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Texan bids for Nuremberg stenographer's mementos 10/01/2014 07:22pm • RACHEL D'ORO Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A Dallas woman bid $9,000 for documents from the Nuremberg trials that were found in an old locked trunk in Alaska that belonged to a postwar stenographer.Fran Berg, a member of the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission, was the highest bidde World's 1st bullet train, made in Japan, turns 50 10/01/2014 04:08pm • EMILY WANG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) -- It was, retired Japanese railway engineer Fumihiro Araki recalls, "like flying in the sky."Zipping cross-country in a super-high-speed train has become commonplace in many countries these days, but it was unheard of when Japan launched its bullet train betwe Greece's govt to call confidence vote 10/01/2014 03:35pm • DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's troubled coalition government said Wednesday it would call a vote of confidence in parliament next week, hours after the country's leftwing opposition demanded early elections citing ongoing austerity measures.Government spokeswoman S World's 1st bullet train, made in Japan, turns 50 10/01/2014 09:50am • EMILY WANG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) -- It was, retired Japanese railway engineer Fumihiro Araki recalls, "like flying in the sky."Zipping cross-country in a super-high-speed train has become commonplace in many countries these days, but it was unheard of when Japan launched its bullet train betwe Monet on loan from Paris to be shown in Detroit 10/01/2014 09:40am • DETROIT (AP) -- One of Claude Monet's most famous paintings is in Detroit for a three-month stay."Waterlily Pond, Green Harmony" is on loan to the Detroit Institute of Arts from the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. It's to be on display at the DIA from Wednesday through Jan. 4.The painting is one of hundred Original manuscript of US anthem visits Mt. Vernon 10/01/2014 04:50am • MOUNT VERNON, Va. (AP) -- Francis Scott Key's original handwritten manuscript of the "Star-Spangled Banner" is making its first visit to Virginia to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the national anthem.The Maryland Historical Society is loaning the original manuscript to George Washington's Mou California becomes first state to ban plastic bags 10/01/2014 04:50am • FENIT NIRAPPIL Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed the nation's first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery and convenience stores, driven to action by pollution in streets and waterways.A national coalition of plastic bag manufacturers immedi Are free credit scores really free? 10/01/2014 12:00am • Consumers tend to regard the offer of "free" stuff suspiciously, and rightly so, especially when it relates to credit cards. In the past, companies that have offered free credit scores or free credit reports have enrolled unsuspecting consumers into monthly programs that charged fees. The Feder 3 Facts for Students to Know About For-Profit Colleges and Student Debt 10/01/2014 12:00am • Not all press is good press, especially when it comes to recent headlines about for-profit colleges. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made news when it recently sued for-profit Corinthian Colleges, which operates schools under the Everest name , among others, for predatory lending. And wh Student Loan Default Rates Fall, but Borrowers Should Still Worry 10/01/2014 12:00am • The U.S. Department of Education announced last week that the annual cohort default rate for federal student loans had declined from the previous year's rate by 1 percentage point to 13.7 percent. That rates dropped for the first time in years is good news and a testament to the increased availabili Royal Bank of Scotland sees finances improve 09/30/2014 08:20am • LONDON (AP) -- Taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland says strong economic conditions are boosting its finances and that it expects to take a smaller hit from bad investments this year.The bank, which was rescued by the British taxpayer during the 2008 financial crisis, issued an unscheduled trading Albania borrows $150 million to improve power grid 09/30/2014 06:14am • TIRANA, Albania (AP) -- The World Bank is lending Albania $150 million (EUR118 million) to help overhaul its dysfunctional state-run power sector and pay for electricity imports from other Balkan states.The Energy Ministry said Tuesday the loan will also be used to boost the efficiency of bill colle Disaster aid available for 3 SW Va. localities 09/30/2014 04:10am • BRISTOL, Va. (AP) -- Federal disaster loans are available for small businesses and nonprofit organizations in three southwest Virginia localities.The U.S. Small Business Administration says a disaster declaration for part of Tennessee has been expanded to Scott and Washington counties, as well as th Portfolio Analysis: A $200,598 Retirement Plan Strikes Out 09/30/2014 12:00am • Whenever we try something new, the excitement of getting started frequently overtakes us. We begin with unrealistic expectations and end disappointed. The investing experience of many people follows this unfortunate pattern. If you're in this situation, how do you react? Instead of blaming and pou Jeb Bush says GOP would 'fix a few big things' 09/29/2014 11:08pm • ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush weighed in to a key midterm election race on Monday, telling a Kansas fundraiser for struggling Sen. Pat Roberts that the incumbent must be re-elected so the GOP can take control of the Se