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[Q]: In the Texas case, reports USAT, the defendant companies have agreed to pay about $15 billion over 25 years to reimburse the state for expenses it incurred in the treatment of smoking-related illnesses.
[A]: In the Texas case,the defendant companies have agreed to pay $15 billion over 25 years to the state for the treatment of smoking-related illnesses.

[Q]: The battery plant, which makes rechargeable nickel cadmium and carbon zinc products, will be closed over the next year or so, a spokesman said.
[A]: The battery plant will be closed over the next year or so, a spokesman said.

[Q]: New York - based POP Radio provides, through a national, in - store network, a customized music, information and advertising service which simulates live radio.
[A]:
New York-based POP Radio provides, in - store network, a customized music, information and advertising service.