WSJ/NBC News Poll
President Trump is struggling to reach a level of job approval that would make re-election more likely, while former Vice President Joe Biden is drawing soft support, which could present turnout challenges.2,355
Democratic lawmakers called U.S. Postal Service leaders to testify before Congress, as concerns mounted over mail delays before an election for which some states are expanding mail-in voting because of the pandemic.
The presidential election is three months away, but some traders are preparing for the possibility that prolonged political uncertainty will stoke stock-market mayhem.116
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Covid-19 is known to be particularly risky for the elderly. For many minorities, the disease is killing them in the prime of their lives.181
The number of Americans who say they can’t afford enough food for themselves or their children is growing and is likely to get larger as some government benefits have expired.433
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The former affiliate of private-equity firm TPG has amassed one of the biggest pools of private capital on record, raising $10 billion for its flagship fund since April.7
After lobbying to be open, the big box scrambled to meet surging demand. Historical business benchmarks don’t apply in the pandemic, says CEO Craig Menear: “None of that has a correlation anymore.”26
Casino operators and investors are betting that online gambling is ready to take off in the U.S. amid the pandemic.4
The state is struggling to deliver enough power to keep the lights on for the first time in nearly two decades as a severe heat wave broils the region.
Work & Life
Topics like IVF used to be taboo, but workers are opening up on these subjects, and organizations are adjusting their benefits packages.18
As work-from-home and distance learning continue, every day can feel like a marathon. Here’s which apps can help you stay on top of things.13
Business & Finance
The Trump administration’s plans to restrict the Chinese messaging app WeChat could have a casualty beyond geopolitics: It would cut off a vital link Americans use to keep in touch with family in China.98
Utilities across the country are seizing a fast-expiring green energy subsidy to boost the efficiency of aging wind farms as they set ambitious goals to reduce their carbon emissions.
Stock market laggards like small-caps and industrial shares have surged in August, a sign that the market’s breadth is widening after months of dominance by big technology companies.5
Gold miners are riding high as the metal trades at record prices, but digging it out of the ground is getting harder.
HEARD ON THE STREET
Virgin Galactic hasn’t proven that it can take tourists to space, yet it has already taken stock investors to the skies. Maintaining the buzz will be a struggle.6
U.S.
Peaceful demonstrations in downtown Chicago ended in a violent clash between police and protesters Saturday, leaving 17 officers injured and two dozen people arrested.
New York City police have made fewer arrests amid the coronavirus pandemic, prompting questions from some elected officials and criminologists over whether that has played a role in a rise in shootings and other violent crime.
The coronavirus pandemic risks widening the financial gap in Buffalo, N.Y., between white and Black workers, who entered this year’s economic downturn with less financial security and are disproportionately employed in sectors more vulnerable to layoffs and exposure to Covid-19.220
World
Protests and strikes are spreading after a disputed election in Belarus, threatening President Alexander Lukashenko’s grip on power in the former Soviet republic he has run since the fall of the Iron Curtain.39
WSJ News Exclusive
The Trump administration is readying new rounds of sanctions against Syria, planning to expand its blacklist by focusing on financial-support networks outside the nation in a renewed effort to coerce Damascus into peace talks.47
Iran unleashed an angry broadside against the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, a deal signaling deeper cooperation between the Jewish state and Gulf Arabs to counter Tehran as it vies for regional influence.
In the wake of the massive blast that destroyed the grain silos storing most of the country’s wheat supplies and badly damaged the sea port through which 85% of its food imports arrive, a critical food shortage is bearing down.17
Life & Arts
Some Big Ten and Pac-12 schools could lose more than half their athletics revenues if coronavirus-postponed games aren’t played.282
CAREER REBOOT
After an academic science career proves elusive, an engineer follows his obsession and covers fantasy-sports full-time for a national network.
The temporary closing of barbershops, salons and gyms during the Covid-19 pandemic wrought transformations in some people. Here are five of the lucky few who liked what they saw.36
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What if every kid without a school plan could just spend the year in the Connecticut woods?68
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