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Virgin agrees to pay Spaceport rent
January 28, 2013 1:13 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Virgin Galactic says it will start paying New Mexico rent on the nearly quarter-billion dollar Spaceport the state built for Richard Branson's space tourism business, but the company is doing so under protest and without waiving its right to walk away from the project. According to letters... more » -
Delta buys 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic
December 11, 2012 10:02 AM
Delta Air Lines Inc. is buying almost half of British airline Virgin Atlantic for $360 million as it aims to boost its share of the lucrative New York-to-London market. Delta says it will form a joint venture with Virgin Atlantic, where the two airlines would share money from the... more » -
Branson plans deep-ocean submarine dives
April 5, 2011 12:59 PM
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Billionaire adventurer Richard Branson says he plans to travel to the deepest parts of the world's oceans in a single-person submarine. He announced in Newport Beach Tuesday that he and fellow explorer Chris Welsh plan to make five dives over the next two years.... more »
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Boy Scout leaders to vote on lifting gay ban
May 22, 2013
GRAPEVINE, Texas - The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on openly... more » -
Okla. City mayor: Up to 13K homes hit by tornado
May 22, 2013
MOORE, Okla. - Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett says 12,000 to 13,000 homes were affected by the tornado that tore through a city suburb. At... more » -
Obama to visit tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town
May 22, 2013
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday. White House spokesman Jay Carney says the president will view the tornado... more » -
Test results up overall; voucher schools flat
May 22, 2013
NEW ORLEANS - State education officials say the number of Louisiana public school students performing at grade level nudged up from 68 percent to 69... more » -
Deadline approaching for Powerhouse Gym claims
May 22, 2013
BATON ROUGE - Attorney General Buddy Caldwell reminded people affected by the failed Powerhouse Gym in Baton Rouge that they should file a claim with... more »
