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Virgin Atlantic Doubles Profits, but Sees Loss

May. 26, 2009
LONDON (Reuters) - Privately-owned airline Virgin Atlantic said yearly profits nearly doubled, but warned the weak economic environment would make it "almost impossible" for airlines to make a profit in the current year.
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Marilyn Monroe Cupcake Portrait at Madame Tussauds in New York
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A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo