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Senator Thad Cochran's inspection proposal would penalize foreign producers of catfish and raise prices in the U.S. Bill Watson comments.

Ed & Paul look back on Manchester United's pre-season tour of the United States, talk transfers and preview the campaign ahead.

Ed & Paul look back on Manchester United's pre-season tour of the United States, talk transfers and preview the campaign ahead.

In the first Rant Cast of the new season regular presenters Ed & Paul look back on Manchester United’s pre-season tour of the United States, talk transfers and preview the campaign ahead. United enjoyed one of the most successful pre-season tours in memory, both in terms of results and in the context of last year’s […]

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act says its exchange subsidies, employer-mandate tax, and (to a large extent) its individual-mandate tax may be implemented only "through an Exchange established by the State." Since January, however, the IRS has been implementing those provisions (save the delay of the employer mandate) in the 36 states with exchanges established by the federal government. Four lawsuits have been filed so far challenging the IRS's actions. On July 22, the D.C. Circuit ruled in Halbig v. Читать дальше...

Despite later becoming a star of both the small and big screen, Williams continued to perform stand-up throughout his life

Lax laws have turned Colombia’s capital into an artist’s playground

When Web searches related to business and politics go up, the market tends to take a dive—although that connection may already be fading. Christopher Intagliata reports

I don't know about you, but I find Twitter to be the most frustrating form of social media. (Perhaps it's simply because I'm just not pithy enough to limit myself 140 characters.) And on top of that, now we learn that Twitter might actually be bad for your mental health. If you are worried you might be in danger of "Twitter psychosis," you might want to compare your Twitter activity to that of this patient: "Approximately 1 year before admission, she had started to “twitter” excessively. Som

The epic fantasy author said gay sex could be included in the upcoming novels 'if the plot lends itself' to it

When it comes to film adaptations of comic-books, the source material should always be treated as gospel, right? Wrong. Angry Nerd explains why, and shares his concerns for Frank Miller's upcoming Sin City: A Dame to Kill For—which could end up being too faithful for its own good.

When it comes to film adaptations of comic-books, the source material should always be treated as gospel, right? Wrong. Angry Nerd explains why, and shares his concerns for Frank Miller's upcoming Sin City: A Dame to Kill For—which could end up being too faithful for its own good.

When it comes to film adaptations of comic-books, the source material should always be treated as gospel, right? Wrong. Angry Nerd explains why, and shares his concerns for Frank Miller's upcoming Sin City: A Dame to Kill For—which could end up being too faithful for its own good.

Make sure you're wearing your seatbelt. These five routes put the New Jersey Turnpike to shame.

On Saturday night, I was glad to be present as the man I refer to as Ubiquitous Robin Leach (URL for short) was honored with the inaugural Mark Smith Ambassador Award by the Nevada Broadcasters Association at the Four Seasons Las Vegas.

One main objective of Israel's military action in Gaza has been to destroy Hamas's network of tunnels that run into Israeli territory. WSJ's Rory Jones takes a tour of a 2-mile-long tunnel for The Foreign Bureau, WSJ's global news update.

AS THE election campaign kicks off in Brazil, our correspondent says people have lost faith in politicians but social media may be the key to bringing voters back on boar