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Locked-down Americans are pampering their pets like never before, and Chewy is reaping the benefits. By Anders Melin and Bryan Gruley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paris and other metros want to be “15-minute cities,” where residents’ needs can all be met nearby. Can the approach work in car-centric places, without leaving anyone out? By Feargus O’Sullivan and Laura Bliss See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Neither is Trump. If he's defeated this time, he could even run again in 2024. By Joshua Green See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This lawyer says yes. By David Yaffe-Bellany See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amid the horrors of the pandemic and America’s poor handling of it, some good news: Operation Warp Speed is likely to produce a vaccine soon. By Stephanie Baker and Cynthia Koons See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OAN has positioned itself as the Trumpiest channel on air—and an eventual home for the president, win or lose. By Felix Gillette and Gerry Smith See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why so many parents are taking their cues from a hyper-rational, data-obsessed economist. By Esmé E. Deprez See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the seasons changing and a vaccine a ways off, the U.S. needs to dramatically improve its infrastructure for rapid Covid testing. It’s got options. By Drake Bennett and Michelle Fay Cortez See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Harvard economist Raj Chetty has a God’s-eye view of the pandemic’s damage. By Ben Steverman See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How were hundreds of people with Covid-19 allowed to step off a Carnival liner in Sydney and return to their homes around the world? By Matthew Campbell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The bellwether Maricopa County, Ariz., is pointing away from the GOP. By Joshua Green See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cartels make heroin and methamphetamine using chemicals produced in Mexico by U.S. companies, and then send the drugs to America. By Cam Simpson, Michael Smith, and Nacha Cattan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world’s governments are vying to secure doses before their peers can. It’s already getting ugly. By Vernon Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An Indian racehorse dynasty may be the world’s best hope for producing enough vaccine to end the pandemic. By Ari Altstedter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Decades ago, Pepsi's Number Fever promotion captivated consumers and promised to end Coke's domination in the Philippines. But an error at a bottling plant led to disaster. By Jeff Maysh See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’re a therapist—or any small business owner, really— you live and die with Google. Regulators may step in. By Mark Bergen and Shelly Banjo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Covid-19 crisis may leave a lasting imprint on U.S. fertility trends, taking a toll on growth. By Peter Coy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How a gold casting of Nelson Mandela’s hands became an art world albatross. By Danielle Bochove See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben & Jerry’s recipe for corporate activism. By Jordyn Holman and Thomas Buckley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine, devised by Sarah Gilbert, is in human trials. AstraZeneca has lined up agreements to produce 2 billion doses. Now the world waits. By Stephanie Baker See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For 30 years, experts have tried and failed to solve the most expensive, and possibly strangest, art heist in history. By Claire Suddath See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the Irish borderlands, Sean Quinn was always known as a tough businessman. But he was hugely successful and created thousands of jobs. A local hero. And then it all went wrong. By Kit Chellel and Liam Vaughan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cash-strapped, dysfunctional, and led by a chloroquine-obsessed populist, Brazil may be the pandemic’s perfect storm. By Julia Leite, Simone Iglesias, Martha Beck, and Ethan Bronner See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They’ve helped women. Can quotas help change the racial makeup of C-suites and management? By Rebecca Greenfield See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cruise industry was already in a Covid-19 crisis when the MS Zaandam set sail. Yet Holland America was unprepared when people began to fall sick and country after country turned the ship away. By Michael Smith, Drake Bennett, and K. Oanh Ha See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.