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Sep 4
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Plus: A federal judge rules that the administration must reinstate the $2.2 billion it cut from Harvard University’s research funding. And, Porsche takes the exit ramp off Germany’s DAX stock index. Azhar Sukri hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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