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SEATTLE, June 18- Google Inc said on Tuesday it has asked the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to allow the Internet company to publish aggregate numbers of national security requests, including disclosures under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, separately from criminal requests.
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*Boeing increased 737 production rates 60 percent. Ray Conner, CEO of Boeing's commercial airplane division, asked at the Paris Air Show on Monday. Relatively low production- Boeing and Airbus produce about 1,200 jets a year- often does not justify the big investments required.
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NEW YORK-- Legions of apartment dwellers will soon be asked- and may eventually be ordered- to start collecting food scraps for composting, under Mayor Michael Bloomberg's latest bid to make the Big Apple greener.
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Four key Amazon.com Inc executives- Doug Herrington, Peter Ham, Mick Mountz and Mark Mastandrea- are former Webvan officials who have spent years analyzing and fixing the problems that led to the start-up's demise.
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NEW YORK, June 14- Investors in bonds designed to protect them from inflation have read the writing on the wall, and it doesn't spell inflation.
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*Retail sales, jobless claims lend support to markets. NEW YORK, June 13- U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday after three days of losses as stronger-than-expected economic data helped reassure investors concerned about the expected winding down of the Federal Reserve's economic stimulus.
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SEATTLE, June 13- Microsoft Corp said it would open 500 special stores within existing Best Buy Co Inc stores in the United States selling exclusively Windows-based tablets and computers and other Microsoft products in an effort to revitalize sales of its flagship operating system.
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SEATTLE, June 13- Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would open 500 special stores within existing Best Buy Co Inc stores in the United States selling exclusively Windows-based tablets and computers and other Microsoft products, in an effort to revitalize sales of its flagship operating system.
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NEW YORK-- A proposal to eliminate plastic foam takeout containers in New York City was met with criticism Wednesday by restaurateurs who said a ban on the ubiquitous containers would drive up costs and potentially put them out of business.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo.-- Looking for ways to export coal mined in Wyoming, Gov. Matt Mead said he will tour port facilities in British Columbia as part of a weeklong trade trip to Canada. British Columbia has ports that already ship U.S. coal, and Mead's trip sends a message that Wyoming is willing to look elsewhere to get its coal to other markets.
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OLYMPIA, Wash.-- The driver of an oversize load that triggered an Interstate 5 bridge collapse told investigators that he felt "crowded" by a passing vehicle and moved closer to the side of the bridge that had less clearance, according to a preliminary federal report released Tuesday.
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DALLAS-- Southwest Airlines Co. is running a three-day sale on fall travel, and other airlines are starting to match the lower prices. Southwest and its AirTran subsidiary launched the sale Tuesday, with round-trip prices ranging from $98 to $298 based on distance.
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NEW YORK-- Amazon.com' s push into the grocery business could win over shoppers with convenience, but it faces a tougher challenge if the decision comes down to price, Janney Capital Markets said in a research report Tuesday. Amazon has tested an online grocery service for almost six years in Seattle and on Monday it said it's bringing AmazonFresh to Los Angeles.
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PARIS/ SEATTLE, June 11- Boeing upgraded its 20- year forecast for airplane demand as aerospace firms heading to next week's Paris Airshow look beyond the financial crisis to pin their hopes on Asia. Boeing said passenger and cargo traffic, both indicators of economic activity, are expected to grow 5 percent annually.
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SEATTLE/ PARIS, June 11- Boeing on Tuesday upgraded its 20- year forecast for airplane demand, saying airlines will need 35,280 new jets worth $4.8 trillion as the world's fleet doubles over the next two decades.
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SEATTLE/ PARIS, June 11- Boeing on Tuesday upgraded its 20- year forecast for airplane demand, saying airlines will need 35,280 new jets worth $4.8 trillion as the world's fleet doubles over the next two decades.
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Amazon expanded its AmazonFresh online grocery business into parts of Los Angeles on Monday, after testing the service in its hometown of Seattle for more than five years. Amazon offered a 90- day free trial of AmazonFresh in Los Angeles to consumers who are already members of Prime, which costs $79 a year for free two-day shipping on millions of products.
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NEW YORK-- Mayor Michael Bloomberg last week nixed a requirement for many city businesses to provide paid sick leave, but the City Council was expected to override Friday's veto and make New York the most populous place in the United States with such a law.
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SEATTLE-- Alaska Airlines and its pilots announced a tentative agreement for a new five-year contract on Thursday that will include pay raises and other changes. Pilot leaders in the Air Line Pilots Association unit at the airline voted unanimously to recommend ratification.
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SEATTLE-- The Sierra Club is suing Burlington Northern Santa Fe in federal court in Seattle over coal dust that blows off trains into Washington rivers and Puget Sound.
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