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Front Page: Wall Street Journal – August 19, 2022

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Mercenaries Enter Spotlight as Russian Troops Struggle in Ukraine

Wagner Group has proven indispensable in Russia’s few successes in Donbas, and now is expanding its recruitment drive to prisons as it seeks to replenish its losses.3177 min read

Mercenaries Enter Spotlight as Russian Troops Struggle in Ukraine

Front Page: Wall Street Journal – August 18, 2022

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U.S., Taiwan Set for Trade, Investment Talks This Fall

The aim is to deepen ties on a range of issues including digital trade, agriculture and trade facilitation, and comes amid fresh tensions over Taiwan between the U.S. and China.

Explosion at Mosque in Afghan Capital Leaves Multiple Casualties

The attack comes on the heels of the first anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of the South Asian country.

Front Page: The New York Times – August 17, 2022

Prosecutors Struggle to Catch Up to a Tidal Wave of Pandemic Fraud

Investigators say there was so much fraud in federal Covid-relief programs that — even after two years of work and hundreds of prosecutions — they’re still just getting started.

Biden Signs Climate, Health Bill Into Law as Other Economic Goals Remain

The bill is the latest victory for the president on overhauling the physical economy, but he has found less support for plans to help workers.

Front Page: Wall Street Journal – August 16, 2022

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U.S. Approves Nearly All Tech Exports to China

A Commerce Department-led process that reviews U.S. tech exports to the country approves almost all requests and has overseen an increase in sales of some particularly important technologies, according to an analysis of trade data.

Garland Weighed Mar-a-Lago Search for Weeks

Attorney General Merrick Garland deliberated for weeks over whether to approve the application for a warrant to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, people familiar with the matter said.

Front Page: The New York Times – August 15, 2022

Some Republicans Make a More Restrained Case for Defending Trump

When some G.O.P. members of Congress attacked the nation’s top law enforcement agencies immediately after the F.B.I.’s search of Mar-a-Lago, it underscored deep fissures within the party.

The Rise of the Worker Productivity Score

Across industries and incomes, more employees are being tracked, recorded and ranked. What is gained, companies say, is efficiency and accountability. What is lost?

Front Page: The New York Times – August 14, 2022

Trump Lawyer Told Justice Dept. That Classified Material Had Been Returned

The lawyer signed a statement in June that all documents marked as classified and held in boxes in storage at Mar-a-Lago had been given back. The search at the former president’s home on Monday turned up more.

As Right-Wing Rhetoric Escalates, So Do Threats and Violence

Both threats of political violence and actual attacks have become a steady reality of American life. Experts blame dehumanizing and apocalyptic language.

Front Page: WSJ Weekend Edition – August 13, 2022

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Climate Bill Success Hinges on Timely Project Build-Out

Wind and solar capacity is expected to expand quickly wherever economically feasible. Missing from projections is a direct accounting of potential obstacles.

Climate Bill Success Hinges on Timely Project Build-Out

Wind and solar capacity is expected to expand quickly wherever economically feasible. Missing from projections is a direct accounting of potential obstacles.85 min read

FBI Recovered 11 Sets of Classified Documents in Trump Search

Some of the documents recovered from the former president’s home were marked top secret and meant to be kept in special facilities, an inventory showed. Trump allies claim he declassified the documents.

Front Page: The New York Times – August 12, 2022

Garland Moves to Release Details on Search of Trump’s Home

The search was part of a government effort to account for materials related to some of the most highly classified programs run by the United States, a person briefed on the matter said.

The Poisoned Relationship Between Trump and the Keepers of U.S. Secrets

The F.B.I. search of Mar-a-Lago is a coda to the years of tumult between an erratic president and the nation’s intelligence and law enforcement agencies.

Front Page: Wall Street Journal – August 11, 2022

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FBI Quest for Trump Documents Started With Breezy Chats, Tour of a Crowded Closet

In June, the FBI asked for a stronger lock to be installed on a Mar-a-Lago door, behind which were government records. Then, relations between the FBI and the former president’s associates went downhill.5 min read

Ukraine Seeks to Squeeze Russian Troops as It Girds for Battle for Kherson

Kyiv is building forces outside Kherson, even as larger battles continue in the eastern region of Donbas, under a strategy that suggests growing confidence.66 min read