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Betting Markets Tend to Get Elections Right—With Some Notable Exceptions

The accuracy of betting markets has become a politically loaded question

The Trump-Betting Whale Speaks Out: ‘I Have Absolutely No Political Agenda’

Self-described French trader says he bet more than $30 million on U.S. election after analyzing polls

Eurozone Inflation Climbs Back to Target as ECB Primes New Rate Cut

The data increases the prospect of the central bank lowering borrowing costs for a third straight meeting

The Economist Whose Contrarian Streak Has Gotten Attention in Biden and Trump Camps

Michael Pettis has spent two decades in China, and he calls free trade a mirage. He has also been a punk-music-club and record-label owner.

X Algorithm Feeds Users Political Content—Whether They Want It or Not

A WSJ experiment finds that accounts supporting Trump and Harris dominate feeds of new X users who wanted cooking and crafts

Pennsylvania Has Already Become Ground Zero for Election-Fraud Claims

Trump and supporters are amplifying doubts in a key swing state before any ballots have been tallied—alarming state and local officials

Trump Allies Draw Up Plans Targeting Legal Immigration

Such moves would reintroduce controversial policies from his first term as part of an effort to limit entry of migrants

A Glock, Vinyl Records and Formula One: Harris Tries to Show Her Personal Side

One in five voters in battleground states say they need to learn more about the vice president, a potential liability as Election Day nears

In Moldova, a Pro-Russian Oligarch With a Criminal Past Tries to Derail Path to Europe

Ilan Shor fled to Russia after being convicted in a $1 billion bank heist. Now he aims to topple Moldova’s government.

America’s Top Archivist Puts a Rosy Spin on U.S. History—Pruning the Thorny Parts

Plans for new exhibits at the National Archives Museum included swapping a photo of Martin Luther King Jr. marching for Civil Rights for former President Nixon greeting Elvis

The Menendez Brothers Were Sent to Jail for Life. A Netflix Hit Could Change Their Fate.

Hollywood treatment of famed 1990s murder case draws new attention to Menendez brothers’ crime—will Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series set them free?

Russia Turns Mariupol’s Steel Mills From Battle Zone to Spoils of War

Moscow’s patronage enriches Kremlin-friendly warlord from Chechnya by letting him plunder metals plant

Washington Post in Turmoil After Opting Against 2024 Presidential Endorsement

Jeff Bezos-owned news outlet faces criticism that move was motivated by concern of retribution by Donald Trump

Volkswagen Aims to Slash Jobs, Close at Least Three Plants, Union Says

Automaker recently slashed sales and profitability forecasts amid intense competition in China and high domestic production costs

Does Everything in Your Blue Bin Really Get Recycled? You Would Be Surprised

The plastic recycling rate in the U.S. is very low, but there are tricks to improving your own plastic accountability

The Deadly Job of Fighting Wildfires From the Air

Four aerial firefighters have died, two have survived crashes and 7.8 million acres have burned so far this season

How Israel Pulled Off Its Largest-Ever Strike on Iran

Attack unfolded in waves and struck missile-manufacturing and surface-to-air missile-defense sites across Iran

Who Gets the TikTok in the Divorce? The Messy Fight Over Valuable Social Media Accounts

When couples who make their living online split up, assessing the accounts’ future value and divvying them up fairly is a drag

Giorgio Armani at 90: ‘Work Is the Best Medicine’

After nearly 50 years in fashion, the legendary designer shows no signs of slowing down, with a blowout runway show in New York City and a new 12-floor building on Madison Avenue

The Racial Identity of Americans Is Rapidly Blurring. Politics Hasn’t Caught Up.

More people are identifying as multiracial, taking on more complex identities that researchers and politicians are struggling to understand