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BERLIN (AP) — German police were investigating an election campaign flyer by a far-right party that looks like a plane ticket and calls for the deportation of “illegal immigrants.” The flyer was published on the website of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s local Karlsruhe branch. It’s shaped like a boarding ticket and reads “only remigration can still save Germany.” It’s dated Feb. 23, when Germany holds a general election. […]

BERLIN (AP) — German police were investigating an election campaign flyer by a far-right party that looks like a plane ticket and calls for the deportation of “illegal immigrants.” The flyer was published on the website of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s local Karlsruhe branch. It’s shaped like a boarding ticket and reads “only remigration can still save Germany.” It’s dated Feb. 23, when Germany holds a general election. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, prepares for questioning from senators on Wednesday, only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” confident that the Department of Justice will act in a fair and nonpartisan manner during his second term, a poll finds. Their faith in the neutrality of the FBI is similarly low, according to the poll from The Associated […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, prepares for questioning from senators on Wednesday, only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” confident that the Department of Justice will act in a fair and nonpartisan manner during his second term, a poll finds. Their faith in the neutrality of the FBI is similarly low, according to the poll from The Associated […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation probably worsened last month on the back of higher prices for gas, eggs, and used cars, a trend that could lessen the chance that the Federal Reserve will cut its key interest rate much this year. On Wednesday the Labor Department is expected to report that in December the consumer price index rose 2.8% from a year ago, according to economists surveyed by FactSet, up […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation probably worsened last month on the back of higher prices for gas, eggs, and used cars, a trend that could lessen the chance that the Federal Reserve will cut its key interest rate much this year. On Wednesday the Labor Department is expected to report that in December the consumer price index rose 2.8% from a year ago, according to economists surveyed by FactSet, up […]

(Reuters) – The interest rate for the most popular U.S. home loan rose last week to an eight-month high of 7.09%, extending an upward trend that’s squeezing would-be homebuyers already facing rising house prices and limited supply. The average contract rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 10 basis points in the week ended Jan. 10, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday. It was the fifth straight weekly rise […]

(Reuters) – The interest rate for the most popular U.S. home loan rose last week to an eight-month high of 7.09%, extending an upward trend that’s squeezing would-be homebuyers already facing rising house prices and limited supply. The average contract rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 10 basis points in the week ended Jan. 10, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday. It was the fifth straight weekly rise […]

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) – South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of operations, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe told reporters at the scene on Wednesday. (Reporting by Nellie Peyton; Writing by Tannur Anders; Editing by Alexander Winning) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) – South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of operations, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe told reporters at the scene on Wednesday. (Reporting by Nellie Peyton; Writing by Tannur Anders; Editing by Alexander Winning) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com