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Wanted to make a new thread and wash my hands of a whole bunch of the garbage from the previous seasons. We know the deal about Watson, and after so many details have come out, I feel different know compared to how I felt when he initially made his trade request. Basically, a lot of the fans got...

Retailer stops programs that offer shoplifters protection from prosecution for a fee after complaints and a court ruling calling practice ‘extortion’ An image from a security camera is displayed to shoppers above an aisle of a Walmart in St. Petersburg, Fla. The retailer has stepped up more...

Hershey buys Amplify Snack Brands while Campbell gets Snyder’s-Lance; largest deals ever for the buyers Campbell said it would acquire Snyder’s-Lance Inc. for $6.1 billion, including debt By: Annie Gasparro Campbell Soup Co. CPB -1.55% and Hershey Co. HSY +1.04% plan to buy smaller...

Only 35% of students earn bachelor’s degrees in six years. Why? Because traditional public schools failed to prepare them. By Allysia Finley Washington Charter schools are the “polite cousins of segregation,” in the words of Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of...

Regulators say financial rewards to influencers—even if made without explicit demands in return—can run afoul of deceptive-marketing rules Actress Shay Mitchell, of the TV show ‘Pretty Little Liars,’ is one of 21 social-media influencers contacted by the Federal Trade Commission in recent...

A reporter goes on the Amazon diet, to find out how much life one person can live through Amazon products and services Amazon’s reach is greater than any other U.S. company, so WSJ’s Katherine Bindley decided to go on an Amazon diet, using its products and services whenever and wherever she...

Apartment closures are ostensibly part of a campaign to revamp the city into a sleeker capital By Eva Dou and Dominique Fong BEIJING—After two years of ferrying thousands of meals across the capital on his moped for Chinese food-delivery startups, Li Xiaolong was rushing to leave the city...

Funding levels would stay flat, but schools must meet 25% threshold for graduation or transfers Howard University students at the 2016 commencement ceremony. By Melissa Korn melissa.korn@wsj.com The federal government sets aside roughly $600 million in grants for colleges that serve large...

Traditional grocers battling Amazon want to claw back sales lost when items are out of stock, equal to some 10% of annual sales, they say By Annie Gasparro, Heather Haddon and Sarah Nassauer Nov. 27, 2017 7:00 a.m. ET Grocers are giving food companies a tougher mandate: Ship on time, or pay...

Veritas Investments will allow tenants to rent out units through Airbnb Airbnb has been in the cross hairs of numerous fights over housing scarcity, pitting it against tenant advocates and landlords alike By Laura Kusist San Francisco’s largest apartment landlord will begin allowing tenants...

As Wildfires Raged, Insurers Sent in Private Firefighters to Protect Homes of the Wealthy Fire threatened homes in a rural area of Sonoma, Calif., in October. Private firefighters helped to defend some homeowners’ properties, thanks to programs offered by insurance providers in some areas...

Now that the GOP has failed on repealing the ACA after multiple attempts, :lolbron: the party is moving on to tackle tax reform. The House of Representatives just passed "budget blueprint that will allow a tax bill to pass Congress without any Democratic votes." :francis: House Passes Budget...

Please let me know if the article belongs in The Coliseum or elsewhere. Thanks. Amid injury fears and a decline in boys’ participation, young players find enough interest for all-female teams. by Rachel Bachman - WSJ.com Alexis Ervin, left, tries to break a tackle by Kate Scaggs during a game...

STRUGGLING AMERICANS ONCE SOUGHT GREENER PASTURES—NOW THEY’RE STUCK By Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg | Photographs by Mark Felix for The Wall Street Journal WEST BRANCH, Mich.—When she graduated from high school, Taylor Tibbetts was a bright star in this small Northern Michigan town. She won...