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Census Figures Show Americans’ Incomes Fell in 2020 - Median household income was $67,500 in 2020, down 2.9% from the prior year, as the U.S. dealt with the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.  A1

What’s News: Business & Finance A1

Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show A1

Amazon Adding 125,000 Workers in U.S., Opening Dozens of Facilities A1

What’s News: World-Wide A1

What’s Your Raise Really Worth? Inflation Has Something to Say About It. A1

Dogecoin Copycats? Trademark Fight Erupts Over Joke Crypto Worth Billions A1

Haiti Prosecutor Seeks Charges Against Prime Minister in President’s Assassination A1

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U.S., EU Seek Global Pledge to Slash Methane Emissions by 2030 - Officials seek commitments by several of the world’s largest economies to reduce global methane emissions by nearly a third by 2030.  A2

Corrections & Amplifications A2

Gavin Newsom Remains California Governor, as Recall Effort Fails A3

Healthcare Workers, Hospitals Spar Over Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates A3

Biden Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate Faces Arizona Legal Challenge A3

Slow-Moving Tropical Storm Nicholas Prompts Flash-Flood Warnings in Texas, Louisiana A3

Democratic Tax Plan Would Hit Million-Dollar Households Hardest, Analysis Shows A4

Estate Taxes Are Easy to Avoid. House Democrats Want to Change That. A4

Democrats Put Off Hard Decisions on $3.5 Trillion Spending Plan for Now A4

Democrats Hear Conflicting Messages From Voters on $3.5 Trillion Plan A4

Inflation Eased in August, Though Prices Stayed High A6

Derek Chauvin, Other Former Officers Plead Not Guilty to Violating George Floyd’s Rights A7

Alleged New York Mobsters Arrested on Extortion, Racketeering Charges A7

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Feels Partisan Push to Retire A8

Senate Democrats Unite Behind Revised Elections Legislation A8

Covid-19 Likely to Overshadow Afghanistan, Abortion Rights and Spending Plans in Midterm Elections A9

Senators Seek Answers From Facebook After WSJ Report on Instagram’s Impact on Young Users A9

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   WORLD

U.S. Spies See Signs of al Qaeda Fighters Returning to Afghanistan - CIA Deputy Director David Cohen shared the findings at a conference on Tuesday, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the Biden administration’s handling of the withdrawal on Capitol Hill.  A12

Iranian Guards Physically Harassed Female U.N. Nuclear Inspectors, Diplomats Say A12

Taliban’s Pledge of Amnesty for Security Officials Meets Widespread Distrust A12

Asia’s Covid-19 Success Stories Warily Ponder Post-Vaccination Moves A20

U.K. Bets on Covid-19 Booster Shots to Avoid Winter Lockdowns A20

China Rules Against Sexual-Harassment Accuser in Closely Watched Case A20

   LIFE & ARTS

Offices Reopen With Safety Plans, but Big-City Commutes Spook Workers - Companies are trying to arrange the safe return of workers to big-city offices, but one factor remains beyond their control: the mass-transit commute.  A13

Vaccine Mandates Are Coming to Offices, but the Honor System Now Rules A13

How ‘Go Your Own Way’ Helped Lindsey Buckingham Get Over Stevie Nicks A14

Grandson Restores the 1918 Ford Model T His Grandfather Assembled by Hand a Century Ago A14

‘Cheyenne & Lola’ Review: Partners in Crime A15

Just Won a Crazy Game, Baby! Raider Fans Debut in Vegas A16

Sha’Carri Richardson Effect: Anti-Doping Authority to Re-Examine Cannabis A16

   OPINION

Let the Courts Speak on Covid - The Biden vaccine mandates will bring out basic truths about the pandemic.  A17

Will Biden’s Vaccine Mandates Hold Up? A17

A Final Farewell to the Class of 1951 A17

‘Uncontrolled Spread’ Review: Tested and Found Wanting A17

Blitzing the Senate Parliamentarian A18

Defining Inflation Down A18

Europe’s Climate Lesson for America A18

‘Failing Schools’? How About Parents? A18

The Fed’s Record of Failure With Quantitative Easing A18

Is America One Family Under God? A18

Medicate and Punish: For Boys, Schools Have Little to Offer A18

Todd Beamer of Flight 93 Had the Virtue of Bravery A18

The Case for Covid Booster Shots Is Strong A19

Is Racial Gerrymandering Going Out of Style? A19

Towns and Cities Should Use Their Stimulus Windfalls to Cut Taxes A19

Notable & Quotable: Norm Macdonald A19

   BUSINESS & FINANCE

Pay for Company Directors Stalled Last Year, but That Is Likely to Change - The median pay for board members at the top 100 public U.S. companies held steady at $310,000 last year. That is likely to change this year.  B1

Chevron to Triple Low-Carbon Investment B1

New iPhone 13, Mini and Pro vs. Previous Models: Comparing Apple’s Full Lineup B1

Comcast Stock Slides After Warning on Slowing Subscriber Growth B1

Steven Cohen to Invest in Crypto Quant Trading Firm B1

U.S. Casino Stocks Fall on Fears of Increased Macau Regulations B1

Elizabeth Holmes Trial: Theranos Gave Investors Rosy Picture of Revenue, Witness Says B2

Boeing Raises Outlook on Travel Rebound B3

Boeing CEO, Board Ask Judge to Clarify Ruling B3

Goldman Sachs CFO Stephen Scherr to Retire B3

Kroger, Instacart Aim for 30-Minute Grocery Delivery B3

Sportradar Shares Fall After Market Debut B3

New iPhone 13 Pro and Watch Series 7 Unveiled at Apple Event B4

Apple Watch Series 7 and New iPad Mini: Big Changes for Small Screens B5

App Annie Settles SEC Fraud Investigation Over Mobile-Data Product B5

Soaring Rents Make It a Very Good Time to Own an Apartment Building B6

Malls Bounce Back, but Brace for Tough Fall Season B6

Pimco Sets Its Sights on Commercial Real Estate B6

Fintech Startup Pagaya Nears $9 Billion SPAC Deal B7

China Evergrande Hires Financial Advisers as Protests Erupt at Its Offices B7

JPMorgan Chases the Online Investing Boom With Senior Hires B10

Buffett-Backed Indian Fintech Giant Faces Challenges as IPO Nears B10

DeFi Is Crypto’s Wall Street, Without a Safety Net B14

Gary Gensler Focuses on Crypto Trading Platforms, Payment for Order Flow in Senate Hearing B14

Apple, Google Could Still Win From App Store Loss B15

Evergrande’s Cash Problem Is Now Beijing’s Political Problem B15

Stocks Can’t Shake Off Downward Pressure B15

Treasury Yields Fall After Consumer-Price Data B15

World’s Oil Supply Pressured by Hurricane Ida, Other Outages B15

For the Fed, Inflation Doesn’t Matter...for Now B16

The SPAC Bubble Is Burst. It May Be Time to Invest. B16

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