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Magazine Sections Fashion Art & Design Travel Food Culture Search Search → Key GOP Senator to Vote Against New Witnesses in Trial A Republican senator who party leaders feared might join Democrats in seeking new testimony said he will vote against calling witnesses, bolstering the GOP’s chances of bringing the impeachment trial to a rapid conclusion. 1,443 Chief Justice Rejects Question Mentioning Name Floated as Whistleblower Trial Pushes Cruz to Top of Podcast Charts IBM CEO Rometty to Exit; Cloud Unit Chief to Succeed Her Ginni Rometty is retiring after almost 40 years at IBM and will be succeeded as CEO by Arvind Krishna, who heads the company’s cloud and cognitive-software division. 117 The Clash for the Cloud Amazon Revenue Jumps on Holiday Sales as Profit Rises Amazon’s fourth-quarter sales blew past a previous record as robust holiday sales and profit from cloud and advertising businesses helped offset growing shipping costs for its one-day Prime program. 29 Heard on the Street: Amazon Primes the Bottom Line U.S. Economy Heads Into 2020 With Steady Growth The economy grew at a rate of 2.3% last year, settling into a steady pace of roughly 2% that has prevailed during the decade-old economic expansion. 1,035 A look at the global market implications as the coronavirus spreads. WHO: Coronavirus Is Health Emergency; U.S. Advises No China Travel The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak in China a global public health emergency and the State Department told Americans not to travel there. 332 U.S. Plans to Evacuate More Americans From Wuhan Medical Experts Question Efficacy of Face Masks How China Can Build a Hospital in 10 Days Coronavirus Spurs Fears About Emerging Markets Essay: What Past Crises Tell Us About the Coronavirus China Lavishes Funds on U.S. Academics, Who Often Don’t Disclose It The recent arrest of a Harvard chemistry professor is but one case of how Chinese funding for American researchers is creating tension between national security and academic freedom. 17 minutes ago WSJ News Exclusive Southwest Failed to Prioritize Safety, Government Says A report to be released shortly says that Southwest flew more than 17 million passengers on planes with unconfirmed maintenance records over roughly two years. 149 SoftBank Funds All Sides of a Bruising Startup Battle Life Expectancy Rises in U.S. Modern Oahu Compound Is the 2019 House of the Year Mahomes Is Rewriting the Rules for Playing Quarterback Fred Silverman, Who Oversaw Programming for Three TV Networks, Dies at 82 ‘Bombshell’: From Battlefields to Impeachments, a Term With Explosive Effects The A-Hed It’s 2020. Why Can’t We Let Go of Our Business Cards? More Top News Iowa Kicks Off Contest for Soul of the Democratic Party Democratic voters must decide between two competing economic visions: the more-measured approach of the past two Democratic presidents, or the earlier, sweeping vision of big government, such as Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. 88 Trump, Pence Show Contrasting Styles American Airlines Reaches Tentative Mechanics Deals The union said the proposed deals would take several weeks to complete before being put before 30,000 workers for ratification. 20 minutes ago FTC Commissioner: Antitrust Enforcement Isn’t Answer to Tech Privacy Concerns A Republican member of the Federal Trade Commission voiced skepticism that government antitrust enforcement against big tech companies will lead to better privacy protections for consumers. Gun-Control Bills Move Forward in Virginia House lawmakers passed several gun-control bills, including universal background checks and a red flag” measure to remove firearms temporarily from people deemed dangerous. 196 Trump to Roll Back Obama-Era Ban on Military Land Mines The Trump administration is loosening an Obama-era ban on certain kinds of land mines in an effort to give the U.S. military another tool on the battlefield, U.S. officials said. 7 Business & Finance Volkswagen Unit Makes Unsolicited Bid for Navistar The truck unit of Volkswagen has offered to fully take over Navistar International in an all-cash transaction valued at roughly $2.9 billion. A deal would combine two of the world’s largest truck makers. 2 minutes ago Judge Orders J&J to Pay $344 Million in Pelvic Mesh Lawsuit A California judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $344 million in a lawsuit in which state officials accused the company of deceptively marketing surgical mesh devices for use in pelvic procedures in women. 5 minutes ago Visa Posts Record Profit on Higher Spending Visa reported record quarterly profit and processed more than $3 trillion in transactions, a record for the quarter,...