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310 evacuated after huge fire in London
CNN - 21 minutes agoAuthorities evacuated 310 people from their homes early Thursday because of a major fire at a building site and nearby apartments in south London, fire officials and police said.
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LSE halts trading after connectivity problems
Market Watch - 22 minutes agoTrading in U.K. stocks grinds to a halt Thursday as technical problems force the London Stock Exchange to shut down its systems.
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IAEA chief: Iran investigation at 'dead end'
AP via Yahoo! News - 24 minutes agoThe head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday that his probe of allegations that Iran tried to make nuclear arms is at "a dead end" because Tehran is not cooperating and warned that confidence in Tehran had shrunk in the wake of its belated revelation of a previously secret nuclear facility.
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U.S. and China to Go to Talks With Emissions Targets
New York Times - 29 minutes agoPresident Obama and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao will attend the Copenhagen climate talks next month and have pledged new targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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IAEA to vote on demand Iran freeze new nuclear site
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 39 minutes agoWorld powers are demanding that Iran immediately mothball a uranium enrichment site it hid for years, heightening fears it is planning to build atom bombs, in a resolution to be voted on by U.N. nuclear watchdog governors.
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Mumbai commemorates anniversary of attacks
AP via Yahoo! News - 53 minutes agoBlack-clad commandos rappelled down a building and Mumbai's police showed off their new gear Thursday in what was intended as a reassuring display of force a year after a terror attack across the city killed 166 people.
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US-BUSINESS Summary
Washington Post - Thu Nov 26, 2:05 am ETDollar hits 14-year low vs. yen, gold at new high HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar slumped to a 14-year low against the yen on Thursday, helping gold scale another record high, while Asian stocks faltered as investors digested a mixed batch of economic data. Financial bookmakers expected European...
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Fannie Mae: No investors for 15 days
Newsday - Wed Nov 25, 7:06 am ETFannie Mae won't consider investors' offers on foreclosures for first 15 days on market
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Chicago Sun-Times - 2 hours 32 minutes ago30-year mortgage rates fallAverage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, matching a record low set last spring and more than a full percentage point below what they were a year ago, Freddie Mac said Wednesday.The rate averaged 4.78 percent this week, down from 5.97 percent a year earlier and from 4.83 percent last week. On a $200,000 mortgage, the lower year-over-year rate translates ...
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30-year mortgage rate lowest in seven months
Chicago Sun-Times - 2 hours 32 minutes agoIt was cheaper to buy a house again this week as the average 30-year, fixed mortgage rate hit the lowest level in nearly seven months, according to mortgage giant Freddie Mac .
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Large fire hits SE London; 310 people evacuated
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 26 minutes agoA fierce fire cut through apartment blocks and a construction site in southeast London early Thursday, spreading across a road and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people.
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Palestinians urge US to raise pressure on Israel
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 40 minutes agoPalestinians appealed to the United States on Thursday to raise pressure on Israel, saying an Israeli plan to halt new construction in the West Bank was insincere.
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Fire in south London forces 310 residents to flee
AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 43 minutes agoAround 310 people had to be evacuated on Thursday after a fire at a building site spread to nearby flats in south London.
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Tax Credit Increases Home Sales
KULR-8 Billings - Wed Nov 25, 9:54 pm ETSales of previously owned homes jump 10.1% across the U.S. in October on the strength of the first time homeowner tax credit. The National Association of Realtors reports sales are at their highest level in two years.
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Mortgage rates drop to record low
Los Angeles Times - Thu Nov 26, 1:00 am ETThe average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 4.78% in the week that ended Wednesday, matching a record set in April, Freddie Mac says. You could say Christmas has arrived early for people shopping for a home loan, with mortgage rates at or near record lows.
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