June 17--Egg prices remain high because of bird flu. Humpty Dumpty is worrying friends with talk of being worth more dead than alive.
Swiss banks reportedly have identified 53 possible instances of money laundering as part of the investigation into allegedly rigged FIFA votes on sites for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup. So much for the criticism there's not enough scoring in soccer.
Gov. Bruce Rauner is buying TV ad time to advance his austerity agenda for Illinois. Yep. To show he's not like others in Springfield, he's throwing money at a problem.
The FAA expects to finalize its drone regulations within a year and, according to Reuters, Amazon.com believes its package delivery drones should be ready then. Still plenty of time for us to order the helmets and other protective gear we'll need -- with free shipping via Amazon Prime.
The FCC has fined AT Mobility $100 million for allegedly limiting broadband speed for customers with "unlimited" data plans after a certain amount of use. AT said it will "vigorously ... dis ... pute ... the F ... CC's ... as ... ser ... tions."
France's environment minister has urged consumers to stop eating Nutella because demand for palm oil in products like the chocolate hazelnut spread contributes to deforestation. The maker of Nutella contends it uses only fully sustainable ingredients. Also, Nutella is delicious.
A cyberattack crashed Canadian government websites and email Wednesday. Meanwhile, across the border in neighboring Minnesota, preparing to take on the Twins, baseball's St. Louis Cardinals acted totally normal.
The California labor commissioner's office has ruled an Uber driver is an Uber employee, not a contractor, a decision that might have far-reaching implications. No one should expect free rides from Uber drivers, least of all Uber itself.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Cheever died 33 years ago Thursday at 70. Cheever is remembered for his masterful short stories, his novels and a fictitious relationship recalled on "Seinfeld."
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