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... Britain’s 300-year tradition of wearing wigs in court gets a trim

Updated guidelines allow lawyers to dispense with the curly horsehair wigs, while traditionalists fear a loss of courtroom decorum.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/01/britain-courtroom-wigs-lawyers-tradition/

... Tanzania’s President Hassan wins disputed election amid deadly protests

Rights groups warned of growing violence against demonstrators after the election in which the country’s president barred her two main opponents from running.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/10/31/tanzania-election-protests-dead-injured/

... Opinion | Zohran Mamdani and the Police

He wants to keep Jessica Tisch as NYPD chief, but his own policies are dangerous.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/zohran-mamdani-jessica-tisch-police-crime-nypd-new-york-city-6c47afa5

... Opinion | School Cellphone Bans Work for Children

A new study finds test scores and attendance rose after the ban.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/florida-school-cellphone-ban-study-8d6d31be

... Opinion | Chicago’s Head Case Wants a Head Tax

Mayor Johnson wants to levy a per employee tax on city businesses.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/chicago-head-tax-brandon-johnson-business-employees-c3d00301

... Opinion | Doping Casts a Shadow on the New York City Marathon

The world record holder for women is banned from competing—a reminder that performance-enhancing drugs hurt runners and the sport.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/doping-casts-a-shadow-on-the-new-york-city-marathon-5caead00

... Opinion | Bill Gates Apologizes for Earth’s Survival

The science never said humanity was doomed. Now, apparently, you’re not obliged to believe it is.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/bill-gates-apologizes-for-earths-survival-b0d9c39d

... Rossi Ralenkotter, Who Redefined How Las Vegas Sold Itself to Tourists, Dies at 78

Among other things, he oversaw the introduction of the slogan, “What Happens Here, Stays Here.”
https://www.wsj.com/business/hospitality/rossi-ralenkotter-las-vegas-tourism-6bede9bc

... Restoring Hopwood Hall Was Supposed to Be a Fairy Tale. How Did It Go So Wrong?

An American actor was working toward reviving his ancestral home in England, but the local council locked him out midproject. “To be shut out is unacceptable.”
https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/hopwood-hall-middleton-england-4a2f2a8a

... Surging Power Costs Are Putting the Squeeze on Customers

Data centers are contributing to higher prices as fat energy bills electrify local politics.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/surging-power-costs-are-putting-the-squeeze-on-customers-f8b2c04b

... Opinion | The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on the Ballot

Three liberal Justices on a make-it-up court go to voters for retention.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/pennsylvania-supreme-court-ballot-retention-kevin-dougherty-christine-donohue-david-wecht-1e7287e9

... What to Know About the New York City Mayoral Election

Voters Tuesday will decide between democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/nyc-mayoral-election-explained-9f38f5f2

... Government Must Use Emergency Funds for SNAP Benefits, Judges Rule

President Trump said he wants to find a way to fund the federal food assistance program set to suspend payments to millions on Nov. 1 due to the shutdown.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/judge-orders-u-s-to-tap-emergency-funds-for-snap-benefits-6d0097c9

... The Growing Divide in the Rainbow Coalition

More gay people are speaking out against the gender ideology of trans and queer activists.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-growing-divide-in-the-rainbow-coalition-1128015b

... Advocates Sue Feds Over ‘Dire’ Conditions at Chicago-Area Immigration Facility

The Broadview, Ill., facility is a “black hole” where federal officials act with impunity, advocates allege.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/trump-administration-sued-over-dire-conditions-at-chicago-area-immigration-facility-bfa708d5

... The ‘Varsity Blues’ Felon Who Spent Under $5,000 to Create an Anti-Mamdani Deepfake Video

A three-minute video that shows a fake Zohran Mamdani dancing while New York burns is one of many deepfakes surfacing in the New York mayoral race and beyond.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-varsity-blues-felon-who-spent-under-5-000-to-create-an-anti-mamdani-deepfake-video-f6c3b520

... Colleges Face a Financial Reckoning. The University of Chicago Is Exhibit A.

The university ran budget deficits for 14 years straight, spending big to raise its profile and enrollment. The plan worked, but now the bill’s come due and cuts are under way.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/colleges-face-a-financial-reckoning-the-university-of-chicago-is-exhibit-a-8918b2b0

... Eileen Moran Brown, Who Co-Founded a College for Underserved Adults, Dies at 87

Cambridge College included dropouts from other schools, former prison inmates and people with low test scores.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/eileen-moran-brown-college-underserved-adults-1b32af7d

... The Man Who Invented AGI

Everyone is obsessed with artificial general intelligence—the stage when AI can match all feats of human cognition. The guy who named it saw it as a threat.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-man-who-invented-agi/

... Guillermo del Toro Hopes He’s Dead Before AI Art Goes Mainstream

The Frankenstein director tells WIRED the real Victor Frankensteins are tyrannical politicians and Silicon Valley tech bros.
https://www.wired.com/story/guillermo-del-toro-hopes-hes-dead-before-ai-art-goes-mainstream/