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Prince Albert II to Marry Swimmer Charlene Wittstock
People is reporting the Monaco royal plans to wed the South African swimmer, although no date has been set.
G-20 Violence at Toronto Already?
The G-8 and G-20 summits are being held back-to-back next week in Canada, and the protests that traditionally greet both events have gotten started early.
Britain’s Tax Breaks Could Hurt The Gaming Industry Hardest
Britain has just announced drastic budget cuts in an attempt to raise state revenues and one industry may be hit hardest of all: the video gaming industry.
Pirates 4 Script Lost in London — But Returned
Joining the ranks of the Confederate battle plans for Antietam, the original recordings of The Clash’s London Calling and other famous left-behind items, the script for the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film was accidentally …
World Cup: Why Are Today’s Games at the Same Time?
It’s because of a shameful game played 28 years ago.
Pictures: Summer Solstice at Stonehenge
Some 20,000 revelers and sun-worshippers came out to observe the longest day of the year at the ancient English monument.
Happy Longest Day of the Year!
Nothing to look forward to now but the ever-increasing hours of darkness. How’s that for a cheery Monday?
Bollywood Star Drops Out of Not-Quite-Anti-Hitler Film
Dear Friend Hitler, a Bollywood film that appears to have a curiously lighthearted attitude towards the genocidal dictator, has lost its star. Actor Anupam Kher pulled out of the film after protests from India’s Jewish community.
Vuvuzelas Invade Major League Baseball
The seventh-inning stretch may never be the same.
Did Spain Lose a World Cup Game Because of a Girlfriend?
Behind every successful man stands a woman. And apparently behind every flailing football player stands a WAG.
Bobby Fischer’s Remains to be Exhumed
If it were an opening gambit in chess, it would certainly be bold: the remains of chess champion Bobby Fischer are to be exhumed in order to settle a paternity claim, an Icelandic court has ruled.
