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A former paratrooper who sells snowcones earns in three days what his government-worker wife makes in a month. The difference: He earns dollars.https://on.wsj.com/2JPKo2u 

Despite their precarious finances, Chicago and Illinois leaders are turning to the bond market at what some analysts say is an opportune timehttps://on.wsj.com/2JH10cF 

A day after being arrested for attempted extortion, attorney Michael Avenatti took to Twitter to publicize his claims against Nikehttps://on.wsj.com/2FBBxNm 

Prosecutors drop all 16 charges against actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a hate crime against himself. In exchange, Mr. Smollett agreed to surrender the bond he had paid.https://on.wsj.com/2FA0DMB 

Lyft is expected to price shares in its IPO above the targeted range of $62 to $68 on Thursday, reflecting strong demandhttps://on.wsj.com/2JUFpO3 

“He was exceptional. He lived and lived and lived.” Scientists are proud of their old mice.https://on.wsj.com/2FBzOaQ 

The exurbs are making a comeback as the engine of the American housing market--even if that means a very long commutehttps://on.wsj.com/2FB5L3c 

Opinion: Trump's decision to formally recognize the Golan Heights as part of Israel is strategically wise and morally important, writes @LindseyGrahamSChttps://on.wsj.com/2FCC0iI 

Negative rates, a slowing economy and money laundering scandals are weighing on European bankshttps://on.wsj.com/2JFURNK 

Islamic State's leader has gone low-tech to avoid capture. "He doesn't use a mobile phone or a computer."https://on.wsj.com/2FAvAjY 

A fertilizer company and a beer maker are among those pressing lawmakers to ease bank restrictions on marijuana transactionshttps://on.wsj.com/2FAtDUG 

A presidential task force will examine how a pediatrician was able to abuse Native American boys for years while working for a federal health agencyhttps://on.wsj.com/2FBA4a3 

The man at the center of the college admissions scam was "a heck of a speaker," who knew how to hit all the hot buttons for ambitious people who are “really wound up about their kids.”https://on.wsj.com/2JDwpwo 

OxyContin maker reaches $270 million settlement with Oklahoma over claims it helped fuel the opioid crisishttps://on.wsj.com/2JUksCT 

Australian journalists could face jail time for allegedly breaching a court order on reporting on Cardinal George Pell’s child sex abuse convictionhttps://on.wsj.com/2FCpbVq 

Heard on the Street: AMD’s special callout at Google’s event excited investors in a way the previous two mentions didn’t; shares have since jumped 12%https://on.wsj.com/2JDrM5u 

Congressional investigators are questioning why it has taken months to complete a safety fix for Boeing's 737 MAX aircrafthttps://on.wsj.com/2FCmmni 

A GOP-led Senate committee will hold a rare gun-control hearing todayhttps://on.wsj.com/2JCoOxZ 

Michelle Obama's "Becoming" has sold nearly 10 million copies. It could become the best-selling memoir ever, its publisher says.https://on.wsj.com/2FztWyR 

Luggage company Away's CEO says people seeking capital should remember they're not asking for a favor but instead giving investors an opportunity.https://on.wsj.com/2JFmfeU