U.S. Helps Ukraine Remove Uranium for Russia Bomb Risk
The United States helped Ukraine transfer over 110 pounds of highly enriched uranium to Russia to be blended down, preventing bomb-making material. Ukraine pledged to surrender all HEU by April 2012, with U S backing a 25 million neutron source facility and replacement low-enriched fuel for Ukraine’s reactors.
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Mississippi governor's kidney pledge for inmate sisters sparks debate
In Jackson, Mississippi, Governor Haley Barbour suspends life sentences for sisters Jamie and Gladys Scott in a case that netted $11. One condition of Jamie’s early release is Gladys must donate a kidney within a year. Critics flag legal and ethical issues while supporters hail clemency as a civil rights milestone.
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Notable buyers move into homes as market steadies
Notable people are starting to buy homes again lifting a battered industry facing its worst year in years. Signed contracts to purchase rose in November the fourth increase in five months. Economists warn foreclosures drive the jump as discounted sales weigh on the broader market while the 30 year fixed mortgage rate, after recently hitting a 40 year low, remains a hurdle.
Markets Slide Leads Thursday Trading Across Totals
The Dow falls 15.67 to 11 569.71 while Nasdaq dips 3.95 to 2 662.98 and the S&P 500 slides 1.90 to 1 257.88. The 30-year Treasury yields edge up 0.02 points to 4.43 percent. Grain and oil futures move lower with corn 6.16, soybeans 13.76, wheat 8.44, and oil at 89.84.
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Job market shows healthier signs for 2011
Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits as 2010 ends, signaling potential gains in 2011. The week ending Dec 25 saw 388,000 initial claims and a four week average of 414,000, the lowest since July 2008, with economists forecasting 100,000 to 150,000 new jobs monthly by spring.
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