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P.M. Edition for Nov. 11. By day, Rob Johnson works for a law firm. By night, he is a crusader, trying to get hundreds of forgotten pop music hits onto streaming services. The Journal’s Katie Deighton gets into how he does it. Plus, Vice President JD Vance is considering face-to-face discussions with a top Iranian security official in an effort to end the Iran war—but becoming the face of Iran diplomacy carries political risk. And in California, voters may have rejected a proposal for the country’s first wealth tax, but WSJ economics reporter Paul Kiernan tells us that progressives in the state and elsewhere aren’t giving up. Alex Ossola hosts.

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A.M. Edition for Nov. 11. OpenAI’s third-quarter revenue almost doubled to $10 billion, but the company continues to log heavy operating losses. Dow Jones Newswires’ Joe Stonor explains how the ChatGPT-maker stacks up when compared to Anthropic. Plus, our Luke Vargas, reporting from Web Summit in Lisbon, looks at how humans will fit in the AI-cluttered internet of the future. And Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fends off impeachment, but Democrats are expected to revive the effort when they take control of Congress in January. Sandra Kilhof hosts.

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P.M. Edition for Nov. 10. Data out from the Labor Department today showed that inflation rose 0.4% last month—cooler than September, but still above economist expectations. Journal economics reporter Matt Grossman discusses why this has got traders betting not on if the Fed will hike rates, but by how much. Plus, Americans love beef, but that’s being challenged by persistently high prices. We hear from reporter Patrick Thomas about what’s keeping prices so high and some controversial plans to lower them. And Democrats may not take control of Congress until January, but that’s not stopping them from getting started on their agenda now—and they’re putting some of the biggest names in corporate America on notice. WSJ legal affairs reporter Louise Radnofsky gets into what Democratic lawmakers want from companies and how the companies are getting ready for potential investigations. Alex Ossola hosts.

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A.M. Edition for Nov. 10. Nvidia’s stock finds relief today as the AI sector takes the fallout from Nvidia’s spy probe, in its stride. Instead, our Luke Vargas reports that tech leaders at Websummit in Lisbon expect the scandal will ramp up the U.S.-China tech rivalry. Plus, California rejects an unprecedented billionaire tax. And WSJ correspondent James T. Areddy looks into how an estimated 200 million people live in areas run by gangs, guerrillas and religious groups using violence and coercion to dominate territories. Sandra Kilhof hosts.

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P.M. Edition for Nov. 9. Nvidia’s probe into CEO Jensen Huang sent the company’s stock sliding today, losing $232 billion in market value. WSJ Heard on the Street editor Aaron Back explains why Nvidia’s sinking today while its rivals and customers–and markets broadly–rally. Plus, Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who’s digging in for a fight. And emergency rooms are so overcrowded that patients who need to be admitted are sometimes waiting 24 hours in the E.R. hallways for a hospital bed. Journal reporter Peter Loftus explains why those wait times hurt patients, and what hospitals are doing to address it. Alex Ossola hosts.

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