Advances in treatment have shortened hospital stays, easing capacity strains. But doctors and health-care disaster experts say the gains are not enough to meet a sustained rise in hospitalizations, particularly in remote pockets of the country.749
In South Dakota, the percentage of positive tests has soared to more than eight times the World Health Organization’s threshold for businesses to be open. Yet stores welcome customers and masks are optional.446
The audiostreaming company made a $100 million bet on Joe Rogan, one of podcasting’s most popular—and polarizing—voices. Amid controversy, Spotify executives are standing by that voice.60
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The Arby’s owner would become one of the biggest U.S. restaurant operators. The deal is the second-largest acquisition of a North American restaurant chain in at least a decade.
Sean Connery, the Scottish actor who was propelled to international stardom after being cast as the original James Bond, has died.100
Since creating a special section on its mobile app to house high-end fashions in September, the e-commerce giant has amassed just a handful of big brands.7
Millions of mail-in ballots haven’t been received by election offices in critical battleground states, where slowdowns in mail deliveries risk some votes not arriving in time to count.
Latest Updates: Election 2020
Federal law enforcement agencies are setting up command posts across the country as they prepare for the possibility of more widespread unrest around the election than in years past. Follow along for the latest election updates.
As the election barrels to an end, the president is again pouring his energy into large rallies, at times defying state and local coronavirus guidelines. The events at times have a nostalgic tone, yet supporters remain energized.431
Court debts and lack of credit limit abilities to get checking accounts and driver’s licenses, find homes and get meaningful work.
Videogames were already a multibillion-dollar industry. The pandemic is sending them to another level. The way we entertain ourselves may never be the same.22
Business & Finance
Apollo Global Management is known for its cutthroat culture and sharp-elbowed approach to deal making. A co-founder is trying to change that just as Apollo is thrust into an unwelcome spotlight.
Investors in Europe learned the hard way in October that key structural differences between some of the region’s main stock exchanges and their U.S. counterparts put them at a costly disadvantage when it comes to trading stocks.
For sage counsel, Ms. Kadakia turns to a serial entrepreneur, a tech investor, a venture capitalist—and a dance teacher. “My personal advisers have been tough on me.”
Heard on the Street
Three of the world’s largest brewers had good news about the global beer market this past week. Further progress depends on bars and restaurants staying open, though, and things don’t look positive in Europe.
WSJ News Exclusive
Walmart said it would put firearms and ammunition back on the sales floors of its U.S. stores, reversing a decision earlier in the week to remove the displays to prevent potential looting.
World
In Colombia’s rural regions, a surge of bloodshed including mass killings and assassinations is shaking a country that had hoped a peace pact with Marxist rebels would end a cycle of violence dating back to the 1950s.
A U.S.-brokered deal with Israel has deepened rifts in Sudan’s transitional government, divisions that are set to delay the implementation of central elements of the agreement and could destabilize a nation still recovering from decades of conflict.
Tanzanian President John Magufuli won a second term in a landslide, election officials said, following a chaotic vote slammed as fraudulent by human-rights groups and the opposition.
Election 2020
Men and women have voted differently for president for four decades. Here are some of the forces behind the gender gap—and why it’s shaping up to be a deciding factor between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.
President Trump has drawn new voters into the electorate and energized his supporters from 2016, but he has also pushed away others, including some who identify as Republican or even approve of his job performance.39
Since January, The Wall Street Journal has spoken to dozens of people from 10 states to see what mattered to them in 2020.
Following the state legislature’s move to retire the flag that bore a large Confederate battle emblem, voters will vote for or against a magnolia-centered design chosen by a flag commission from thousands of entries.
Republicans are trying to stave off attempts by Democrats to flip two congressional seats in the suburban enclaves of Long Island where President Trump successfully appealed to voters four years ago.
Life & Arts
The vice presidential candidate favors a sophisticated uniform honed during years as an attorney—with some pointedly casual touches including Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers.
Anatomy of a Workout
Jacksonville Jaguars associate athletic trainer Cassie Ettel offers six exercises that can help with balance, strength and power.8
Whether you’re an urban transplant new to gardening or just want instant gratification, autumn is ideal to get plants in the ground. Try these expert picks for fast-growing, pleasure-giving varieties.9
We asked architects and designers how to steer clear of torturously placed towel bars, unflattering lighting and—ugh—wall-to-wall carpet. Plus: The craziest gaffes our pros have ever seen.12
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