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Science Applications International wins $700 million Pentagon contract
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Science Applications International Corp was awarded a $700 million contract for chemicals, packaged petroleum, oils and lubricants on Friday, the Pentagon said in a statement.
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Sensing threat, UPS plans to expand its 3D printing operations
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - United Parcel Service plans to expand its 3D printing service to Asia and Europe, the U.S. shipping company has told Reuters, in a bid to fully embrace and get ahead of a trend that threatens to eat away a small but lucrative part of its business.
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Obama enlists Republican Kasich to push for TPP trade deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ohio's Republican governor, John Kasich, took over the White House briefing lectern on Friday to praise the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, an unusual move that shows how hard President Barack Obama will push for the trade deal's approval.
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Fans cheer, but iPhone 7 gets a subdued welcome
SHANGHAI/SYDNEY/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple employees enthusiastically counted down the last moments before stores from San Francisco to Shanghai opened on Friday to launch the iPhone 7, but the ranks of shoppers were notably thinner than in previous years.
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Autistic Briton can be extradited to U.S. on hacking charges, court rules
LONDON (Reuters) - A London court on Friday approved the extradition of an autistic British man to the United States to face trial for hacking high-security state computers, despite warnings he might kill himself if sent to a U.S. jail.
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Protection of Amazon's biodiversity could fuel 'fourth industrial revolution': study
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Amazon rainforest holds the biological keys to kick-start a "fourth industrial revolution" if its biodiversity is protected, said a study published on Friday.
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Central banks confirm formed task force on payments fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A committee of the world's major central banks said on Friday it has launched a task force to examine cyber security in cross-border banking and to ensure interbank payments are protected, confirming an earlier Reuters report.
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Intel raises revenue forecast as PC market improves
(Reuters) - Intel Corp
raised its quarterly revenue forecast for the first time in more than two years as suppliers of parts used in personal computers replenish their inventory amid improving PC demand. -
Doping: Putin says WADA leaks raise a lot of questions
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) records leaked by hackers raised a lot of questions with healthy athletes seemingly taking banned substances, TASS news agency reported.
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Texas mattress store to reopen after 9/11 ad ignites criticism
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas mattress store that shut its doors after being pilloried for a social media ad where staff used bedding to stage a mock collapse of New York City's Twin Towers to promote a Sept. 11 sale has decided to reopen.
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