Alaska Air Nears Deal to Buy Hawaiian Airlines wsj.com/finance/bankin… via The Wall Street Journal $HA $ALK

To friends, Evan Gershkovich is a connector with an empathetic ear and self-deprecating humor. His wrongful detention has drawn them closer wsj.com/world/evan-ger… via The Wall Street Journal

Couples find that lab-grown diamonds make it cheaper to get engaged or upgrade to a bigger ring. But there are rocky moments: “It’s just a monster.” wsj.com/lifestyle/lab-… via The Wall Street Journal

Google's embrace of AI in its core search product is terrifying news publishers, with estimates that they could lose up to 40% of Google-generated web traffic wsj.com/tech/ai/news-p… via The Wall Street Journal

Putin said that Russia wants “to reach an agreement” on the return of detained Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan wsj.com/world/russia/r… via The Wall Street Journal

A vacationer on the Japan Airlines plane in the Tokyo airport collision recalls a “big boom” and a dash for survival wsj.com/business/airli… via The Wall Street Journal

For nearly three decades, the most iconic sight in golf has been Tiger Woods on a Sunday wearing a red shirt always emblazoned with the same logo: the Nike swoosh. That relationship is now over. wsj.com/sports/tiger-w… via The Wall Street Journal

Alaska Airlines blowout reveals a secret security vulnerability on Boeing jet wsj.com/business/airli… via The Wall Street Journal

Chinese researchers mapped the virus that causes Covid-19 at least two weeks before Beijing revealed details of the virus to the world, according to congressional investigators wsj.com/politics/natio… via The Wall Street Journal

CNN chief Mark Thompson collapsed newsgathering into one TV-and-digital unit and outlined a vision for subscriptions and improving video news on phones wsj.com/business/media… via The Wall Street Journal

Boeing 737 MAX 9 Part in Plane Blowout Was Made in Malaysia, Official Says wsj.com/business/airli… via The Wall Street Journal

Rookie C.J. Stroud has carried the Houston Texans within a game of the AFC Championship, and his success has sparked controversy over the S2 cognitive exam he flunked before the draft. But the test’s founders explain why it’s more complicated. wsj.com/sports/footbal… via The Wall Street Journal

Charles Schwab just survived a year from hell, and the trouble isn't over yet wsj.com/finance/bankin… via The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. secretly warned Iran that Islamic State was preparing to carry out the terrorist attack early this month that killed more than 80 Iranians, U.S. officials said wsj.com/world/middle-e… via The Wall Street Journal

A woman who received a payout from Vince McMahon has accused the WWE boss, the company and a former executive of sex trafficking in a new lawsuit wsj.com/business/vince… via The Wall Street Journal

Air defenses at base in Jordan confused approach of enemy drone with U.S. drone operating nearby wsj.com/world/middle-e… via The Wall Street Journal

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A Mistake in a Tesla and a Panicked Final Call: The Death of Angela Chao wsj.com/real-estate/an… via The Wall Street Journal

A safety probe into a Baltimore bridge collapse will include whether contaminated fuel played a role in a giant cargo ship losing power and crashing into the span wsj.com/us-news/dali-s… via The Wall Street Journal

Federal regulators are looking at whether Morgan Stanley has been sufficiently investigating the identities of prospective clients and where their wealth comes from wsj.com/finance/regula… via The Wall Street Journal