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‘You’re Telling Me in 2023, You Still Have a ’Droid?’ Why Teens Hate Android Phones (www.wsj.com)

(unpaywalled version on archive.today: archive.ph/03cwZ)...

China’s Youth Are Quitting the Rat Race to ‘Let It Rot’ (www.wsj.com)

Young people in China are becoming more rebellious, questioning their nation’s traditional expectations of career and family

UFOs Are a Common Sight, Former Military Official Tells Congress (Non Paywall in comments) (www.wsj.com)

Non Paywalledand… A replay of the hearing

China Is Pressing Women to Have More Babies. Many Are Saying No. (www.wsj.com)

Chinese women have had it. Their response to Beijing’s demands for more children? No....

5:01 and Done: No One Wants to Schmooze After Work (www.wsj.com)

Office happy hours, client dinners and other after-hours work gatherings lose their luster as more people feel the pull of home...

Car Prices Might Be Unsustainable for Buyers (www.wsj.com)

Americans Don’t Care as Much About Work. And It Isn’t Just Gen Z. (www.wsj.com)

Blame it largely on the pandemic, which weakened the hold the workplace held on people’s psyches...

Smoking Is a Dying Habit. Not in Germany. (www.wsj.com)

Health experts think low tobacco prices, a general tolerance of smoking and changes brought by the pandemic may explain the uptick in cigarette use.

Israel to Release Footage, Recordings in Gaza Hospital Explosion (www.wsj.com)

Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a briefing early Wednesday morning that no Israeli strike, either by air, land or sea, occurred near Al-Ahli Arab Hospital at the time of the deadly explosion. He added that drone footage, radar information and a recording of Gaza militants indicate a misfired Islamic Jihad rocket...

Israel’s Netanyahu Rejects U.S. Plan for Postwar Gaza: The prime minister says he won’t allow the Palestinian Authority to take over Gaza (www.wsj.com)

Buying Home and Auto Insurance Is Becoming Impossible (www.wsj.com)

Huge losses from national disasters prompt industry to jack up prices and pull back from some markets; ‘worst possible scenario’ for consumers...

Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks (www.wsj.com)

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gave the final go-ahead last Monday in Beirut...

Wall Street has spent billions buying homes. A crackdown is looming. (www.wsj.com)

Lawmakers say investors that scooped up hundreds of thousands of houses to rent out are driving up home prices...

Russia Tried to Weaken Democrats Ahead of 2022 Midterm Vote, U.S. Spy Agencies Say | The Kremlin’s operations likely aimed to erode support for Ukraine, according to a new report (www.wsj.com)

Amazon to Run Ads in Prime Video Shows and Movies (www.wsj.com)

Oh boy, more enshittification

Why Won’t Men Wear Hot Pink While Hunting? - More states adopt the color alongside orange, but opinions aren’t all rosy (www.wsj.com)

Cancer Is Striking More Young People, and Doctors Are Alarmed and Baffled (www.wsj.com)

Researchers are trying to figure out what is making more young adults sick, and how to identify those at high risk...

Document From 2022 Reveals Putin’s Punishing Terms for Peace (www.wsj.com)

European Supermarket Giant Drops Pepsi and Lay’s Over Price Increases (www.wsj.com)

You’ve Heard of Quiet Quitting. Now Companies Are Quiet Cutting. (www.wsj.com)

Biden Demands Immediate Gaza Cease-Fire in Call With Israel’s Netanyahu (www.wsj.com)

He also called on Israel to take immediate steps “to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering, and the safety of aid workers” and “made clear that U.S. policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel’s immediate action on these steps,” according to the White House statement....

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