ALTERNATE ENERGY: $535m Solar-Plant govt. support

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT NEEDED The Energy Department will give a $535 million loan guarantee to Solyndra Inc. so the solar-panel maker can manufacture photovoltaic panels at a plant that will employ 1,000 people, a person familiar with decision said. The department offered the closely held Fremont, California,...

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VAULT ABOVE MONROE: Sold for $4.6 million

TOGETHERNESS IN DEATH The burial vault above the remains of Hollywood film star Marilyn Monroe has been sold for more than $4.6m (£2.8m). More than 20 offers, starting at $500,000, were received for the space, located in the Westwood Village Memorial Park in Los Angeles. The vault had been advertised...