Facebook’s Really Big Plans for Virtual Reality - August 1, 2016 Issue

August 1, 2016 Issue

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

Colombia Is Charting a New Path Forward After a Brutal Civil War

By Jean Friedman-Rudovsky

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Trump Ignores the Reason America Defends the World

By The Editors

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A Vacuum of Leadership on Trade

By The Editors

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News - Global Economics

News - Global Economics

The Beginners’ Guide to Brexit: What Have We Learned So Far?

By Simon Kennedy

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Germany Ramps Up Internship Programs for Refugees

By Laura Colby, Stefan Nicola and Sheenagh Matthews

Is It an Island or a Rock? Ruling Could Cost U.S. a Huge Swath of Ocean

By Peter Coy

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Business as Usual for Malaysia Premier Amid 1MDB Graft Drama

By Shamim Adam and Liau Y-Sing

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News - Companies & Industries

News - Companies & Industries

The Number of Black C-Suite Executives Has Shrunk Under Obama

By Carol Hymowitz

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Facing Cancer Drug Shortage, U.S. Relies on Banned Chinese Plant

By Anna Edney

Facing Cancer Drug Shortage, U.S. Relies on Banned Chinese Plant

As Japan Grays, Retailers Covet Youthful Masses in Vietnam

By Nguyen Kieu Giang and Monami Yui

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The Strategy Behind Verizon’s Buying Spree

By Bloomberg News

News - Politics & Policy

News - Politics & Policy

How Your Local TV Station Is Cashing In on Politics

By Tim Higgins

Democrats Ignored Cybersecurity Warnings Before Theft

By Michael Riley

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Kansas Lawmaker Who Opposed Farm Bill Faces Blowback

By Danielle Bernstein

At right, Representative Tim Huelskamp speaks near the Supreme Court on April 28, 2015, in Washington.

Mr. Higher-Tax-on-Carried-Interest Goes to Washington

By Lynnley Browning

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News - Technology

News - Technology

Berlin’s Startup Hub Wants to Prove It’s More Than Just a Scene

By Adam Satariano and Stefan Nicola

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Tweaking the Sales Pitch for Drones

By Bruce Einhorn

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India's Flipkart Has an Amazon Problem

By Saritha Rai

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Once More, With Feeling: AIs Are Composing Soundtracks but Are Stuck on Creativity

By Adam Satariano

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News - Markets & Finance

News - Markets & Finance

Has Wall Street Been Tamed?

By Edward Robinson

Silicon Valley Elites Get Home Loans With No Money Down

By Heather Perlberg and Prashant Gopal

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An Auction House Learns the Art of Shadow Banking

By Katya Kazakina

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Features

Features

Welcome to Zuckerworld

By Bryant Urstadt and Sarah Frier

Wall Street Not Welcome at 2016 Political Conventions

By Joshua Green

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The Democratic Convention You Don't See

By Josh Eidelson

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Did Donald Trump’s Executives Violate the Cuban Embargo?

By Jesse Drucker and Stephen Wicary

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Was This Woman Killed for Trying to Clean Up Rio’s Filthy Guanabara Bay?

By David Biller and Michael Smith

Etc.

Etc.

What Team USA Wears to Work

By Arianne Cohen

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U.S. Olympic Committee’s Lisa Baird: How Did I Get Here?

By Mary Pilon

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