lesson’ Review: In the Shadow of a Literary Master

‘The Lesson’ Review: In the Shadow of a Literary Master

     Richard E. Grant’s stellar performance as an aloof author and father rescues this drama about the writerly life and a family’s tense relations ...

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Notable & Quotable: Sen. Obama on Preferences

Notable & Quotable: Sen. Obama on Preferences

     ‘I would like to think that . . . affirmative action becomes a diminishing tool for us to achieve racial equality in this society.’ ...

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Identity Politics Could Kill America’s Scientific Edge

Identity Politics Could Kill America’s Scientific Edge

     Researchers in communist China are less hamstrung by ideology than their counterparts in the U.S. Will the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action im...

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World War III Will Be Fought With Viruses

World War III Will Be Fought With Viruses

     A two-front biological and cyber attack could lead to a U.S. defeat before we know what hit us. By ...

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‘The Oldest Book in the World’ Review: Also Sprach Ptahhatp

‘The Oldest Book in the World’ Review: Also Sprach Ptahhatp

     A set of maxims attributed to an adviser of an Egyptian pharaoh may be the world’s earliest surviving work of philosophy. ...

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May Trump Soon Reach His Waterloo

May Trump Soon Reach His Waterloo

     The former president isn’t Napoleon, but there are similarities in the cults around both men. ...

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The White House Tells the Truth About Climate Change

The White House Tells the Truth About Climate Change

     A report reveals that global temperature changes barely affects economic growth. By Steven E....

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Hunter Biden’s Smear Strategy

Hunter Biden’s Smear Strategy

     The president’s son launches an attack against the IRS whistleblowers. ...

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No Speed Limit for Native Americans

No Speed Limit for Native Americans

     The latest McGirt mess is a Choctaw scofflaw immune from city fines. By Th...

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A German Heating Law Hits the Climate Limit

A German Heating Law Hits the Climate Limit

     A costly plan to overhaul home central heating proves a bridge too far. By ...

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Florida’s Immigration Law Is a Misfire

Florida’s Immigration Law Is a Misfire

     DeSantis’s crackdown will exacerbate the state’s labor shortage while doing nothing to fix Biden’s border failures. ...

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The Plan to Make Credit Cards More Expensive

The Plan to Make Credit Cards More Expensive

     Sens. Dick Durbin and J.D. Vance seek to fix a market that isn’t broken. By Todd Zywicki ...

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‘The Out-Laws’ Review: Brosnan, Barkin, Bandits and Banks

‘The Out-Laws’ Review: Brosnan, Barkin, Bandits and Banks

     Produced by Adam Sandler, this Netflix comedy features Adam DeVine as a man who suspects his future in-laws are robbers, and it delivers more cringe than ...

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Josh Shapiro’s School Choice Sellout

Josh Shapiro’s School Choice Sellout

     The Pennsylvania Governor sides with unions over poor children in failing schools. By ...

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Olivia Rodrigo and the Art of Doing the Same Thing Twice

Olivia Rodrigo and the Art of Doing the Same Thing Twice

     From its quiet piano intro to the use of the color purple, the new single ‘Vampire’ builds on the star’s older ‘Drivers License’—and that’s not necessaril...

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The Most Stylish Guys You Know Are Getting Everything Tailored (Even T-shirts)

The Most Stylish Guys You Know Are Getting Everything Tailored (Even T-shirts)

     Think tailoring is just for suits? Hardly: Getting casual items tweaked to fit perfectly might be the ultimate style hack. MORE THIGH, THANKS A number of...

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In Miami, the Hamptons and Los Angeles, It’s Private Chef Season

In Miami, the Hamptons and Los Angeles, It’s Private Chef Season

     Over the summer, chefs migrate to clients’ vacation homes, cooking up mouthwatering meals and social-media content: ‘Hamptons summer is like our Olympics’...

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What It Would Take to Bring the Job Market Into Balance

What It Would Take to Bring the Job Market Into Balance

     Employers aren’t begging for workers as hard as they were a year ago, but they’re still begging ...

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Meta Threads the Right Needle to Poke Twitter

Meta Threads the Right Needle to Poke Twitter

     Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter clone has the right timing, scale to disrupt Elon Musk’s town square ...

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FIS to Sell Majority Stake in Worldpay for $11.7 Billion

FIS to Sell Majority Stake in Worldpay for $11.7 Billion

     Private-equity firm GTCR to hold 55% stake following deal that values the payment processor at $18.5 billion ...

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Stocks Post Broad Losses After Strong Economic Data

Stocks Post Broad Losses After Strong Economic Data

     Bond yields rise, investors think about monthly jobs numbers due Friday ...

