Beijing plans to hand out about $500 annually for each child until the age of 3, but it’s not clear if that’s enough to reverse a falling fertility rate that poses major challenges.https://www.wsj.com/world/china/chinas-new-plan-to-encourage-more-births-is-underwhelming-c8d23df4
A pattern of high-value weapons seizures shows Tehran is making new efforts to replenish the stocks of its militia allies across the Middle East.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-militia-allies-houthis-hezbollah-a36d7de7
Israel’s demand for a demilitarized zone in southern Syria and its promise to protect the Druze minority are putting it in deepening conflict with the new regime in Damascus.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-druze-syria-conflict-36e52a7d
The quality of the President’s appellate nominees will influence whether judges and Justices decide to retire.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/emil-bove-whitney-hermandorfer-donald-trump-judicial-appointments-3cd1971e
Trump is right to be skeptical. It would feed this frenzy for months.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/jeffrey-epstein-files-special-counsel-donald-trump-karoline-leavitt-885590f9
The charter operator might use new state law to expand in a big way.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/florida-welcomes-nycs-success-academy-1f5aa0d8
Any bureaucracy will build itself a palace if given the chance. This one is a threat to its independence.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-fed-mahal-is-an-act-of-central-bank-self-sabotage-powell-trump-143e945f
Some Trump supporters look at the refusal to release the files and see a failure to drain the swamp.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/magas-epstein-fault-line-trump-conspiracy-epstein-4f00ad36
William Harvey Carney, born in slavery, was the hero of the Battle of Battery Wagner, fought in South Carolina in 1863.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-civil-war-sergeant-and-his-old-flag-1525f26d
‘Dutch still-life paintings omitted the ‘human cost of colonial warfare and slavery’ that underlay the bounty these canvases documented, the wall labels warned.’https://www.wsj.com/opinion/notable-quotable-colonialist-paintings-met-exhibition-f49c9a9f
The FHFA was right to open the door to VantageScore. The time for credit-score competition has come.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/more-data-means-less-mortgage-risk-b5a77f5f
A new agreement viewed by WIRED gives ICE direct access to a federal database containing sensitive medical data on tens of millions of Americans, with the goal of locating immigrants.https://www.wired.com/story/ice-access-medicaid-data/
An attempt at forced centralization backfires with Druze and Israelis.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/syria-druze-israel-ahmed-al-sharaa-damascus-benjamin-netanyahu-ab43b487
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Gates is admirable to dedicate his fortune to helping others across the globe, but we should think twice before committing taxpayers’ money.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/readers-respond-to-bill-gates-on-overseas-health-aid-fb71322c
Some readers remain skeptical that the U.S. president’s public turn on Moscow will have serious consequences.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-closer-look-at-trumps-message-to-putin-edccd4d1
The Book of Exodus tells us what to expect from Russia in its war against Ukraine.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/like-pharaoh-putins-heart-was-hardened-russia-ukraine-ffd6c34d
If the clerics survive, they will hunt the president as they did Salman Rushdie.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/iran-is-out-to-kill-trump-ayatollah-president-middle-east-7b6e4115
The NBA Summer League continues from Las Vegas as the Boston Celtics take on Bronny James and their rival, the Los Angeles Lakers, on Thursday night.https://www.newsweek.com/sports/nba/how-watch-celtics-vs-lakers-live-stream-nba-summer-league-bronny-james-tv-channel-2100505
With training camp around the corner, the Washington Commanders have reportedly agreed to terms on a rookie deal with their second-round corner, Trey Amos.https://www.newsweek.com/sports/nfl/washington-commanders-sign-rookie-before-training-camp-2100509