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WestJet ramps up fleet with purchase of 42 more airplanes – Business News
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WestJet ramps up fleet with purchase of 42 more airplanes – Business News

WestJet buys 42 planes The Canadian Press – Sep 29, 2022 / 10:46 am | Story: 387789Photo: The Canadian Press A WestJet planes waits at a gate at Calgary International Airport in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntoshWestJet is making a substantial addition to its fleet with the purchase of 42 aircraft. The Calgary-based airline announced the agreement with Boeing for the purchase of the 737-10 MAX planes on Thursday. WestJet Group chief executive officer Alexis von Hoensbroech says the order will start delivering at the end of 2024 through to 2028, expanding the fleet…
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Family Disputes Following Death – Rickard & Associates
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Family Disputes Following Death – Rickard & Associates

When a loved one dies, emotions and tensions can run high. This can often lead to family disputes. We can help you stay on top of the latest news that affects your everyday life. Subscribe to stay up to date. (To subscribe to our blog click here). How can you prevent your family from engaging in a dispute following your death? Make sure to work with an estate planning attorney to have the right documents in place. Clear documentation leaves little room for disputes to festival. We also help our clients draft Letters of Instruction to their families, to really…
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Inflation hits record 10% in 19 EU countries using euro – Business News
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Inflation hits record 10% in 19 EU countries using euro – Business News

Photo: The Canadian PressInflation in the European countries using the euro currency has broken into double digits as prices for electricity and natural gas soar, signaling a looming winter recession for one of the globe’s major economies as higher prices undermining consumers’ spending power. Consumer prices in the 19-country eurozone rose a record 10% in September from a year earlier, up from an annual 9.1% in August, EU statistics agency Eurostat reported Friday. Only a year ago, inflation was as low as 3.4%. Price increases were beyond what market analysts had expected and are at their highest level since…
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The Basics: What is an Estate?
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The Basics: What is an Estate?

Many clients come to us not know what is a part of their estate. We can help you stay on top of the latest news that affects your everyday life. Subscribe to stay up to date. (To subscribe to our blog click here). While it seems like a simple concept, often it is complicated. So, what is an estate? For purposes of estate planning, your estate is everything you owns, less all debts that you owe. Your estate might include:Your car your home Other real estate bank accounts Investments Furniture Personal possessions and more.When meeting with clients, we…
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New rocket company fails to achieve launch on second attempt – Business News
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New rocket company fails to achieve launch on second attempt – Business News

2nd rocket launch failed The Associated Press – Sep 30, 2022 / 6:54 am | Story: 387986Photo: Firefly AerospaceA year after its first rocket launch failed, a new aerospace company was unsuccessful early Friday in its second attempt to place multiple satellites into orbit. Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket was unable to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, and follow a planned arc over the Pacific Ocean toward space. A live video feed showed the launch countdown go to zero and then abort at 12:52 am Friday. “The vehicle went into auto abort after ignition. This is…
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Is Cancer on the Rise?
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Is Cancer on the Rise?

Yes, researchers say that various types of cancer are increasing in people under 50. We can help you stay on top of the latest news that affects your everyday life. Subscribe to stay up to date. (To subscribe to our blog click here). Reasons are not totally clear for the increase in cancers, however, changes in lifestyle and environment may be partially to blame. Young adults are getting breast, colon, esophagus, kidney, liver, stomach and pancreas cancer at increasing rates. Some doctors think that diets are to blame. Heavily processed foods have been linked to colon cancers. Now, colon cancer…
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Tulsa gas prices spike 20 cents per gallon overnight
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Tulsa gas prices spike 20 cents per gallon overnight

Gasoline prices at Tulsa-area convenience stores and service stations spiked 20 cents overnight Wednesday, the same day OPEC announced a big cut in oil production.Prices at many Tulsa-area locations went to $3.59 per gallon Wednesday from $3.38 a day earlier.Through spokeswoman Aisha Jefferson-Smith, Tulsa-based QuikTrip declined to comment on OPEC’s announcement that it will cut oil production by 2 million barrels a day.Check out our latest digital-only offer and subscribe nowEnergy ministers cut production by a larger-than-expected 2 million barrels per day starting in November after gathering for their first face-to-face meeting at the Vienna headquarters…
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Former eBay execs get prison time for ‘extreme’ harassment campaign against couple
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Former eBay execs get prison time for ‘extreme’ harassment campaign against couple

Two former eBay Inc security executives were sentenced to prison on Thursday for carrying out a campaign to harass and intimidate a Massachusetts couple through threats and disturbing home deliveries after their online newsletter drew the ire of the company’s then-CEO. Jim Baugh and David Harville were sentenced to 57 and 24 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in an extensive harassment campaign that involved sending the couple cockroaches, a funeral wreath and a bloody Halloween pig mask. US District Judge Patti Saris, who imposed the sentence during hearings in Boston, called it a “hard-to-imagine” scheme fuelled by a…
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