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US monthly new residential construction, April 2026
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for April 2026: Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,442,000. This is 5.8 percent above the revised March rate of 1,363,000, but is 0.2 percent below the April 2025 rate of 1,445,000. Singlefamily authorizations in April were at a rate of 872,000; this is 2.6 percent below the revised March figure of 895,000. Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of ... (full story)
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#OOTT | Iran's Supreme Leader Has Ordered That Near-Weapons-Grade Uranium Must Stay In Iran – RTRS Cites Two Senior Iranian Sources - Directive Reflects Consensus Among Iranian Establishment *(IR) Reportedly Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country's near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad - press - The two sides have started to narrow some gaps, but deeper splits remain over Tehran's nuclear programme — including the fate of its… 
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