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Over $160 Billion in Food Lost in 2010
2014-03-03 16:48:00| National Hog Farmer
The USDAs Economic Research Service (ERS) found that in the U.S. 31% of the available food supply at the retail and consumer levels in 2010 went uneaten. read more
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The cost of flight delays from wild weather: $2.5 billion and counting
2014-03-02 19:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: Though we're still in the early stages of 2014, it is already proving one of the most expensive years for the travel industry. According to masFlight, an enterprise software company that crunches big data for the transport and logistics sectors, January's bizarre weather patterns have already cost passengers flying into and out of the U.S. $2.5 billion, and airlines between $75m and $150m because of canceled and delayed flights. "It's not easy for an airline to recoup losses resulting from...
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Air Force reviews Sikorsky bid for $6.8 billion copter deal
2014-02-28 21:27:02| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James says she's reviewing whether the service can afford a contract for combat-rescue helicopters that drew only one bid, raising questions about whether a unit of United Technologies Corp. will receive a multibillion-dollar award this year.
The Market For DNA-Sequencing-Based Down's Syndrome Tests Could Exceed $6 Billion
2014-02-28 20:33:02| Biotech - Topix.net
On Wednesday night the New England Journal of Medicine published a study showing that a new, DNA-sequencing based blood test provides a dramatic improvement in accuracy at screening for Down's syndrome and a second, related disease.
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China Eastern to buy 70 Airbus A320NEO for $6.4 billion
2014-02-28 19:53:08| Airlines - Topix.net
China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd has ordered 70 A320neo aircraft, marking a big victory for Airbus , which has been actively marketing the upgraded variant of its popular A320 jet to Chinese carriers.
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