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Foreclosures slow to trickle as lenders adapt Lenders are moving fewer U.S. homes into the foreclosure pipeline and have cut new seizures following legal challenges that have all but shut down repossessions in some states. Stocks rally as investors brace for volatility Wall Street rallied strongly at Thursday’s opening bell, as investors braced for more stock market volatility as concerns resurfaced about the euro zone banking system. Claims for jobless aid at a four-month low New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a four-month low last week, government data showed on Thursday, a rare dose of good news for an economy. Chimp attack victim reveals her new face After two years of living behind a veil, Charla Nash revealed today the new face that science has given her, a visage that replaces the one mangled in a vicious attack by a friend’s pet chimpanzee that left her without a nose, eyes or lips. Boyfriend fears for safety of woman missing in Aruba Richard Forester, boyfriend of missing Robyn Gardner, said Thursday that during her visit to Aruba with another man she posted a note on his Facebook wall saying: “This sucks.” “My biggest concern is that she’s found and found safely,” Forester said Thursday. Red Cross: Health workers targeted in war zones Hospitals, health workers and ambulances are increasingly targeted in conflicts worldwide, depriving millions people of treatment, the International Committee of the Red Cross says. Grace of a grieving father speaks to a wounded Britain In these turbulent days in Britain, the grace of a grieving father shows the country how it can heal. Coast Guard: Missing fighter jet crew found safe A Marine Corp. fighter jet that went missing over the Pacific Ocean near San Diego has been found and the two crew members are safe, U.S. Coast Guard told NBC News. Cops: School principal killed by student, 17 The female principal of a small Christian school in Memphis was found dead on Wednesday and a 17-year-old male student was in custody, police said. Girl put life on line to save drowning boy As Charles Ostrander flailed in the turbulent waves of the Pacific, it was another 12-year-old who put her life on the line to save him. Bomb kills five foreign troops in southern Afghanistan A roadside bomb killed five foreign troops in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, NATO said, less than a week after the coalition suffered its worst single loss in 10 years of war when Taliban insurgents shot down a helicopter. Report: 'Barefoot Bandit' inks $1.3 million movie deal The young Wash. state man dubbed the Barefoot Bandit after a cross-country crime spree brought him folk outlaw status has reportedly signed a movie deal worth up to $1.3 million. Statue of Liberty to close for yearlong repairs The Statue of Liberty will close for a year at the end of October as it undergoes a $27.25 million renovation that will make the interior safer and more accessible, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Wednesday. Who's had a worse summer: Barack Obama or David Cameron? It’s been a tough few months for Obama and Cameron. Decide for yourself who has suffered more this summer. Bali bombing suspect extradited to Indonesia An Indonesian militant who allegedly made the explosives used in the 2002 Bali bombings was escorted home under tight security Thursday, more than six months after he was captured in northwest Pakistan. Woman bomber, roadside bomb kill seven in NW Pakistan A burqa-clad woman suicide bomber struck in the heart of Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing another woman hours after a bomb blast killed five policemen in the same area. PGT: Breaking from Tiger's shadow is hard to do PGT: Tiger Woods once ruled the game like no other, and fans loved it. But now, as parity has become the norm, golf is adrift without a dominant force heading into the PGA Championship. Chinook on fire at time of Afghan crash The Chinook helicopter that insurgents shot down over the weekend burst into flames before hitting the ground, leaving wreckage scattered on both sides of a river in eastern Afghanistan and killing 30 Americans and eight Afghans, witnesses told The Associated Press on Thursday. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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