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SOLAR-POWERED PLANE TAKES OFF ON FINAL FLIGHT

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Solar Impulse 2 took off from Cairo early Sunday local time in the final leg of its around-theworld journey that started more than a year ago.

The experiment­al, solar-powered airplane is headed to Abu Dhabi, where it began its trip in March 2015. The 14-year solar project, which cost more than $100 million, promotes clean technologi­es. — Jon Swartz

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