The Wall Street Journal

Trump is looking for someone to run the Fed who has credibility on Wall Street and will defer to his demands for lower rates; his candidates come up short in one way or another.

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unknown substance by a man at a town hall in Minneapolis.

ADM agreed to pay $40 million to settle regulatory claims that it defrauded investors by artificially boosting profits at its nutrition business.

The NTSB called for aviation safety reforms to address failures that led to a midair collision that killed 67 people last year at Reagan Washington National Airport.

A wave of new startup AI research labs is drawing intense interest from investors, the latest chapter in the AI race.

For years, hundreds of illegal miners known locally as zama zamas prospected for gold on this patch of land on the outskirts of Johannesburg with hammers and chisels in hand-dug tunnels. Now, the site has been transformed into South Africa’s first new underground gold mine in more than 15 years, part of a global rush to boost production of a metal trading at record prices. “It looked like a Mad Max movie,” said Rudi Deysel, chief executive of West Wits Mining, the Australian company that owns the mine. “I had to crawl on my stomach to go in there.” Around $100 million of investment is pouring into the mine, where workers now sport hard hats, carry emergency breathing devices and use advanced drills and other equipment. The surge in gold futures—the precious metal has more than doubled in value in less than two years— has boosted profits for mining companies around the globe, encouraging them to restart old mines, expand existing operations and develop new projects. 🔗 Read more: https://on.wsj.com/49ULi6o

As any parent of young children knows, the car is the only escape because privacy isn’t even guaranteed in the bathroom. Many parents cherish the few minutes each day when they can sit in their car and scroll. The trick is not getting caught. Stephanie Uchima-Carney sometimes parks up the road from her house and scrolls there before pulling into the driveway. Even when her three children are in school, the podcast host in Redondo Beach, Calif., will enjoy a midday carscroll. Twenty minutes of carscrolling is enough time to reset without feeling guilty, she said. “Sometimes you just need that space to ground yourself. It’s hard to walk into a storm, especially with three kids. I can look at my Oura ring app and see the spike in stress.” Read more: 🔗 https://on.wsj.com/3NJ0lZs

Southwest is laying open seating to rest after more than 50 years as it looks to boost revenue. Beginning Tuesday, all seats will be assigned. WSJ travel columnist Dawn Gilbertson boarded a bunch of packed Southwest flights over the weekend to gauge the collective mood as this new era dawned. Here’s what she found: 🔗 https://on.wsj.com/4rmCAFj

Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. said Washington can’t use their airspace for a military operation against Iran, limiting President Trump’s options

White House border czar Tom Homan arrived in Minneapolis with demands, in particular an agreement from Minnesota officials to turn over more immigrants from their prisons and jails.