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    UK F-35B Jet Takes Unplanned Vacation in India, Is Embraced by Locals

    A British F-35B has been stranded for weeks at an airport in southern India because of mechanical issues. The internet, and the region’s tourism agency, are having fun with it.
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    Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Raised Safety Concerns But Had Never Crashed Before

    There are more than 1,100 of the jets in service today. Air India flies nearly three dozen of them.
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    Boeing’s Dreamliner was the subject of safety concerns but never had a crash before Thursday.

    In a statement, Boeing said that it was aware of the crash on the Air India flight and was “working to gather more information.”
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    An Engineering Marvel, Decades in the Making: A Rail Line to Kashmir

    Officials say the train will help the troubled region, but many Kashmiris see it as a tool to entrench the Indian government’s control.
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    How North Korea Botched Its Warship Launch

    Satellite images and videos show how launching a 5,000-ton warship into the water sideways can cause it to capsize if done incorrectly.
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    A Decade-Long Search for a Battery That Can End the Gasoline Era

    Can a small Massachusetts start-up perfect a battery that would make electric vehicles cheaper and more convenient than conventional cars?