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Marco Lomax shows off the hand-cranked model in his Berkeley, Calif., home. Photo/Video: Jason Henry for The Wall Street Journal

Beach Boys co-founder Mike Love, author of the new memoir “Good Vibrations,” tells a WSJ+ audience about mass murderer Charles Manson’s attempts to infiltrate the band.

Beach Boys co-founder Mike Love, author of the new memoir "Good Vibrations," reacts to the news that Brian Wilson thought that the group’s hit song “Kokomo” was about a real place (it's not).

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Billionaire and energy aficionado Bill Gates has announced his latest investment is in a biotechnology company that turns biomass into fuel and bioplastics.

The company, Renmatix, uses a proprietary technique known as the "Plantrose Process" in which it puts natural "biomass" — wood chips, manure, certain plants — into a pressurized vat of water that extracts natural sugars.

Those sugars can then be used to create biofuels with energy potential that equals, or even surpasses, gasoline. Читать дальше...

Investors shouldn't get hung up on Wal-Mart and Amazon's comparative digital growth rates, Moody's says.

A prominent executive at ABC admits network bigwigs may have fumbled a few aspects of Michael Strahan's exit from "Live."

For almost three weeks, two dozen seamen have been whiling away the hours off the coast of Singapore on a rusty old cargo ship, the Hanjin Rome, not allowed to dock or to leave.

“The fact that a South African can be sitting in this chair that was once run by an American and can be telling you all of this — this proves how great this country is.”

The Delhi government on Thursday urged union Health Minister JP Nadda to call a meeting of health ministers of Delhi and neighbouring states to review healthcare facilities.

The House passed Department of Veterans Affairs reform legislation Wednesday evening that would change the process veterans use to appeal benefits claims and make it easier for the agency to fire bad employees.

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Antonio Conte is not concerned about Diego Costa’s discipline this season, even though the Chelsea striker is already just two yellow cards from an automatic one-game suspension.

If you thought the premiere of “American Horror Story” Season 6 was scary then wait until you watch the preview for what’s coming next.

About 100 taxi operators and bosses have their lawyers working on a suit against KZN police after what they believe was unlawful arrest .

The Rev. Faith Green Timmons interrupted Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday when he criticized Hillary Clinton while visiting Timmons' Flint, Michigan church.

Oregon Sports News football writers Julian Rogers and Jessica Ridpath preview the week two matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams. When: 1:05 p.m. PT Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016  Where: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. Rogers: Russell Wilson’s ankle health is the kind of news that makes a come-from-behind, nail-biter […]

Home schooling is gaining popularity in Russia

Campaigners calling for an inquiry into the police handling of the Battle of Orgeave welcome reports an official review is set to be approved.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. shoppers retreated in August, cutting back their spending at auto dealers, furnishers and building material stores to depress overall retail sales after four straight monthly gains. Rising incomes and job growth have trickled into consumer spending, supporting economic growth even as a strong dollar and low energy prices have hurt the U.S. industrial sector. Sales also fell at gas stations, largely reflecting lower oil prices. Retail sales seemed to largely track a robust pace of hiring... Читать дальше...

In a novel initiative revived after decades, the CBDT will soon honour lakhs of "honest and compliant" taxpayers from across the country who have paid their Income Tax dues diligently over the years.

A Marine Corps report found a pattern of abuse at the South Carolina training facility, and linked it to the suicide of one recruit. The recruit's family says they don't believe his death was suicide.

Central banks are running nothing short of a "Ponzi scheme" by printing infinite amounts of cash and cutting interest rates to record lows, an analyst told CNBC.

Plus trop jeune mais pas encore vieux.

De préférence chez vous, car vous avez de plus en plus la flemme de bouger.

Avec parfois une envie très forte de prendre une grosse cuite, que vous regrettez toujours le lendemain.

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Vous allez pour la première fois de votre vie dire à vos voisins de 20 ans: «Il est 3h du mat' putain, vous faites trop de bruit!»

Un samedi soir. Читать дальше...

Imagine an aristocratic English townhouse overlooking a Mediterranean bay, voluptuously restyled by a Sicilian contessa with the looks and élan of Sophia Loren. The views from the terrace, draped with Bacchic vines and featuring a reclining Buddha, are gorgeous, especially at sunset.