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As we commemorate the Fourth of July, one of the joys - and there are many - of life in these United States is that you never know what …

Bratislava, Slovakia - A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner at a refugee detention centre in Slovakia has said he is prepared to die in hunger strike after living five months …

“There are no jobs on a dead planet.” That's how one union leader answered those who say that unions should be concerned only about jobs, and leave the planet …

Wall Street banks have been saved from bankruptcy by governments that are now going bankrupt themselves; but the banks are not returning the favor. Instead, they are engaged in …

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From 1964 until it pulled out in 1992, Texaco — which merged with Chevron a decade ago — dumped some 17 million gallons of crude oil and 20 billion …

The June drop in hours suggests that hiring will slow further. The Labor Department reported that 652,000 people left the labor force in June, causing the unemployment rate to …

The ulta-rich are splurging again as the rest of us muddle through the Great Recession. Every summer, several financial firms competing to get the banking business of the world's …

“I'm struggling to end slavery because I know how I suffered,” said Helia Lajeunesse, a former restavèk, child slave, who is now a children's rights advocate. Today, there are …

The first indication of oil entering the Gulf seafood chain has been spotted, reported the Biloxi Sun Herald, with droplets of oil found in crab larvae. According to university …