Travel
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Q&A: U.S. government eases Cuba travel restrictionsJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Americans are one step closer to being able to vacation in Cuba, but don't pack your bathing suit and sunscreen just yet. A new set of government regulations ...
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Green Bay amusement park to install 3 new ridesJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - An amusement park in northeast Wisconsin will add three new rides over the next two years after receiving a private donation worth more than $1 mi...
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Nashville airport had record 11 million passengers in 2014Jan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville International Airport had more than 11 million passengers in 2014, a record in the facility's 77-year history. The year's passenger vol...
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Explore 3 NYC Chinatowns: In Brooklyn, Queens and ManhattanJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Chinatown has long been a popular destination for tourists in Lower Manhattan. But visitors willing to explore the city's outer boroughs might consider a subw...
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White shark closes beaches at Australian city for 6 daysJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - SYDNEY (AP) - Beaches at the Australian city of Newcastle were closed for a sixth day on Thursday because of a 5-meter (16-foot) great white shark that is lurking in coa...
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Fort Ticonderoga purchases Vermont-based lake cruise boatJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - TICONDEROGA, N.Y. (AP) - Fort Ticonderoga has purchased a Vermont-based Lake Champlain cruise boat and will offer tours as part of the historic site's ongoing efforts to...
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Go for the food: Old-fashioned whiskey pub crawlJan 14, 2015 5:01 am - NEW YORK - Not until the third stop of the evening did we realize the impossibility of our mission. But I'm so happy we didn't surrender. Our goal on a recent midweek ev...
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2 men reach top of Yosemite's El Capitan in historic climbJan 14, 2015 12:00 am - YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A pair of Americans on Wednesday completed what had long been considered the world's most difficult rock climb, using only their hands a...
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Union seeks election among Delta Air Lines flight attendantsJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - ATLANTA (AP) - The International Association of Machinists says it has enough support from Delta Air Lines flight attendants to force a union-representation election. De...
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Motivated to ride a bike? Bike-share company changes nameJan 13, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Now that it has moved from laid-back Portland, Oregon, to amped-up New York, the company that runs bike-sharing programs in New York, Chicago and other major ...