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North Korea reopened the cross-border phone line with South Korea, raising the prospect that the Kim Jong Un regime could be ready for engagement againhttps://on.wsj.com/3rG5YIL 

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka is out of the Olympics after losing in straight sets, just days after lighting the flame in the opening ceremonyhttps://on.wsj.com/3zJQxCl 

British swimmer Tom Dean’s last year was interrupted by not one but two positive Covid-19 tests that sidelined him twice. He still won Olympic gold in Tokyo.https://on.wsj.com/3f0MGc2 

From @WSJopinion: From climate to Covid, politics and hubris have disconnected scientific institutions from the philosophy and method that ought to guide themhttps://on.wsj.com/3i5QNp5 

Boeing is set on Friday to again launch its Starliner space capsule without crew on board, a year and a half after a software error botched an earlier attempt to dock with the International Space Stationhttps://on.wsj.com/3iPr2sf 

Alberto Salazar, the Nike-backed coach who helped revive elite American distance running but was suspended for doping offenses and sharply criticized for his coaching methods, has been declared permanently ineligible by the U.S. Center for SafeSporthttps://on.wsj.com/2Wjz9FT 

Hasbro, the maker of Transformers, My Little Pony and Play-Doh, is sourcing more of its toys earlier from various countries as it looks to get around bottlenecks in shipping operations and make sure products arrive in time for the holiday seasonhttps://on.wsj.com/3i6eQ7j 

Jack Antonoff, the superproducer who has collaborated with stars like Taylor Swift, Lorde and Lana Del Rey, offers a new record from his own indie project that reveals his joyous passion for musichttps://on.wsj.com/3l0pKNK 

Heard on the Street: Young workers and job seekers in China are struggling, and until that is rectified, returning to the country’s pre-pandemic consumption trends could be challenginghttps://on.wsj.com/3iNJh1u 

To stand out in a car-loving town like Albuquerque, one devoted gear head put two years into making this 1952 pickup truck look like nothing else on the road. "I can lower the truck so the running boards sit on the ground," he says.https://on.wsj.com/2Wq3liQ 

A 29-year-old with no ties to the diamond industry has become one of the most sought-after figures in celebrity jewelryhttps://on.wsj.com/3x9FtN3 

When he wakes up, Joe Jonas starts his day with meditation and then turns to Duolingo. “I’m learn­ing Ital­ian very slowly,” says the singer-song­writer, 31. “I want to be able to get lost in the coun­try­side; that’s my goal.”https://on.wsj.com/3rzJmto 

Interest in Gwyneth Paltrow’s ’90s style is at an all-time peak, which is good news for Goop’s DTC fashion brand, G. Labelhttps://on.wsj.com/3l0hnSG 

From @WSJopinion: The public understands that nominal wage gains are an illusion when the cost of living keeps rising, writes Judy Sheltonhttps://on.wsj.com/3l54g2e 

A push by lawmakers to complete a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure agreement hit a series of hurdles, as aides squabbled over funding for water infrastructure and other issueshttps://on.wsj.com/3BE15ol 

Britney Spears’s new lawyer moved to have her father removed from the helm of her 13-year-old conservatorship, calling the arrangement toxichttps://on.wsj.com/3zDnH6n 

Afghan migrants fleeing the Taliban’s advance are making arduous journeys through Iran to reach Turkey, which already hosts millions of Syrian refugeeshttps://on.wsj.com/3kZyowi 

Slushies, ice vests and frozen energy gels: The stifling conditions in Tokyo made it imperative that U.S. triathletes find a way to chill down as bike, swim and run their way through the Olympic triathlon coursehttps://on.wsj.com/3zJdDsR 

Watch: Some vaccinated people are testing positive for Covid-19, but that doesn’t mean vaccines aren’t working. We take a look at the science of breakthrough cases.https://on.wsj.com/3ztKqBY