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Construction is underway at The Isles at Oasis & Vineyards on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Homestead has been a laggard in the real estate recovery, battered by the double whammy of overbuilding and a trend toward closer-in living. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Al Diaz)
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Construction at The Isles at Oasis & Vineyards on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Homestead has been a laggard in the real estate recovery, battered by the double whammy of overbuilding and a trend toward closer-in living. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Al Diaz)
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FILE - In this Oct, 29, 2013 file photo, the Sears store at Eaton Centre in Toronto opens its doors for business. Sears is considering selling its Canadian operations as the retailer continues with efforts to turnaround its business. Its stock rose more than 7 percent in premarket trading on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn, File)
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Two Russian banks, including Bank Rossiya, the lender that was put on the U.S. Treasury's sanctions list, said Visa and MasterCard have stopped providing services to them. Bank Rossiya is a private bank owned by Yuri Kovalchuk, considered to be Russian President Vladimir Putin's longtime friend and banker. With about $10 billion in assets, Rossiya ranks as the 17th-largest bank in Russia and maintains numerous ties to banks in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. (Associated Press)