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Not that the 71-year old would need any assistance. Coming in at number 48 in Forbes’s latest ranking of the world’s billionaires, he...

Washington PostGrappling over meaning of the dreamWashington PostIn the collective memory of many Americans, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life is frozen in time in a single moment 47 years ago on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. People of all p...

Moneycontrol.comEngine Problem Delays Delivery of Boeing's DreamlinerNew York TimesThe first of Boeing's long-awaited 787 Dreamliner aircraft will not be delivered until next year, the company said Friday, adding to a string of problems that has d...

Forbes (blog)Paul Allen goes after tech biggies in lawsuit on patentsSeattle TimesMicrosoft co-founder Paul Allen filed a lawsuit Friday against many of the biggest names in tech and on the Web, alleging they're infringing on patents obtained by a ven...

Telegraph.co.ukBoeing delays 787 Dreamliner again after test engine breaks apartLos Angeles TimesBoeing Co. has announced yet one more delay for its new 787 Dreamliner, already more than two years behind schedule. It now won't be delivered before mid-...

Washington PostDelivery of Boeing 787 Dreamliner delayed againUSA TodayBoeing will once again delay the first delivery of its hot-selling, but problem-plagued 787 Dreamliner. The company says it has problems with a new engine from Rolls Royce, one of two ...

RTT NewsImmunoGen shares sink after cancer drug setbackForbesAP , 08.27.10, 12:50 PM EDT INDIANAPOLIS -- Shares of ImmunoGen Inc. sank in Friday trading after the company said federal regulators declined to accept an application for accelerated approval f...

FDA denies accelerated approval for cancer drugBoston GlobeAP Federal regulators have ruled that a potential breast cancer treatment from ImmunoGen failed to meet the standard for accelerated approval, the company said today. The Waltham company said its ...

ReutersJapan consumer prices fall, deflation to persistReutersTOKYO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices marked their 17th straight month of annual declines in July in a sign that deflation remains deeply entrenched, boding ill for a fragi...