America’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust.

The agreement governing hundreds of millions in private donations was kept secret until a watchdog group sued and a judge ordered it disclosed.

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Investors in the social-media platform’s U.S. business agreed to give the government several multibillion-dollar payments, sources said.