BERLIN - A 94-year-old former SS sergeant who served in Auschwitz testified Wednesday he helped the death camp function in his role sorting cash and valuables seized from Jews after they arrived in cattle-cars.
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing growth improved in June, helped by a jump in employment.
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LONDON - British police say they are investigating the disappearance of a family of 12 feared to have traveled to Syria.
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LONDON (AP) — British police say they are investigating the disappearance of a family of 12 feared to have traveled to Syria.
Manufacturing growth has accelerated for the past two months, evidence that U.S. factories are beginning to adapt and overcome the drags caused by a rise in the dollar's value and cheaper oil prices, two trends that date back to last fall. [...] manufacturers are responding to the increased demand by hiring more workers, as the employment measure increased to 55.5 from 51.7, a sign that many companies expect additional orders in the coming months and are hiring in advance. Falling oil prices forced... Читать дальше...
BERLIN (AP) — A 94-year-old former SS sergeant who served in Auschwitz testified Wednesday he helped the death camp function in his role sorting cash and valuables seized from Jews after they …
BEIJING - Chinese authorities are scrambling to reassure jittery investors after soaring stock markets plunged, threatening to set back economic reform plans.
Making a speech in Berlin on Wednesday, Matteo Renzi said the positioning of Europe as a bulwark against Russia is a misrepresentation of history.
A police constable has been arrested allegedly for molesting a 21-year-old woman at the crowded SATIS deck late on Tuesday evening.
The biggest single group of federal employees— those who serve in the military—are likely to see their retirement plan change, and change in a way that will further enrich BlackRock, writes Paul Brandus.
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WARSAW, Poland - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner is leading a Congressional delegation to Poland, part of a broader U.S. attempt to strengthen economic ties and reassure an ally nervous about Russian aggression in the region.
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are scrambling to reassure jittery investors after soaring stock markets plunged, threatening to set back economic reform plans.
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Macy's is cutting its ties with Donald Trump in the wake of his "disparaging characterizations" about Mexican immigrants, the department store said Wednesday. Macy's said it would phase out the Trump menswear collection, which it has carried since 2004. Trump is running for the Republican presidential nomination, and said Mexicans who cross into the U.S. bring drugs and crime and are rapists. The move from Macy's follows similar action from NBC Universal.
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