Sweepstakes scam warning from FTC targets fake government prize calls
Federal Trade Commission warns of a scam where criminals claim government involvement or use official sounding agencies to demand fees for prizes. Scammers may fake Washington DC numbers and push taxes or insurance charges to steal money via wire transfers or overnight payments. The FTC urges Do Not Call registration and to file complaints with details of the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
D.C
Nat Wood
FTC
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Western Union
Donotcall.gov
Wood
Ftc.gov
Archive opens glory of Nazi persecution records 17.5 million names
Researchers from six countries study the Bad Arolsen archive bringing new detail to the Holocaust. Lists reveal prisoner prostitutes at Buchenwald and petty crime arrests, showing choiceless choices faced by detainees. The archive houses 50 million pages and 16 miles of records now accessible by treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State University
Fyodor Michailitschenko
Waltzer
Jessica Anderson Hughes
Rutgers University
Hughes
Bad Arolsen
Buchenwald
Tracing Service
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington
Red Cross
Reto Meister
Hitler
Trouve
Germany
Israel Closes Crossings Tighten Gaza Blockade Amid Rockets
The cease fire since June 19 prompts Israel to seal crossings and limit supplies to Gaza rather than strike Hamas rocket squads. Hamas accuses the move of violating the truce as officials in Cairo negotiate the prisoner swap and Rafah reopening for a held Israeli soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bank
Israel
Hamas
Gaza
Trol
Prague
Czech Republic
Salam Fayyad
Fayyad
Taher Nunn
Ofer Dekel
Egypt
Rafah
Marines Backing Away From War's Center Stage in Anbar
Militants retreat and government effort to curb violence in Iraq's Anbar Province mark a milestone in reducing U S casualties since 2006. Reports cite Sunni tribes led by Anbar sheiks contributing to the drop, even as bombings in Mosul and Baghdad kill civilians and raise tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Anbar
Nineveh
Duraid Kashmala
Mosul
al-Qaida
Adil Khalid
Khalid
Iraq
Associated Press
Islamic State of
Baghdad
U.S. Said
Abu Ghraib
Sinjar
Bijar
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A-1
Sadr City
Salman Pak
Mercer
McDowell
Summers
Monroe Counties
the Council of the Southern Mountains
Sharon Laxton
Cele
Caperton
Furnit
Miture
Joe Ruggie Joon
Teeest
Bluefield
Claypool Hill
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!