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How a nearly bankrupt Georgia franchise rebuilt America’s pastime from scratch—and won over a global fan base. 🔗

CEO Gernot Döllner says the Georgia plant isn’t just a response to tariffs.

From @WSJopinion: The U.S. overall isn’t in a bad place on the Iran war, compared with other plausible scenarios—even if the war might have been a dubious idea in the first place, writes @MichaelEOHanlon

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski and President Trump are at odds over the federal government’s attempt to block certification of the Senate race if GOP candidate loses

From @WSJFreeEx via @WSJOpinion: George Orwell saw a ghost. Or at least he thought he did. Maybe, writes @heymiller.

Breaking | Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returned to Venezuela, challenging the U.S.-backed government as she pushes for presidential elections.

From @WSJFreeEx via @WSJOpinion: It’s the season of the sourpuss. Everywhere you turn the subject is American decline, writes @MattHennessey.

Recent rulings have had an impact on the ads voters see and the candidates on their ballots.

“The devil” vs. “treat-slinging wieners.” The dog training community is at war with itself over whether we’re ruining our pups with all that food and affection. 🔗

Hiking miles across remote islands avoiding sheep manure and playing into sideways rain allowed us to discover the true origins of the game.

In just their second year, the Golden State Valkyries are a rare expansion success story. Now they’re on the brink of a championship.

From @WSJopinion: Anthropic rolled out the prospectus for its long-awaited initial public offering. Is it trying to scare investors?

These October traditions weren’t always traditions. Here’s how some of them got started.

It took about five minutes for Jesse Dalton’s iPhone Duo dream to shift into nightmare mode. He had only opened and closed the Duo four or five times when the hinge got stuck at a 45-degree angle. Dalton tried to pry it open and heard a loud pop. 🔗

Rivan Industries and other startups are betting they can make green fuel cost-competitive.

The Philadelphia Eagles built one of the NFL’s best rosters in recent years by exploiting an accounting trick. Now the team is struggling—and the bill is coming due.

Forty-four years after their first Fall Classic, the Brewers are back for the ring.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges leaders are searching for a path to stabilize the law firm, whose future is growing more uncertain by the day. 🔗

The city has roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, accounting for about half of its rental housing stock. But scoring one is so coveted that even mentioning it can “turn heads in rooms.”

From @WSJFreeEx via @WSJOpinion: Mosquitoes and humans have been at war with one another for millennia. Humans have the technology to win. The question is whether we have the courage to use it, writes @emmma_camp_.

Rising food prices have placed new value on all-you-can-eat offerings. From Southern comfort food to Korean barbecue to Uzbek delicacies, these spots don’t skimp on portions—or flavor.

From @WSJopinion: A thrashing next week would be a disaster for the Republican Party. But it might be the start of the road back for conservatism, writes @gerardtbaker.

Milwaukee’s relentless approach at the plate has survived everything October has thrown at it, all the way to a 2-0 World Series lead.

RT @BuySideWSJ: See the lowest-cost pet insurers and the trade-offs that come with choosing the cheapest options.

A Texas man fell for a beautiful woman then found himself laundering cash for an international crime ring. “It wasn’t love toward the end,” he says.

From @WSJopinion: The Fed needs better models. The central bank can improve forecasts by including the value of the dollar in its modeling, writes @DavidRMalpass.

Politicians are trying hard to appear authentic—four letters at a time

The Emmy-winning actor recalls growing up on a Connecticut estate, his boarding-school bullies and how theater gave him a sense of community

The former president, typically circumspect when criticizing Trump, gave an unusually sharp rebuke at an Ohio rally.

From @WSJopinion: What’s the matter with France? It fancies itself the model of modernity yet is descending into atavistic violence, writes @wjmcgurn.

Logan International Airport is looking for a “voice that feels like home.” For some Bostonians, it’s a chance at redemption.

Brewers fans had been waiting 44 years to return to this stage. They aren’t letting geography get in the way. ⚾️

The New York Giants took a chance on former Michigan star J.J. McCarthy after he flamed out in Minnesota. Now, the 23-year-old is showing why he might have been worth the gamble. 🏈

Léa Seydoux discovers a chilling secret about her husband in ‘Gentle Monster,’ Aaron Sorkin’s ‘A Few Good Men’ marches onto Broadway, a sleuth-pleasing Agatha Christie exhibition opens in London, and more.

British prosecutors charged two men with national security offenses in connection to a suspected attempt by Iran to attack an air force base

Broadcom’s CEO held 11th-hour talks with bank executives over the weekend to get them to finalize their commitment to an Anthropic debt deal. 🔗

Americans have flooded the French capital ahead of the first regular-season game in France on Sunday—and a weekend of potential unrest.

Jay-Z is starring in this year’s Super Bowl halftime show. He also helps pick the talent. 🔗

From @WSJopinion: Regulate polls, not prediction markets. There’s no evidence that betting harms election integrity, but fake surveys have done so this year, write @HarryDCrane and @KolemanStrumpf.

Welcome to the Beverly Hills Unified School District, home to one of the nastiest local races of the year, complete with flying insults, dueling restraining-order petitions and a yard-sign whodunit. 🔗

Brewers fans had been waiting 44 years to return to this stage. They aren’t letting geography get in the way.

New York City issued 16 new permits after determining that a near-partial collapse in the former Pfizer building didn’t represent an inherent risk.

Ina Garten is starting a new chapter. The Barefoot Contessa shows us her apartment, which doubles as the set of her new podcast, and shares a recipe for perfect scrambled eggs. 🔗

Ares Management, one of the biggest players in private credit, is buying a $2.5 billion fund from one of its largest competitors—and its progenitor—Apollo Global Management

The Golden State Valkyries will try to close out their best-of-7 series against the Atlanta Dream in a last-minute Game 6 scheduled for Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ET—that’s 9:30 a.m. PT.