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Heard on the Street: Navigating the world of clinical trials is more art than science—understanding how drugs are approved can helphttps://on.wsj.com/376fJVd 

An inside look at China’s public-relations campaign to persuade one Muslim nation to stay silent on Xinjiang’s re-education camps for Uighurshttps://on.wsj.com/2MoFZC7 

While every homeowner may consider his or her home to be a castle, some take that vision a bit more literallyhttps://on.wsj.com/2ERrN0n 

When her son turned two months old, Mako Uematsu decided to do something unusual for a Japanese mother. She hired a babysitter.https://on.wsj.com/2ruB2AI 

How far does a $50K salary go when you’re starting out? Help from parents means a recent law-school graduate has affordable rent in South Boston and no student debt.https://on.wsj.com/2t0VglV 

The only requirement to play in Magnus Carlsen's fantasy soccer league is being a chess grandmaster. Then comes the hard part: beating Magnus.https://on.wsj.com/3519ssF 

Hawaii, Japan, Iceland and Nepal are destinations with natural wonders that are potentially hazardous—especially to the uninitiatedhttps://on.wsj.com/2MmtQhh 

Nissan and Renault, squabbling partners, still cannot figure out how to cooperate. "There is a point where the Japanese will say, 'By the way, guys, why are we together?'"https://on.wsj.com/35WFib9 

From @WSJopinion: Christmas evokes a lifetime’s memories of magic, writes Christopher de Vinckhttps://on.wsj.com/2MocG2G 

"Guilty, lazy, thoughtless, disrespectful" - are these your feelings about regifting? Researchers think different feelings dominate.https://on.wsj.com/2tScGSf 

Brutalism’s current renaissance is reawakening critics who have lived and worked in the buildings—or spent decades trying to get them torn down.https://on.wsj.com/2ESEXKB 

Christmas in Hong Kong descended into a flurry of tear gas and arrests as police clashed with protesters in neighborhoods around the cityhttps://on.wsj.com/39eFnc3 

In the height of college application season, more than two dozen New York City high-school seniors got some simple advice on how to write compelling college essays from an unusual expert: the literary lion Salman Rushdiehttps://on.wsj.com/2ZqrfrH 

Two experts share the ideal temperatures for serving different kinds of beer, from India Pale Ales to Guinness stoutshttps://on.wsj.com/2PXiaTc 

“The Mandalorian” generated 32 times more demand than the average TV series, topping No. 2 title “Game of Thrones,” according to Parrot Analyticshttps://on.wsj.com/2PTIb6U 

Moderate GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski said lawmakers in her party shouldn’t be “hand-in-glove with the defense” in conducting President Trump’s impeachment trialhttps://on.wsj.com/2Mv6UfE 

Blades, which has served as NYC’s go-to place for skate, snow and surf gear, to close after nearly 30 yearshttps://on.wsj.com/3729EZQ 

AMC Theatre executives talk about popcorn like sommeliers discuss a fine cabernet. See how they plan the perfect popcorn for big releases like this weekend’s “Star Wars.”https://on.wsj.com/34ELSSl