Evan and several other Western hostages are free at last, but the practice of hostage-taking by authoritarian regimes shows no signs of ending — posing a fundamental and asymmetrical challenge to democratic societies. My essay in The Wall Street Journal wsj.com/world/hostage-…

I went to go see Snoop Dogg. The world might be surprised he's become a sensation at the Olympics. He isn't. "This is my everyday life." New: wsj.com/sports/olympic…

I love WSJ sports coverage. wsj.com/sports/olympic…

never thought I'd read every word of a fantasy football column ever, but then there's Jason Gay wsj.com/sports/footbal…

These Republicans Are Pushing for Abortion Rights wsj.com/politics/polic… via The Wall Street Journal

The The Wall Street Journal's in-depth coverage of toxicity in workplaces this year (FDIC, World Economic Forum, Bank of America) continues with this jaw-dropping story about Saudi Arabia's Neom, the world's biggest construction project, from Rory Jones wsj.com/business/the-w…

A Boy Uprooted in Eisenhower’s Mass Deportation Reflects on Trump’s Plan for Another wsj.com/us-news/trump-… via The Wall Street Journal

Incredibly well-reported story by my colleagues at The Wall Street Journal, including fact-checking in person a police report that a Vance spokesperson had sent them: How the Trump Campaign Ran With Rumors About Pet-Eating Migrants—After Being Told They Weren’t True wsj.com/us-news/spring…

AT&T agreed to remove miles of lead-covered cables from Lake Tahoe, following a protracted legal battle with an environmental group over their removal. wsj.com/business/telec… via The Wall Street Journal

The plaintiff in the case, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, said it found high levels of lead in water and sediment near the cables and in algae, which form the base of the food chain for fish, clams and crayfish in the lake.

Labs that test legal marijuana appear to be underreporting dangerous mold contamination, a WSJ analysis found wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal

After a protracted legal battle and recent settlement, AT&T has removed its mileslong lead cables from underneath Lake Tahoe, per news release today from the League to Save Lake Tahoe: keeptahoeblue.org/news/cables-su… Our prior series on telecom lead cables: wsj.com/articles/lead-…

Freed J6ers are out & want to help Trump: Oath Keepers' Stewart Rhodes said diners in D.C. wanted to take selfies with him, and he'd like a job at DOGE, or with Tulsi Gabbard or Kash Patel. Proud Boys' Enrique Tarrio wants to be "Secretary of Retaliation" wsj.com/politics/natio…

New: Trump to Place at Least 100 EPA Environmental Justice Workers on Leave; moves could come as soon as Thursday. Also, the EPA on Wed took down its longstanding environmental justice online mapping and data tool, EJScreen. wsj.com/politics/polic…

America Is Abandoning DEI. The NFL Remains All-In. wsj.com/sports/footbal… by Andrew Beaton

An actress alleged rape by a Passages Malibu staffer; adult film star Emily Willis was found unconscious in another luxury rehab; and crew members around Demi Lovato worried about the influence of her coach. The Dark Side of Luxury Addiction Care: wsj.com/us-news/celebr…

The Commerce Department is examining changes to a $42.5 billion program aimed at expanding internet access around the country with new rules that will make it easier for Starlink to tap in wsj.com/politics/polic… scoop from Patience 🧐

New: World Economic Forum shakes up senior leadership following board's review of its workplace culture, prompted by our The Wall Street Journal investigation last year wsj.com/business/world…

World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab to step down as chairman, in the wake of a board investigation into the Davos organizer’s workplace culture wsj.com/business/davos… via The Wall Street Journal

NEW: World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab is under investigation by the organization he created, after a new whistleblower letter alleged financial and ethical misconduct. More on the recent boardroom drama here: wsj.com/business/world… w/jenny strasburg AnnaMaria Andriotis