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From @WSJopinion: The real surprise would be if crime rates weren’t rising. The left’s obsession with social inequality is at cross-purposes with its coddling of criminals, who prey primarily on the poor, writes @jasonrileywsjhttps://on.wsj.com/3oIgS1r 

A federal jury is set to begin deliberations in the first trial of the Varsity Blues college-admissions scandal, with two parents accused of committing fraud and bribery to get their children into the University of Southern Californiahttps://on.wsj.com/3acXZLg 

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard the government’s plea to block Central Intelligence Agency contractors from testifying regarding the abusive interrogation program they oversaw at a “black site” in Polandhttps://on.wsj.com/3DlDQPE 

A port support-services company is accused of overcharging the U.S. Navy $50 million in a federal prosecution highlighting persisting corruption in naval contracting and the Navy’s failure to root it outhttps://on.wsj.com/3AotfSw 

Listen to more of the recorded conversations between Singer and his clients, and exactly how parents engaged with himhttps://on.wsj.com/3atu3el 

The case against dozens of wealthy parents, college coaches and others stemming from the Operation Varsity Blues investigation into a brazen college admissions scheme included taped conversations entered into evidence in a trial under way in Bostonhttps://on.wsj.com/3BemjZc 

The CIA opened a secret back door to the Kabul airport, known by the code names Glory Gate and Liberty Gate, to evacuate Afghans working at the U.S. Embassy and others who could not make it through Taliban checkpoints while trying to escape the countryhttps://on.wsj.com/3DiT4Ff 

Having trouble finding a cheap TV or budget BBQ grill? You aren’t alone. Some companies are prioritizing premium products as they navigate the global supply-chain crisis.https://on.wsj.com/3iAmEOM 

General Motors set one of its most ambitious financial targets in years, telling investors it aims to more than double revenue by 2030https://on.wsj.com/3lgRLjZ 

Twitch said it was "working with urgency to understand the extent" of a data hack that appeared to expose how much revenue the platform’s biggest streamers earnedhttps://on.wsj.com/3AkF245 

The Netflix dystopian blockbuster "Squid Game" uses a mysterious phone number. Real people are getting inundated with calls.https://on.wsj.com/3acxaH4 

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was ready to work on stabilizing the global energy market, causing a sudden reversal in natural gas prices, which had earlier soared to their highest level on recordhttps://on.wsj.com/2WOgYcf 

From @WSJopinion: Four studies—including two from WHO—provide powerful evidence favoring the lab-leak theory, write Richard Muller and Steven Quayhttps://on.wsj.com/3uKJ84p 

Four people were injured in a shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, officials said. The shooting began as a fight between a student and someone else in a classroom, police said, and an 18-year-old suspect fled the scene.https://on.wsj.com/3FmS9p0 

Senate Democrats faced more pressure to map a new path forward on raising the debt ceiling, with Republicans expected to block another vote ahead of a potential default on U.S. financial obligationshttps://on.wsj.com/2YoViDK 

NATO said it was ejecting eight members of the Russian delegation, calling them undeclared intelligence officershttps://on.wsj.com/3iFm0zn