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Judge revives Dexia lawsuit vs. JPMorgan over mortgage claims

By Jonathan Stempel Fri May 17, 2013 5:45pm EDT (Reuters) – A federal judge has revived a closely watched lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase Co (JPM.N) of misleading Belgian-French bank Dexia SA (DEXI.BR) into buying more than $1.6 billion of troubled … Continue reading

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China April housing inflation quickens to two year high

By Xiaoyi Shao and Michael Martina BEIJING | Sat May 18, 2013 4:28am EDT BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years, driven by a jump in prices in Beijing and Shanghai, … Continue reading

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Alpine in talks with FCC on financing: CEO

VIENNA | Sat May 18, 2013 8:38am EDT VIENNA (Reuters) – Alpine, the Austrian unit of Spanish construction group FCC (FCC.MC), will hold talks with its owners on how to meet its financing needs and has many options open, Chief … Continue reading

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US Airways plane makes unusual belly landing at Newark airport

By David Jones NEWARK, New Jersey | Sat May 18, 2013 1:51pm EDT NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – A US Airways flight made an emergency landing on its belly at Newark Liberty International Airport early on Saturday after the plane’s … Continue reading

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Police clash with youth in Cairo after anti-Mursi protest

CAIRO | Sat May 18, 2013 9:53am EDT CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces clashed with young men in central Cairo after a protest by several thousand opponents of President Mohamed Mursi, state news agency MENA reported. The forces fired … Continue reading

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Investigators seek cause of New York commuter train crash

By Karen Brooks Sat May 18, 2013 2:06pm EDT (Reuters) – Federal investigators on Saturday searched for the cause of a rush-hour train crash in Connecticut that injured dozens of people commuting home from New York City, three of them … Continue reading

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Thirteen killed, 10 police kidnapped in Iraq violence

RAMADI, Iraq | Sat May 18, 2013 2:29pm EDT RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) – Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi’ite-led government of a … Continue reading

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Republican cites IRS scandal in close Virginia governor’s race

By Gary Robertson RICHMOND, Virginia | Sat May 18, 2013 6:08pm EDT RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – Virginia Republicans on Saturday formally nominated Ken Cuccinelli for governor in the nation’s marquee 2013 political race, and the conservative attorney general wasted no … Continue reading

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LATAM Airlines to resume Argentina flights later Saturday

SANTIAGO | Sat May 18, 2013 11:16am EDT SANTIAGO (Reuters) – LATAM Airlines Group SA LAN.SN said on Saturday it will resume flights to, from and within Argentina by 1530 GMT after state company Intercargo unilaterally decided on Friday to … Continue reading

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Google’s wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?

By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO | Sat May 18, 2013 11:16am EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its “Glass” wearable computer during this week’s developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, … Continue reading

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