June 24--Queen Elizabeth's aging Buckingham Palace apparently needs a $240 million rehab and modernization. The royals may be able to offset some of that cost with the addition of giant video boards and advertising.
There's little evidence that medical marijuana helps many conditions for which states have approved its use, says a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association urging more research. Some disagree, stressing it's important that everyone remember they still need somewhere to stay for the Dead next week.
When H.J. Heinz completes its Kraft Foods acquisition, Kraft CEO and Chairman John Cahill gets an after-taxes reward of $5 million. That's serious cheddar, especially for a deal expected to turn job security into Swiss cheese for many.
Germany has moved to ban the sale of erotic e-books before 10 p.m. or after 6 a.m. The German Publishers Booksellers Association isn't sure how retailers will enforce the new government order, which supposedly shields youths. But there's historic precedent for a wall.
An American throws away an average of $640 worth of food annually, according to a TNS Global survey for the American Chemistry Council. The survey found 70 percent of the respondents upset by this. Just guessing the other 30 percent once had leftovers that tasted funny. Once.
Pete Rose wagered extensively on baseball -- and the team on which he was playing -- according to newly revealed documents. The competitor in Rose always denied this, but his bettor half had to know.
Eric Arthur Blair was born 112 years ago Thursday. Although he had one sister who was older and another who was younger, the author we know as George Orwell had no big brother.
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