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SVB Securities to Be Sold for $100 Million

SVB Securities to Be Sold for $100 Million

     The investment-banking firm formerly tied to Silicon Valley Bank was approved to be sold out of bankruptcy to the unit’s founder and senior managers ...

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U.S. Oil Boom Blunts OPEC’s Pricing Power

U.S. Oil Boom Blunts OPEC’s Pricing Power

     Production is surging despite a slide in oil futures U.S. producers are loo...

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A Trillion-Dollar Opportunity: China’s Pivot to the Middle East Set to Fuel Investment Boom

A Trillion-Dollar Opportunity: China’s Pivot to the Middle East Set to Fuel Investment Boom

     Middle Eastern sovereign-wealth funds have a lot of money to invest. More of it is set to go to Chinese businesses. The increasing economic links between...

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Read the Ingredients Before Buying This $25 Billion ETF

Read the Ingredients Before Buying This $25 Billion ETF

     Microsoft, Amazon and Netflix ended up as large holdings in a popular value-investing index created by S&P, an example of Wall Street tripping over itself...

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Ads Are Streaming TV’s Next Big Hit

Ads Are Streaming TV’s Next Big Hit

     Netflix, Disney and now, perhaps, Amazon: More streamers are getting into the advertising game and more viewers are signing on Nick Lu Nick Lu ...

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Obesity Drugs Won’t Starve These Other Potential Blockbusters

Obesity Drugs Won’t Starve These Other Potential Blockbusters

     Stocks of developers of fatty liver treatments had been on a tear until some Eli Lilly results spooked investors ...

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This Year’s Most Buoyant Sector Was a Win for Value Investors

This Year’s Most Buoyant Sector Was a Win for Value Investors

     Because of low expectations, cruise lines were the top performer of the second quarter ...

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The Ultimate Outdoor Concert Survival Kit: 7 Things You Should Never Leave at Home

The Ultimate Outdoor Concert Survival Kit: 7 Things You Should Never Leave at Home

     As venues have tightened their rules about what you can bring in, the risk of being turned away at the door has grown. Here, an approved packing list. ...

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Japan’s Plan to Become a Chipmaking Champ Hinges on This Startup

Japan’s Plan to Become a Chipmaking Champ Hinges on This Startup

     Startup Rapidus looks to invest $35 billion, work with U.S. to counter China’s tech ambitions ...

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Publishers and Advertisers Push Back at FTC’s ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Proposal

Publishers and Advertisers Push Back at FTC’s ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Proposal

     Mandating a simpler cancellation process would confuse consumers and create problems for businesses, trade groups say ...

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UPDATE 1-China's Xi urges greater innovation amid tech curbs from US

(Adds Xi's comments throughout, context)BEIJING, July 7 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping, on an inspection tour of a major...

Read More

Secularism Is Not a Requirement of Patriotism

This Christian celebrates and honors the meaning of the Fourth of July. July 6, 20...

Read More

When ‘DEI’ Is Another Way of Saying ‘Quota’

The lofty diversity objectives of many companies are bogus. July 6, 2023 11:16 am ...

Read More

Great Job Market Moves Closer to Good

Latest NFIB survey finds small firms seeing less need to raise wages. ...

Read More

Randi Weingarten Responds on Racial Preferences

‘The use of affirmative action has no connection to student test scores—none whatsoever,’ writes the teachers union chief. ...

Read More

The Sabbath and the Printed Page

On the Jewish day of rest, we need old-fashioned newspapers to stay informed. B...

Read More

Harvard’s Stages of Grief Over Affirmative Action

‘Today is a hard day,’ the university’s president said after the Supreme Court ruling. Tomorrow the topic will finally be open to...

Read More

‘D.I. Ray’ Review: Policing One’s Own

Parminder Nagra stars as a British and South Asian officer recruited to investigate ‘culturally specific homicides’ in this four-...

Read More

‘The Who’s Tommy’ and ‘Another Marriage’ Reviews: Pinball Wizards, Coupled Writers

In Chicago, Des McAnuff directs a revival of his and Pete Townshend’s musical about that deaf, dumb and blind kid; Judy Greer and...

Read More

‘The Lesson’ Review: In the Shadow of a Literary Master

Richard E. Grant’s stellar performance as an aloof author and father rescues this drama about the writerly life and a family’s te...

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Notable & Quotable: Sen. Obama on Preferences

‘I would like to think that . . . affirmative action becomes a diminishing tool for us to achieve racial equality in this society...

Read More

Identity Politics Could Kill America’s Scientific Edge

Researchers in communist China are less hamstrung by ideology than their counterparts in the U.S. Will the Supreme Court’s ruling...

