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F-35 Lifetime Cost Estimate - $1.45 Trillion: Study

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The U.S. government now projects that the total cost to develop, buy and operate the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be $1.45 trillion over the next 50-plus years, according to a Pentagon document obtained by Reuters.
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Jenna Talackova Ousted From Miss Universe Canada: Other Controversies Surrounding Transgender Models [PHOTOS]

Transgender model and beauty queen, Jenna Talackova, seemed to have it all. As a finalist, Talackova was competing for the dream title of Miss Universe Canada. However, after the young beauty admitted to officials that she is transgender, she was disqualified. Jenna Talackova is not alone. In the fashion and modeling industry, other have had to face similar prejudice and controversy before fame and acceptance.
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BATS strips Ratterman of chairman role

BATS Global Markets Inc stripped Chief Executive Joe Ratterman of the chairman's role on Tuesday, days after the No. 3 U.S. exchange operator's botched initial public offering.
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Rio Tinto Explores Sale Of Diamond Operations

Rio Tinto PLC said Tuesday it is mulling ways to sell off its diamond operations, as the world's third-largest mining company tries to divest mines it says may no longer fit its growth strategy.
''Titanic'' film director James Cameron gives two thumbs-up as he emerges from the Deepsea Challenger submersible after his successful solo dive to the deepest-known point on Earth, reaching the bottom of the Pacific Ocean's Maria

Director James Cameron Awestruck at Ocean's Deepest Spot

Returning from humankind's first solo dive to the deepest spot in the ocean, filmmaker James Cameron said he saw no obvious signs of life that might inspire creatures in his next "Avatar" movie but was awestruck by the "complete isolation."
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Exclusive: Blackstone, Bain prepare Michaels Stores IPO

Blackstone Group LP and Bain Capital LP plan to take Michaels Stores Inc public, nearly six years after they bought North America's largest retailer of arts and crafts for more than $6 billion, four people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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EXCLUSIVE-Blackstone, Bain prepare Michael Stores IPO

Blackstone Group LP and Bain Capital LP have tapped banks for an initial public offering of Michael Stores Inc, North America's largest specialty retailer of arts and crafts which they paid over $6 billion to take private in 2006, four people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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Canada minister signals little concern on Viterra deal

OTTAWA, March 26 - Canada's farm minister highlighted on Monday the global marketing reach of Swiss-based Glencore in the latest sign from Ottawa that it has little appetite for blocking the company's proposed takeover of grain handler Viterra.
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RIM to Give Taste of BlackBerry 10 Devices to Developers in May

In early May, Research in Motion (RIM) will provide software developers with prototypes for its upcoming Blackberry smartphone platform, expected to launch later this year. RIM will give out as many as 2,000 BlackBerry 10 test models at its BlackBerry Jam Convention in Orlando, scheduled for May 1-3.
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U.S. seeks more interest in Alaska offshore drilling

The Obama administration on Saturday said it would again gauge interest from the oil and gas industry to explore federal waters off the Alaska coast, another bid to expand domestic energy production as gas prices soar and political pressure grows.
Jeremy Lin, Knicks Lose to DeRozan, Raptors [VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS]

Jeremy Lin, Knicks Lose To DeRozan, Raptors [VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS]

Led by DeMar DeRozan with 30 points, the Toronto Raptors beat the New York Knicks on Friday night, March 23, in Canada, ending New York's five-game winning streak. The Knicks had been building momentum ever since coach Mike D'Antoni resigned and was replaced with Mike Woodson.

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