Violence against teachers is on the rise. |
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From September through May of this year, assault-related workers’ compensation claims filed at 2,000 U.S. schools topped a five-year high, according to risk-management firm Gallagher Bassett. Many educators cite unmet mental-health needs related to the pandemic as causes, while others blame shifting disciplinary practices that de-emphasize traditional punishment. |
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Saudi Arabia, some OPEC members clash over oil-production quotas. |
Saudi Arabia, the de facto leader of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, is demanding smaller African producers cut their quotas, people familiar with the matter said. At the same time, the kingdom was in talks with the United Arab Emirates, another powerful member of the group, to allow it to produce more, they added. It comes ahead of a contentious group meeting on Sunday, the people said, and is a sign of growing tensions within the cartel amid concerns over weakening global energy demand. Volkswagen is trying to remove China from its global EV supply chain. (Read) |
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U.S. firms raise corruption concerns in legal battle over Ukraine grain deal. |
A dispute has pitted American investors against a Ukrainian firm and comes amid longstanding questions about Kyiv’s commitment to battling corruption. U.S. firms say their efforts to recover $130 million in assets have been hampered by parts of the Kyiv government. The Ukrainian company involved alleges the American firms are using the continuing war as pretext for taking over their grain-trading business. |
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The WSJ’s Evan Gershkovich is being wrongfully detained in Russia after he was arrested while on a reporting trip and accused of spying—a charge the Journal and the U.S. government vehemently deny. Follow the latest coverage on Evan, sign up for an email alert, and learn how you can use social media to support him. |
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📸 Photos: This is how America became an older nation in one decade. |
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Much of the 2020 census was released last week, delayed by the pandemic and the Census Bureau's overhaul of its privacy standards. Compared with the 2010 census, it reveals long-term trends such as soaring numbers of elderly Americans and a dwindling amount of U.S. households with children. |
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An Iowa Republican event featured roast pig, motorcycles—and a growing 2024 field. |
The “Roast & Ride” fundraiser, organized by Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst at a state fairgrounds stage, drew eight prospective and declared presidential candidates. The gathering showed how crowded the 2024 Republican presidential primary contest has become—even before three new entrants join next week. |
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Eggs are going on sale just months after their prices hit records. |
Industry officials and farmers say egg supplies have bounced back after the deadliest avian influenza outbreak in U.S. history helped push prices above $4 a dozen in January. Now, after shoppers have cut back on eggs, tested substitutes and in some cases raised their own chickens, some supermarket chains are discounting eggs for the first time in more than a year. |
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There was a breakthrough for an intractable brain cancer. |
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An experimental drug from Servier Pharmaceuticals significantly delayed the growth of a pernicious type of brain tumor, a study published Sunday in the New England Journal of Medicine showed. The drug, vorasidenib, reportedly reduced the risk of cancer progression or death by 61%—a major advance in a field that has made little progress for decades. |
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This software is slyly turning us all into bigger tippers. |
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By tinkering with the default options and settings in point-of-sale screens, businesses can nudge their customers to give bigger tips, software designers and behavioral economists say. A 2017 Cornell University study found that larger suggested tip sizes increased how much customers tipped, while having little impact on customer satisfaction or spending. 🎧 WSJ reporter Rachel Wolfe explains “tip creep.” (Listen) |
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| The 10-Point was the name given to the news column on the WSJ's front page. Today’s newsletter was curated and edited by Conor Grant and Lisa Donovan in collaboration with Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. |
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