The clean-water crisis that huge new spending may not fix

Congress has approved major funding to fix aging water infrastructure. But frustrated people in Jackson, Mississippi, are skeptical their dilapidated systems will finally get the investment they need. The Washington Post tells their stories. U.S. hospitals are running seriously short of nurses, just ahead of flu season and a potential COVID surge driven by cold weather. Vox explains why. The Wall Street Journal reports on how the ultrarich could drive $1.6 billion in art sales in the next two weeks. The retirement-community sport of pickleball is winning celebrity followers including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and the Kardashians. Vanity Fair looks at what’s happening.