Friday's Headlines: Hong Kong police arrest 3 prominent activists

China expels Wall Street Journal reporter over coverage of Xi's family; Ala. governor apologizes for blackface in college skit, doesn't resign; 'Your heart rate slows down': In a workaholic China, the stressed-out find a refuge with monks; Hurricane Dorian: Not a typical Florida tropical cyclone; Trump has no trouble gutting the law to build his wall; Macron's gamble to get Iran and the U.S. to talk didn't pay off. Here's why.; What we can learn from video game violence; Trump's and Biden's same message: You may not like me, but you must vote for me; Poland's turn toward anti-LBGT bigotry is unacceptable; Corporate lawyers aren't all the same. Don't ban us from the federal bench.; As he runs for president, Joe Biden tells a moving but false story of a Silver Star hero; Boris Johnson is taking British democracy to the brink; Inspector general report rebukes Comey — and debunks Trump; Emerging from his silence, Mattis faces criticism for trying to take the 'middle road' on Trump; Virtual afterlife: 'Hey, Google! Let me talk to my departed father' ; 'Finish the wall': Trump tells aides he'll pardon misdeeds, say current and former officials

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.       Hong Kong police arrest 3 prominent activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow, who rose to prominence as student leaders of protests five years ago, were taken into custody Friday. A third activist, Andy Chan, the leader of a banned pro-independence party, was arrested Thursday. By Shibani Mahtani and Gerry Shih ● Read more » China expels Wall Street Journal reporter over coverage of Xi's family Journalist Chun Han Wong is known for his investigative work on Chinese politics and Communist Party doctrine. By Gerry Shih ● Read more » Ala. governor apologizes for blackface in college skit, doesn't resign Gov. Kay Ivey (R) joins a growing group of white politicians scrutinized for minstrel-show-inspired caricatures of black people. By Reis Thebault ● Read more » 'Your heart rate slows down': In a workaholic China, the stressed-out find a refuge with monks Despite growing restrictions on organized religion and exhortations from business leaders to work longer, a famed Buddhist temple has flourished as a place of learning and respite from the daily grind.     By Anna Fifield ● Read more »   Hurricane Dorian: Not a typical Florida tropical cyclone One of the more bizarre elements of Dorian's predicted path is the broad left curve it's expected to make. But the storm has been tricky to forecast because of its small size and the surrounding weather systems. By Matthew Cappucci ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Opinions Trump has no trouble gutting the law to build his wall By Editorial Board ● Read more » Macron's gamble to get Iran and the U.S. to talk didn't pay off. Here's why. By David Ignatius ● Read more » What we can learn from video game violence By Anna Goshua ● Read more » Trump's and Biden's same message: You may not like me, but you must vote for me By Marc Thiessen ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Poland's turn toward anti-LBGT bigotry is unacceptable By Antoni Porowski ● Read more » Corporate lawyers aren't all the same. Don't ban us from the federal bench. By Erika Stallings ● Read more » More News As he runs for president, Joe Biden tells a moving but false story of a Silver Star hero The story, a highlight of Biden's speeches, appears to be an embellished jumble of several events. Campaign 2020 ●  By Matt Viser and Greg Jaffe ● Read more » Boris Johnson is taking British democracy to the brink The smoldering divisions within Britain over the tangled path forward make Johnson's sidelining of its elected officials all the more alarming. WorldViews | Analysis ●  By Ishaan Tharoor ● Read more » Inspector general report rebukes Comey — and debunks Trump The former FBI director avoided the worst fate — and was cleared of a charge President Trump made repeatedly against him — but the new report detailing his leaking to the media is pretty severe. The Fix | Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ● Read more » Emerging from his silence, Mattis faces criticism for trying to take the 'middle road' on Trump The former defense secretary's effort to distance himself from the White House has sparked new criticism of his tenure at the Pentagon and the way he has straddled his political and military identities. By Dan Lamothe and Greg Jaffe ● Read more » Virtual afterlife: 'Hey, Google! Let me talk to my departed father' Some companies are planning for a world in which future generations will be able to interact with dead relatives to ask questions, elicit stories and draw upon a lifetime's worth of advice. By Peter Holley ● Read more »   'Finish the wall': Trump tells aides he'll pardon misdeeds, say current and former officials Nick Miroff explains how the president is encouraging misdeeds to get his wall built. Geoffrey Fowler talks about how his credit cards have let companies buy his data. And Rachel Hatzipanagos on anxiety in the Latino community under Trump. Post Reports | Listen Now ●  By The Washington Post ● Read more »   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The Trailer for news and insight on political campaigns around the country, from David Weigel. 435 districts. 50 states. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings. Sign up »

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