The Brief, May 20: Rich Rendezvous, Elephant Trial

Hump Day Brief, at your service! Take a peek at plans for curbing health care costs. Might mean you actually cut back on those Cokes for breakfast. Get inspired by an ancient relic and see what a secret society of Ritchie Riches is up to now! Don't worry — it's all for a good cause. What else would you expect from Tonic?

• Paying for health care by taxing junk food? Not a bad plan — what do you think?
• The richest of the rich go undercover in secret philanthropic planning.
• Keep your eyes peeled for ruling in elephant trial ... advocates have been fighting to protect these guys for years!!
• "Dazzling" fossil would make Darwin proud.
• Take off early from work! Good for the brain!