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Boeing launches 787-10 with $30 billion of orders
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Boeing launched the 787-10 version of its flagship Dreamliner aircraft at the Paris Airshow on Tuesday with 102 firm orders worth nearly $30 billion at list prices. The news came after rival Airbus clinched …

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Brookfield to sell assets to Weyerhaeuser, KapStone for $3.68 billion
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Brookfield Asset Management Inc said it will sell its Longview Timber holdings in the U.S. Pacific Northwest to Weyerhaeuser Co for $2.65 billion, including assumption of debt, and will sell a nearby paper …

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Do 'illegal aliens' cost Oregon $1 billion a year?
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First, the organization estimates that 170,000 undocumented immigrants — or "illegal aliens" — and their children live in Oregon. Schooling costs make up roughly half of the $1.077 billion they consume in government services; K-12 classes plus help …

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House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House overwhelmingly passed a sweeping, $638 billion defense bill on Friday that imposes new punishments on members of the armed services found guilty of rape or sexual assault as outrage over the crisis in the military has galvanized Congress.

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Google Inc's Acquisition Of Waze For $1.3 Billion: Map To Become More …
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Vice-President of Google Geo-products, Brian McClendon said that Waze product development team will remain in Israel and operate separately for now. Waze will enhance Google Maps, with the traffic update feature and also enhance Waze with Google's …

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Sobeys buys Safeway Canada in $5.7 billion 'game-changing' deal
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Empire Co Ltd , the operator of Canadian grocery chain Sobeys, said it is acquiring Safeway Inc’s assets in Canada for $5.7 billion, in a move that will nearly double its reach in the country’s western …

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Petronas sees $20 billion investment in its Canadian LNG project
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Malaysian state oil and gas firm Petronas expects investment of $20 billion in its west Canada liquefied natural gas export project that aims to meet growing demand in Asia, a senior company official said …

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New Telescope to be Built to Spot Aliens, $1 Billion Project
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Recent reports have confirmed that the researchers in America are looking forward to develop a new telescope that will help them to spot aliens. The telescope will use thin mirror technology to minimize the cost. It is proposed to be of 250 foot in …

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Scientists seek $1 billion to build massive telescope to locate alien …
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The team says that although existing telescopes have turned up scant evidence that aliens are out there, humankind simply may not have been using the proper tools to find them. “The biggest telescopes that we're likely to see in the next 100 years or …

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Palestinian economic plan looks to inject $4 billion, says Kerry
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A $4 billion US plan to boost the Palestinian economy was met with a cool response as Palestinian leaders insisted on a political dimension to the stimulus while Israel was mum as details remained unclear. US Secretary of State John Kerry unveiled the …

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