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U.S., Allies Prepare to Outline Plan to Limit Price of Russian Oil

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9 months ago

September 1, 2022

High Western finance officers are anticipated to put out their plan for setting a cap on the worth of Russian oil this week as they push to place collectively a workable coverage earlier than a December deadline.

Finance ministers from the Group of Seven rich democracies are set to fulfill nearly on Friday, when they’re anticipated to launch an endorsement of the price-cap plan and decide to finalizing its implementation, based on individuals aware of the matter.

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Iowa Republican Gathering Features Roast Pig, Motorcycles—And a Growing 2024 Field

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4 hours ago

June 4, 2023

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John McCormick

June 3, 2023 6:07 pm ET

DES MOINES, Iowa—A state fairgrounds stage Saturday showed just how crowded the

2024 Republican presidential field has become—even before three new entrants join next week—as candidates courted voters amid grilled pork, motorcycles and heated rhetoric.

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Sure, It’s Stylish. But This Pool House Was Built to Withstand a Hurricane

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10 hours ago

June 3, 2023

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By J.S. Marcus

June 3, 2023 1:00 pm ET

After relocating to greater Miami from Chicago in 2018, a Florida couple made only minor adjustments to the interior of the five-bedroom home they purchased for $7.34 million. The backyard pool area of the Coral Gables property, on the other hand, needed work. The existing open-air gazebo, they decided, was nice to look at but wouldn’t get much use in a climate marked by heat, humidity and the threat of storms.

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Meet the Beetle a Car Museum Director Takes on Joy Rides

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12 hours ago

June 3, 2023

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By A.J. Baime | Photographs by Ethan Gulley for The Wall Street Journal

June 3, 2023 10:00 am ET

Terry L. Karges, executive director of the Petersen Automotive Museum, who lives in Santa Monica, Calif., on his 1962 Volkswagen Beetle, as told to A.J. Baime.

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What Engagement With China Has Meant for Me

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22 hours ago

June 3, 2023

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Over the past decade, the relationship between the U.S. and China has gone from a symbiotic embrace—“Chimerica,” as some academics called it—to an ominous mutual rejection. There is now a bipartisan consensus in Washington that the longstanding strategy of deepening economic ties with Beijing has failed. China’s leadership, in turn, increasingly sees the U.S. as an existential threat. In both countries, anyone arguing in favor of a softer line is seen as politically naive or worse.

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‘It’s Pretty Horrific but Fascinating Nonetheless.’ Inside the New Wave of Atomic Tourism.

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June 3, 2023

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Mallinckrodt Explores Repeat Bankruptcy as $200 Million Opioid Payment Comes Due

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1 day ago

June 3, 2023

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Drugmaker Mallinckrodt is considering options including a repeat bankruptcy filing after emerging from chapter 11 last year as a $200 million opioid settlement payment comes due within weeks, people familiar with the matter said.

The Dublin-based drugmaker is required to make the payment to an opioid-victims compensation trust by mid-June under a $1.7 billion settlement as part of its chapter 11 exit plan. A lender group advised by law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has been in discussions with the company about how it can deal…

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Bankruptcy Judge Revives Some Sex Abuse Lawsuits Tied To Long Island Diocese

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1 day ago

June 2, 2023

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A bankruptcy judge allowed sexual-abuse survivors to resume lawsuits against parishes and other affiliates of the Diocese of Rockville Centre in suburban Long Island, N.Y., that have been paused since its chapter 11 filing in 2020.

Judge Martin Glenn, who is presiding over the bankruptcy case of the Catholic Church’s seat in Long Island, denied the Diocese’s request to extend a stay on litigation to freeze state-court lawsuits targeting its parishes and other related entities.

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Are You a Summer? Are You a Winter? Why Millennials and Gen Zers Are Dressing for Their ‘Seasons’

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1 day ago

June 2, 2023

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WOMEN HAVE many layers. In 2023 you could be—simultaneously—a mother, an activist, a stockbroker, a summer… Hold up; what’s that last one? Ah, yes: The idea of referring to yourself as a “season,” and dressing accordingly, is back. To older generations, the mention of this 1980s-era concept might induce shudders. But some millennials and Gen Zers are embracing this way of dressing—and it looks a little different than it did 40 years ago. Here, a primer.

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The New Rules of Success in a Post-Career World

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2 days ago

June 2, 2023

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By Bruce Feiler

June 2, 2023 10:55 am ET

Ever since a poor, bedraggled Benjamin Franklin strode into Philadelphia in the opening of his “Autobiography,” then strutted out decades later a wealthy celebrity, Americans have been telling a singular story of success: rags to riches, up by your bootstraps, bigger office, higher floor, larger salary, better view.

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Diamond Sports Is Denied Discount on MLB Broadcast Rights

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2 days ago

June 2, 2023

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Bankrupt broadcast business Diamond Sports must pay several Major League Baseball teams in full under their telecast rights agreements if the company wishes to continue broadcasting their games, a judge ruled Thursday.

Judge Christopher Lopez of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston ruled that while Diamond can still decide whether to keep or reject the contracts, it must pay for them at the agreed upon contract rate as long as it continues to broadcast the clubs’ games.

“The…