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The region’s aerospace sector got a major economic boost Tuesday when the U. S. Air Force awarded an $80-billion contract for a new long-range stealth bomber to Northrop Grumman Corp., a deal that will bring about 6,500 jobs to the Antelope Valley when the planes are built at the storied Plant 42 in Palmdale. The […] ....

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