Work less, get more done: The case for a 4-day workweek

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<p>Proponents of a four-day workweek say it would be good for businesses, workers, and society. The <a href="https://apple.news/A1CWB4ZreSuuDod9kCEM6OQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> explores the idea.</p> <p>The Summer Olympics will have up to 10,000 Japanese spectators at each event. The <a href="https://apple.news/A74t0oLGVTi26-8FQfO8ktw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports from Tokyo.</p> <p>The arrival of a new president in Iran complicates the country&rsquo;s already tricky relationship with the United States. <a href="https://apple.news/AuA3vSaq6QF-IHgAURhpHnA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg News</a> looks at the nuclear talks. And <a href="https://apple.news/Al2Fk7ZGBTVCD3jJR50OdCQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains the new president&rsquo;s background.</p> <p>The medical-marijuana industry in Maine is largely made up of small independent shops. <a href="https://apple.news/A3PiAguAuRt6zH0SZBFp3PQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports on fears that new regulations may advantage big corporate marijuana dealers.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ANsUjk892QaGtrqZ2971nNg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has the story of a painting purchased at a landfill for a few dollars that turned out to be a piece by David Bowie worth tens of thousands.</p>