The Wall Street Journal

Hip-Hop Is Turning 50. Here's How It Got Its Name. The musical movement, born at a party in the South Bronx, has a rich history. #WorldNews

The Founders Anticipated the Threat of Trump This week’s indictment of the former president outlines the sort of demagogic challenge to the rule of law that the Constitution’s architects most feared #WorldNews

U.S. Cellular Owner Explores Sale The regional wireless carrier’s controlling shareholder says it is exploring strategic options for a business left behind by telecom’s consolidation wave. #WorldNews

What's Missing From the Discussion of Sex The purpose of a man and a woman falling in love is about having children, rearing them, loving them and encouraging them to do the same. #WorldNews

South Korea's 'Don't Ask Why' Stabbings Prompt New Debate on Criminal Punishment Officials vow adopt life sentences without parole for such crimes after a department-store rampage injured more than a dozen. #WorldNews

Hiring Has Stayed Strong. Here's Where to Look for Signs of Cooling. Economists estimate that U.S. employers added 200,000 jobs in July and that unemployment held steady at 3.6%. #WorldNews

Vonovia Keeps Guidance Despite Weaker First Half Vonovia reported lower revenue and earnings in the first half, and said group funds from operations also fell, but it confirmed its outlook for the year. #WorldNews

AB InBev said its U.S. sales, profit and market share fell sharply in the second quarter as consumers abandoned Bud Light after a promotion it did with a transgender influencer. AB InBev said its U.S. sales, profit and market share fell sharply in the second quarter as consumers abandoned Bud Light after a promotion it did with a transgender influencer. #WorldNews

Islamic State said its little-known top leader had been killed, a confirmation that came months after Erdogan said the man died in the course of a Turkish intelligence operation in Syria. Islamic State said its little-known top leader had been killed, a confirmation that came months after Erdogan said the man died in the course of a Turkish intelligence operation in Syria. #WorldNews

The Strategic Importance of the Russia-Controlled Land Bridge in Ukraine Kyiv aims to sever the heavily fortified Russian line guarding the link between Crimea and Russia. #WorldNews

The Turmoil in Northern Africa The harm from a coup in Niger and Russian meddling won’t stay in the Sahel. #WorldNews

'Talking Cure' Review: The Joys of Spirited Conversation To chat with those who already agree with us can be comforting, but it proves no substitute for a real, revealing exchange of views. #WorldNews

Stocks Fall as Bond Yields March Higher U.S. stocks edged lower Thursday, extending their recent slide as a jump in bond yields weighed on the market’s appetite for risk. #WorldNews

The Naiveté of Disney and Steinem on Korea An heiress and a feminist journalist walk the DMZ. #WorldNews

Fitch Downgrade Won't Break Washington's Tax, Spending Habits Republicans and Democrats aren’t likely to cut entitlements or raise taxes, leaving debt problems untouched. #WorldNews

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Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk Infineon Technologies, Telecom Italia and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. #WorldNews

Your Bacon May Get More Expensive. Blame California. Wholesale pork-belly prices are surging as the state’s new animal-welfare measure takes effect. #WorldNews

Lufthansa Boosted by Strong Demand But Costs Weigh Lufthansa’s second-quarter adjusted earnings almost tripled to €1.1 billion on a 17% rise in revenue, but its shares fell sharply, with Citi highlighting rising costs. #WorldNews

PG&E scrapped a program to clear trees alongside power lines that was aimed at cutting wildfire risk and will rely more heavily on new power-line settings to reduce the hazard. PG&E scrapped a program to clear trees alongside power lines that was aimed at cutting wildfire risk and will rely more heavily on new power-line settings to reduce the hazard. #WorldNews

Qualcomm's stock fell after the maker of mobile-phone chips reported disappointing sales and said that it expects a new round of layoffs. Qualcomm’s stock fell after the maker of mobile-phone chips reported disappointing sales and said that it expects a new round of layoffs. #WorldNews

