Travel
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London exhibit charts chilling allure of gothicOct 05, 2014 5:30 am - LONDON - There's a part of us that loves to be scared. How else to explain the popularity of stories featuring haunted castles, lurking monsters and restless ghosts? Col...
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5 free things to see and do in EdinburghOct 04, 2014 6:30 am - EDINBURGH, Scotland — Scotland has made headlines lately with voters rejecting independence and choosing instead to remain part of the United Kingdom. Visitors will natu...
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Blue Lagoon: A hot spot near Reykjavik airportOct 04, 2014 5:30 am - Last week, while waiting for a flight from Reykjavik, Iceland, to Minneapolis, I had a cool experience in a very hot place. Instead of hanging out at the airport for se...
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The route to 'freedom' - from a slave's perspectiveOct 03, 2014 6:01 am - It can be difficult to watch Hollywood depictions of America's shameful history as a slave state. But watching movies like the Academy Award-winning "12 Years a Slave" -...
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New Va. museum marks the 'Birthplace of Country Music'Oct 03, 2014 6:00 am - BRISTOL, Va. - The sounds of some of the earliest country music recordings are filling a new museum. But the Birthplace of Country Music Museum is not located in Nashvi...
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Film academy hosts 1st exhibit in new museum siteOct 03, 2014 5:45 am - LOS ANGELES - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is holding its first exhibit in the space that will become Hollywood's premier museum devoted to the movies...
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Skies now more friendly for kids on autism spectrumOct 02, 2014 6:00 am - Four-year-old Nathaniel Horsley of Roselle was all smiles as he recently navigated busy O'Hare International Airport concourses with his mom, his grandmother, Judy Smith...
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Ellis Island hospital complex to open to visitorsOct 01, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK — The crumbling old sick ward opens off a long hallway, separate from the rest of the Ellis Island hospital complex. Plaster peels from the walls. Broken porcel...
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Get a slice of Chicago culture on pizza tourSep 27, 2014 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — In a city famous for its deep-dish pizza, tourists wouldn't know that the locals more often eat a thinner-crust, tavern-style pie topped with homemade Italian ...
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Frequent fliers learn how to survive a plane crashSep 27, 2014 11:00 pm - LONDON — They raced down the slide, one by one, like children on a playground. At the bottom, smartphone photos were snapped and high-fives exchanged. The frequent flier...