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To understand why a historic deal between the Vatican and Beijing has sharply divided China's Catholics, the Journal spent some time with Cardinal Joseph Zen, an outspoken critic of the pacthttps://on.wsj.com/2D6llng 

Sure, you could make your own paper straws––just watch out for the bits of wax falling into your drinkhttps://on.wsj.com/2ELXGdI 

With Abe in Beijing, Japan and China signed more than 50 agreements to cooperate on projects in third countrieshttps://on.wsj.com/2D5lpnh 

China telecom giant ZTE said business is recovering “rapidly” after the end of a ban forbidding it to buy from U.S. suppliershttps://on.wsj.com/2D48vGd 

“How do I know if I’m about to be fired?” The Netflix corporate culture can be a ruthless place, say many people who have worked there.https://on.wsj.com/2D6r4d0 

Opinion: The sexual revolution overpowered the ethics and mystique of Catholicism, writes Lance Morrowhttps://on.wsj.com/2EK8XLo 

5G adoption in the U.S. is boosting Nokia’s sales, but it still plans to slash thousands of jobshttps://on.wsj.com/2EFZPYe 

From classic checks to a bold faux fur, these are some of the best coats of the seasonhttps://on.wsj.com/2EKooDt 

As Trump tries to make illegal immigration a midterm campaign issue, he considers closing ports of entry at the border with Mexicohttps://on.wsj.com/2EO8Qyx 

Review: An unrelenting “Frontline” documentary wants you to know that Facebook is not your friendhttps://on.wsj.com/2ENdI7c 

Opinion: The time has come for the world to unite against the dangerous Iranian regime, writes Israeli ambassador to the U.N. @dannydanonhttps://on.wsj.com/2D6Q5oz 

Heard on the Street: World’s biggest sea bridge and tax cut? Chinese one-upmanship expands to a different arena.https://on.wsj.com/2D4hI1d 

Goldman says Wednesday was the worst day in almost seven years for stock-picking hedge fundshttps://on.wsj.com/2D5be25 

The shift by Beijing, Iran’s top customer, gives the U.S. a boost, as it prepares to renew sanctions on Iran's energy sector in early November:https://on.wsj.com/2EIVljC 

Megyn Kelly and NBC News have begun exit negotiations, signaling that the star anchor’s brief tenure at the network is likely coming to an endhttps://on.wsj.com/2D2UJne 

The U.S. is refusing to resume trade talks until China presents a concrete proposalhttps://on.wsj.com/2EHXT1C 

To approach everything more ambitiously––even sleeping––consider this list of 101 inspiring suggestionshttps://on.wsj.com/2ELENYm