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Perspective | the U.S. Hired Me to Protect Refugees. Now It Tells Me to Abandon Them.

Asylum and refugee officers’ desks sit empty. The Trump administration wants to keep it that way.

Perspective | Musicians Always Crave Time to Practice. Lockdown Gave Us Nothing But.

The pandemic changed the terms of our relationship to live performance.

130 Black Women Filed to Run for Congress This Year. That’s a Record.

‘We must be at the table’

Video: Protesters Clash With Police in the Wake of Beirut Explosion

Beirut residents clashed with police while demonstrating against the country’s leaders after a blast on Tuesday killed more than 150 people. WSJ’s Jared Malsin explains the growing anger that…

Actress Geena Davis Lists Longtime L.A. Home for $6 Million

The five-bedroom, Mediterranean-style house has some quirky touches

Oil Lower as U.S.-China Tensions Mount, but Logs Weekly Gain

Oil futures end lower Friday, but book weekly gains, with pressure tied to rising tensions between the U.S. and China after President Donald Trump imposes a…

Dollar Is Most ‘Oversold’ in 40 Years and That Could Hold Back the Global Stock Market Rally, Warns Morgan Stanley

The overwhelming bearishness surrounding the dollar is unnerving Morgan Stanley strategists who argue that the extreme positioning could see the greenback’s…

This Italian Sparkling Wine Could Be the Next Prosecco

Lambrusco was popular in the U.S. in the ‘70s and ‘80s, but got little respect from oenophiles.

Cruising Is Still Canceled, but Here’s What Travelers Can Expect When It Returns

From covid-19 tests during embarkation to the end of buffet dining, cruises will be a different experience.

The USPS Is Struggling as Virus Spreads. It Just Lost $2.2 Billion.

The U.S. Postal Service reported results that show how the pandemic has pushed an entity that is older than the country itself to the brink of crisis. It matters for all of us, and for rival…

TikTok Is Taking Over. Microsoft Could Grab It for a Song.

Facebook and Alphabet would love to bid, but they’re in the regulatory naughty corner, along with Amazon.com and Apple.

Groupon Stock Spikes 50% as Turnaround Shows Signs of Progress

The company had almost twice as much revenue as expected in the latest quarter.

Today’s Logistics Report: Beirut’s Shock Waves; Vaccine’s Painful Priorities; Amazon’s Delivery Rebound

Today’s Top Supply Chain & Logistics News.

The Morning Ledger: White House Seeks to Force U.S.-Listed Chinese Firms to Follow American Audit Rules