The average contest this season has lasted 3 hours and 11 minutes, the highest in decades. Tense finishes and an uptick in penalties are to blame. on.wsj.com/4iBDLxV

The foreign capital that finances France may be going into reverse, investors say, a factor in a fall selloff that worsened after riots last weekend on.wsj.com/4Bjlyh1

Here is an early look at the front page of today's Wall Street Journal on.wsj.com/4kakCFm

New data shows cost of family health plan rose 5%, while workers’ contributions rose 9%. on.wsj.com/3UGxOaL

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers clashed over foreign policy, immigration and healthcare in their second and final debate in the race for U.S. Senate in Michigan on.wsj.com/3Uc2XTm

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is ending candidate endorsements and contributions from its political-action committee, reversing the approach it adopted five years ago on.wsj.com/4Bmipgo

Authorities in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday blamed Iran-backed Houthi militants for a new attack on a civilian airport that resulted in casualties on.wsj.com/4zHFjNr

The once-humble laundromat became a social-media supernova, with visions of the ultimate passive-income dream. Too bad it takes a lot of unglamorous hustle. 🔗: on.wsj.com/3UK4foN

Admitting you’re lonely used to carry social stigma. Now people bare their souls in classifieds-like posts in search of connections. on.wsj.com/4yzZk7W

Roche reiterated its full-year guidance and said it is prepared to launch its giredestrant breast-cancer pill later this year. on.wsj.com/3W3ZG9a

Is bad behavior endemic to Greek life? Or are frats unfairly blamed? on.wsj.com/4sf0tA4

Here is an early look at the front page of The Wall Street Journal on.wsj.com/4BlhaOn

Data show some private-equity-backed autism companies billed far more therapy hours than rivals. “It’s simple business math." on.wsj.com/4yDXjHU

For most of the war, Iran had an invaluable cushion: dozens of oil tankers holding millions of barrels of crude sitting safely in waters in Asia. Tehran steadily sold the oil to China, bringing in billions of much-needed cash. Now, it's all gone. on.wsj.com/4jvo65a

Elon Musk has engineered ties between Tesla and SpaceX that are hard to break, and now he wants to fuse them together permanently. on.wsj.com/4yGEcgd

Morning beach runs, meditation sessions and sea-salt scrubs. But this is no wellness retreat. It's a Wall Street festival pitching private credit. on.wsj.com/4k8AkAS

President Trump’s affiliated super PACs spent more than $237 million between September and mid-October on competitive races. Here are some of the wealthy donors helping to fuel Trump’s 11th-hour push to hold Congress. 🔗: on.wsj.com/4i0eeiN

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story of a man aging in reverse becomes a moving and melodic work for the stage in a production now at New York’s Public Theater. on.wsj.com/489SvyW

Carl Lentz was the celebrity pastor to Justin Bieber and Kevin Durant until affairs upended his life. Now he and his wife have a book explaining how they healed, and how others can too. 🔗 on.wsj.com/487r60u

Slack’s Stewart Butterfield and Away’s Jen Rubio sold their Colorado estate shortly after announcing their separation on Instagram. on.wsj.com/3U6A6zR