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JPMorgan Chase's $2 billion loss in a risky investment brings attention to the presidential candidates' stances on financial regulation. President Obama supported the Dodd-Frank act, while Mitt Romney has said he would replace it with other regulations.

For this week's roundup of best political folks to follow on Twitter, we chose some lesser-known and local names you might want to see in your feed.

Peter Parker's transformation from nerdy teenager to nerdy teenager with superstrength is retold in The Amazing Spider-Man. NPR's Bob Mondello says that star Andrew Garfield is great as the awkward high-schooler with newfound powers, and keeps the movie from feeling superfluous.

Many Federal Reserve members said there would have to be action fairly soon if the economy didn't pick up, according to the minutes of their most recent meeting. Separately, the CBO warned of a recession if the economy goes off a "fiscal cliff" at the end of year.

David Szalay uses spare and sparse language to follow one Hungarian-British man from his teen years through middle age. The prestigious prize honors the best English-language novels published in the U.K.

Senate Republicans blocked a plan to move forward on legislation Friday to establish a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

The 3-year-old colt overcame 12-1 odds at the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby, giving dominant trainer Bob Baffert a record seventh Derby victory.

Dozens of female students at the school were surprised to see that their yearbook photos had been digitally edited without their consent to add more clothing.

The Jewish High Holidays begin tonight with the celebration of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year. Rabbis share how their sermons will be shaped by this year's events.

Samuel E. Wright, the voice of Sebastian the crab, Ariel's sidekick in Disney's The Little Mermaid has died at age 74.