Travel
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Smithsonian offers close look at Spirit of St. Louis planeJan 21, 2015 5:01 am - WASHINGTON - Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, one of the most treasured aircraft at the National Air and Space Museum, was recently lowered to the floor for its ...
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Saratoga Springs kicks off city centennial festivitiesJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - Officials in Saratoga Springs have unveiled a lineup of events commemorating the centennial anniversary of its incorporation as a city. Sar...
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Tourists get knockout photo of Stallone atop 'Rocky' stepsJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A group of tourists who ran up the "Rocky" steps got a knockout photo at the top - a selfie with Rocky himself. Peter Rowe said he and two friends ha...
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Authorities: Woman gives birth aboard Jordan-NYC flightJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Airport officials say a 33-year-old woman gave birth to a baby girl on a flight to New York from Jordan. A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York a...
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Paddle boarder captures up-close encounter with orcasJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California paddle boarder has captured his up-close encounter with an orca pod and posted the resulting video on social media. The...
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U-M frat apologizes for vandalism at northern ski resortJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - DOVER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A University of Michigan fraternity has apologized after officials at a ski resort say its members caused thousands of dollars in vandalism....
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Georgia man pleads guilty in airline-booking scamJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Georgia man who posed as an airline employee to make cut-rate reservations, then resold the tickets for thousands of dollars, pleaded guilty Wednesd...
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Beard of Egypt's King Tut hastily glued back on with epoxyJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - CAIRO (AP) - The blue and gold braided beard on the golden mask of famed pharaoh Tutankhamun was hastily glued back on with epoxy, damaging the relic after it became det...
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Cancellations follow news of norovirus at Nashville hotelJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - At least one conference has been cut short and another canceled after an outbreak of norovirus at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Cent...
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Andrew Jackson home pushes 7th president's rock star imageJan 20, 2015 4:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Andrew Jackson: President. Hero. Rockstar. So reads a billboard welcoming arrivals at Nashville International Airport. Jackson is often remembered for...