Read More

World War III Will Be Fought With Viruses

A two-front biological and cyber attack could lead to a U.S. defeat before we know what hit us. ...

Read More

‘The Oldest Book in the World’ Review: Also Sprach Ptahhatp

A set of maxims attributed to an adviser of an Egyptian pharaoh may be the world’s earliest surviving work of philosophy. ...

Read More

May Trump Soon Reach His Waterloo

The former president isn’t Napoleon, but there are similarities in the cults around both men. ...

Read More

The White House Tells the Truth About Climate Change

A report reveals that global temperature changes barely affects economic growth. ...

Read More

Hunter Biden’s Smear Strategy

The president’s son launches an attack against the IRS whistleblowers. ...

Read More

No Speed Limit for Native Americans

The latest McGirt mess is a Choctaw scofflaw immune from city fines. By ...

Read More

A German Heating Law Hits the Climate Limit

A costly plan to overhaul home central heating proves a bridge too far. By ...

Read More

Florida’s Immigration Law Is a Misfire

DeSantis’s crackdown will exacerbate the state’s labor shortage while doing nothing to fix Biden’s border failures. ...

Read More

The Plan to Make Credit Cards More Expensive

Sens. Dick Durbin and J.D. Vance seek to fix a market that isn’t broken. By ...

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‘The Out-Laws’ Review: Brosnan, Barkin, Bandits and Banks

Produced by Adam Sandler, this Netflix comedy features Adam DeVine as a man who suspects his future in-laws are robbers, and it d...

Read More

Josh Shapiro’s School Choice Sellout

The Pennsylvania Governor sides with unions over poor children in failing schools. ...

Read More

Olivia Rodrigo and the Art of Doing the Same Thing Twice

From its quiet piano intro to the use of the color purple, the new single ‘Vampire’ builds on the star’s older ‘Drivers License’—...

Read More

The Most Stylish Guys You Know Are Getting Everything Tailored (Even T-shirts)

Think tailoring is just for suits? Hardly: Getting casual items tweaked to fit perfectly might be the ultimate style hack. MORE ...

Read More

In Miami, the Hamptons and Los Angeles, It’s Private Chef Season

Over the summer, chefs migrate to clients’ vacation homes, cooking up mouthwatering meals and social-media content: ‘Hamptons sum...

Read More

What It Would Take to Bring the Job Market Into Balance

Employers aren’t begging for workers as hard as they were a year ago, but they’re still begging ...

Read More

Meta Threads the Right Needle to Poke Twitter

Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter clone has the right timing, scale to disrupt Elon Musk’s town square ...

Read More

FIS to Sell Majority Stake in Worldpay for $11.7 Billion

Private-equity firm GTCR to hold 55% stake following deal that values the payment processor at $18.5 billion ...

Read More

Stocks Post Broad Losses After Strong Economic Data

Bond yields rise, investors think about monthly jobs numbers due Friday ...

Read More

SVB Securities to Be Sold for $100 Million

The investment-banking firm formerly tied to Silicon Valley Bank was approved to be sold out of bankruptcy to the unit’s founder ...

Read More

U.S. Oil Boom Blunts OPEC’s Pricing Power

Production is surging despite a slide in oil futures ...

Read More

A Trillion-Dollar Opportunity: China’s Pivot to the Middle East Set to Fuel Investment Boom

Middle Eastern sovereign-wealth funds have a lot of money to invest. More of it is set to go to Chinese businesses. The increasi...

Read More

Read the Ingredients Before Buying This $25 Billion ETF

Microsoft, Amazon and Netflix ended up as large holdings in a popular value-investing index created by S&P, an example of Wall St...

Read More

Ads Are Streaming TV’s Next Big Hit

Netflix, Disney and now, perhaps, Amazon: More streamers are getting into the advertising game and more viewers are signing on N...

Read More

Obesity Drugs Won’t Starve These Other Potential Blockbusters

Stocks of developers of fatty liver treatments had been on a tear until some Eli Lilly results spooked investors ...

Read More

This Year’s Most Buoyant Sector Was a Win for Value Investors

Because of low expectations, cruise lines were the top performer of the second quarter ...

Read More

The Ultimate Outdoor Concert Survival Kit: 7 Things You Should Never Leave at Home

As venues have tightened their rules about what you can bring in, the risk of being turned away at the door has grown. Here, an a...

Read More

Japan’s Plan to Become a Chipmaking Champ Hinges on This Startup

Startup Rapidus looks to invest $35 billion, work with U.S. to counter China’s tech ambitions ...

Read More

Publishers and Advertisers Push Back at FTC’s ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Proposal

Mandating a simpler cancellation process would confuse consumers and create problems for businesses, trade groups say ...

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