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El Salvador Becomes First Country to Adopt Bitcoin as National Currency

The administration of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele plans to spend more than $225 million on the rollout, including a $30 credit in bitcoin to those who take up a government-run e-wallet, but the launch got off to a bumpy start.

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The U.S. Expected an Economic Takeoff. It Got a September Slowdown.

Covid’s Delta variant has undone expectations of a recovery boost. Hiring and consumer spending gains have slowed in the face of fresh uncertainty, delayed office openings and doubt about schools.

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Taliban Claim to Have Conquered Last Pocket of Resistance in Afghanistan

The Taliban released images they say showed the conquest of the provincial capital of Panjshir, a region that has held out against the group’s takeover of the country. The rebels denied the Taliban’s claim.

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Covid-19 Resurgence Clouds Business Travel Rebound

Airlines and hotels had hoped that business travel would start to bounce back, but those hopes are fading as the spread of the Delta variant forces some companies to postpone their plans to return to offices and resume in-person meetings and events.

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U.S. Ports See Shipping Logjams Likely Extending Far Into 2022

Leaders of some of the busiest U.S. ports expect congestion snarling maritime gateways to continue deep into next year, as the crush of goods from manufacturers and retailers looking to replenish depleted inventories pushes past shipping’s usual seasonal lulls.

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Child Covid-19 Cases Rise in States Where Schools Opened Earliest

In a possible warning of what’s to come, back-to-school plans are being thrown into disarray as the spread of the Delta variant temporarily drives tens of thousands of students back to virtual learning or pausing instruction altogether.

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Apple Cedes Ground as Larger Fights Over App Store Brew in Court, Congress

Even after a week of tweaks to the App Store, the core fight over the iPhone maker’s market power remains for a federal judge and lawmakers in Brussels and Washington to decide—and the company’s largest critics haven’t been won over.

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