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DENVER – Hunter S. Thompson’s (search) ashes will be blasted from a cannon mounted inside a 53-foot-high sculpture of the journalist’s “gonzo fist” emblem, his wife said Tuesday. The cannon shot, planned sometime in August on the grounds of his Aspen-area home, will fulfill the writer’s long-cherished wish. “It’s expensive, …

Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! On Thursday we took a “road trip” to Pennsylvania to investigate the scene where the missing D.A. was last seen. The trip started before 8 a.m. and we got back to the D.C. Bureau about 8 …

NEW YORK – Marriott International Inc. (MAR), the largest U.S. hotel operator, Thursday said quarterly profit rose 27 percent as an upswing in travel drove room rates and occupancy higher. The company, which owns the Ritz Carlton (search) and Courtyard by Marriott (search) brands along with flagship-name properties, also raised …