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Some of the most prized new hires for defense contractors, and potentially for Amazon, are the roughly 250,000 people who leave active-duty military service each yearhttps://on.wsj.com/2CJjKCO 

A fracking pioneer shifted to drilling oil from natural gas just in time for oil prices to fall 40% since Octoberhttps://on.wsj.com/2F1xFW5 

The race for the Super Bowl feels wide open. @jasongay takes a stab at guessing which teams will emerge to play in the big game.https://on.wsj.com/2CHMaNg 

The mighty Boeing 747, once king of the skies, has been relegated to the boneyardhttps://on.wsj.com/2EX4Z0x 

The rise of the trade bots explain a lot about 2018's market turmoilhttps://on.wsj.com/2CISdRP 

Thinking of dropping alcohol for a month? New data shows several ways it can help, even six months laterhttps://on.wsj.com/2F1sVQw 

"I wasn't thinking about what I was leaving, what I lost or nothing. I just was thinking about we are together. We're together."https://on.wsj.com/2EYGHDq 

Antitank missiles that can puncture 3 feet of steel armor pose a heightened risk for U.S. forces in the Mideasthttps://on.wsj.com/2CHGS4m 

A device called the Dreamcatcher is helping scientists answer a perplexing question: What is happening beneath Antarctica's ice?https://on.wsj.com/2CIOELD 

The “Stitch” plan—estimated to cost more than $300 million—would create about 14 acres of new park land on top of highways in central Atlanta.https://on.wsj.com/2CHDoii 

A quarter of São Paulo residents say they have been held up at gunpoint. "We’ve become hostages in our own country."https://on.wsj.com/2CHu3ad 

The American who is being held in Russia for "carrying out spying activities" was in Moscow for the wedding of a fellow former Marine, his brother saidhttps://on.wsj.com/2CJ3mSQ 

Netflix is expected to name Activision Blizzard Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann as its new chief financial officer as early as this weekhttps://on.wsj.com/2CKl8VB 

The EU avoided a bruising economic war with the U.S. by vowing to rebalance trade. Now, the bloc faces headwinds to fulfilling its promise and satisfying Trump’s demands.https://on.wsj.com/2CJCPoj 

The tech giant’s planned move to the Pentagon’s backyard exacerbates a local tussle for tech talenthttps://on.wsj.com/2EWBSup 

Bills due, payments deferred, unemployment claims filed: Some federal workers prepare for the worst as government shutdown drags onhttps://on.wsj.com/2CJq6lq 

Without a Brexit deal in place, free trade across the English Channel will end and customs will kick in for the first time in 45 yearshttps://on.wsj.com/2EYq9ve 

Crocheting is a snooze. This 76-year-old retiree keeps occupied with powerlifting competitions.https://on.wsj.com/2CHYTzM 

Parties that oppose immigration are reaching out to a community concerned about anti-Semitism among Muslim extremistshttps://on.wsj.com/2F0h59c