Australian Retail Sales Post Third Straight Quarter of Decline Australian retail sales volumes recorded a third consecutive quarterly fall in the second quarter, confirming that consumers are reining in spending in response to surging living costs and a big jump in interest rates. #WorldNews

This Trump Indictment Imperils the Presidency His conduct is hard to defend, but a conviction for fraud would set a dangerous precedent. #WorldNews

Ralph Vaughan Williams in the Bard Music Festival's Limelight ‘Vaughan Williams and His World,’ a program of concerts, lectures and discussions, pays homage to a British composer whose works—from symphonies to operas to songs—transformed 20th-century music. #WorldNews

Maaco, Meineke Owner Is Hit by Rising Car-Wash Competition Driven Brands entered the car-wash business line in 2020, and it is now its third-largest segment by revenue. #WorldNews

'Pee-wee's Playhouse' Was Always More Than a Kids' Show The CBS series created by Paul Reubens, who died at 70, brought happy anarchy to Saturday morning television: “This was an inclusive show for all the rejects and weirdos.” #WorldNews

Health Care Roundup: Market Talk Haleon, Fresenius Medical Care and more in the latest Market Talks covering the Health Care sector. #WorldNews

Chinese Investors Warm to Sweetened U.S. Cash-for-Visa Program Worries over China’s economy and the country’s direction have rekindled interest in the U.S. initiative, this time in small-town America. #WorldNews

Fresenius Earnings Weaken on Higher Costs Fresenius posted lower profits for the second quarter due to rising costs, higher taxes and negative developments at its hospital subsidiary, but its dialysis business reported positive results, with underlying earnings of €401 million. #WorldNews

BP said its second-quarter profit dropped almost 70% from the oil giant's year-earlier bonanza, as lower commodity prices and weak refining margins hit results. BP said its second-quarter profit dropped almost 70% from the oil giant’s year-earlier bonanza, as lower commodity prices and weak refining margins hit results. #WorldNews

Myanmar's Suu Kyi, who was ousted from power in a military coup in 2021 and convicted in a series of cases brought against her by the junta, was pardoned for some of those offenses. Myanmar’s Suu Kyi, who was ousted from power in a military coup in 2021 and convicted in a series of cases brought against her by the junta, was pardoned for some of those offenses. #WorldNews

Crypto Is Illegal in China. Binance Does $90 Billion of Business There Anyway. Retaining its Chinese footprint will be crucial for Binance as it navigates a global regulatory crackdown that executives worry threatens its future. #WorldNews

Should Biden Still Be Pursuing Student-Loan Forgiveness? Students debate the president’s repayment plan. #WorldNews

Stand With Ukraine, My African Friends Vladimir Putin denounces Western colonialism while bringing back its most atrocious practices. #WorldNews

Nixon Could Never Credit Kennedy Maybe he saw ahead, but he couldn’t see backward clearly. #WorldNews

TSA's New Tech Can Make Airport Screening Faster. Travelers Aren't So Sure. Passengers blame new screening machines for slowing them down at airport security, while the TSA says crowds are a bigger factor. #WorldNews

Is a Stronger Yen Lurking Around the Corner? The Bank of Japan’s surprising tweak to its monetary policy injects more uncertainty into the yen’s trajectory. #WorldNews

TSA's New Tech Can Make Airport Screening Faster. Travelers Aren't So Sure. Passengers blame new screening machines for slowing them down at airport security, while the TSA says crowds are a bigger factor. #WorldNews

Why the Nation's Gun Laws Are in Chaos Judges clash over history a year after Supreme Court upended how courts decide Second Amendment cases—‘”The whole thing puzzles me.” #WorldNews

The eurozone economy returned to modest growth in the three months through June, but persistent headwinds could portend another difficult economic winter for the region this year. The eurozone economy returned to modest growth in the three months through June, but persistent headwinds could portend another difficult economic winter for the region this year. #WorldNews