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Indian star Chauhan joins NY anti-poverty concert

Sunidhi Chauhan, a leading singer in Indian cinema, was announced Wednesday as a new performer for next week’s major anti-poverty concert in New York. The Global Citizen Festival, which hopes to spur activism to fight extreme poverty, has already announced Western superstars Beyonce, Pearl Jam, Coldplay and Ed Sheeran as headlining acts. Revealing further acts for the September 26 show in Central Park, the festival announced an appearance by 32-year-old

World urged to make clean energy cheaper than coal

Top environmental advocates on Wednesday urged the international community to increase and coordinate investments in research and development for renewable energy to make it cheaper than coal within 10 years. “A sensible approach to tackling climate change will not only pay for itself but provide economic benefits to the nations of the world,” they said in a petition, ahead of a key climate change conference in December. “We urge the

Mortgage Rates Holding at 3.75% Ahead of Signals From Fed

Filed under: Buying, Financing, Refinancing ZillowThe weekly mortgage rate chart illustrates the average 30-year fixed interest rate in six-hour intervals. By Lauren Braun Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed loans rose this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgages at 3.75 percent, up one basis point from last week. The 30-year fixed rate hovered around 3.73 percent throughout the week before rising to the current rate Tuesday.