Sen. Olympia Snowe has asked that restaurants be banned from calling a certain kind of shellfish lobster as it has taken millions of dollars from Maine fisherman as well as deceived the public. Many restaurants now use the term "Langostino Lobster," which was coined by the US Food and Drug Administration after customers sued a California-based restaurant for marketing lobster but serving langostino. The matter was settles in April without fault to the restaurant but the FDA still found it necessary to make the distinction.

A company will offer what might be the world's most expensive jar of marmalade, amounting $143 per slice of toast. A one kilo jar of the marmalade will be $1,894 with huge lashings of 62-year-old Dalmore malt whisky and Pol Roger vintage champagne with edible gold leaf.

The artist behind New York City's famous "Charging Bull" bronze statue found in the Wall Street financial district has filed a copyright infringement suit against Wal-Mart stores and North Fork Bancorp. New York artist Arturo Di Modica filed a case on the U. S. District Court in Manhattan claiming that Wal-Mart is "knowingly and willfully selling and marketing" reproductions of the iconic statue without the artist's permission.

Nevada's Clark County School District may be some 400 teachers short this year, but it did add to its coffers thanks to the generosity of a Las Vegas strip club. Scores Las Vegas raised $2,500 for the district by holding an event called "Detention," in which strippers were dressed as teachers, schoolgirls and librarians. An advertisement said, "It's back to school time and you know what that means. Detention for everyone who has been bad!"

A man in China has trademarked a silhouette of French captain Zinedine Zidane headbutting Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the FIFA World Cup final. Zhao Xiaokai wants to sell the image for use on clothing, shoes, hats and beer products, and hopes it will fetch as much as $125,000.