Travel
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Brooklyn show looks at mystique of 'killer heels'Sep 16, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK — It may have just been Fashion Week in Manhattan, but “Killer Heels” have landed in Brooklyn. A new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum looks at the elevated sho...
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Envelopes in Marriott hotels invite tips for maidsSep 14, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Do you leave a tip in your hotel room for the maid? Marriott is launching a program with Maria Shriver to put envelopes in hotel rooms to encourage tipping. ...
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Rampant Ebola fear takes toll on Africa tourismSep 14, 2014 11:00 pm - KAMPALA, Uganda - Ebola is thousands of miles away from Kenya's pristine Indian Ocean beaches, but the deadly disease appears to be discouraging tourism there and elsewh...
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Statue of singer Amy Winehouse unveiled in LondonSep 14, 2014 11:00 pm - LONDON - Late singer Amy Winehouse has been honored on what would have been her 31st birthday with a life-size statue in her beloved Camden Town neighborhood of north Lo...
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Autumn in N.Y.'s Hudson Valley: History and scenerySep 14, 2014 6:15 am - TARRYTOWN, N.Y. - Exploring the region north of New York City isn't just for locals, and autumn is one of the nicest times of year to do it. The Hudson Valley offers his...
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On the road: Local brews featured at Logan Square Beer FestSep 13, 2014 5:30 am - Chicago Logan's run Twenty craft breweries and more than 50 beers will be featured in the Logan Square Beer Fest. Brewers on hand include 3 Floyds, Ale Syndicate, Bells,...
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Farm education, not agritourism, at Stone Barns in N.Y.Sep 12, 2014 6:00 am - POCANTICO HILLS, N.Y. — Agriculture tourism lures travelers each fall with farms offering petting zoos, dressed-up scarecrows, pick-your-own pumpkins and pony rides. But...
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High-tech survey exposes hidden StonehengeSep 10, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - There is more to Stonehenge than meets a visitor's eye. Researchers have produced digital maps of what's beneath the World Heritage Site, using ground-penetrati...
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Exhibit examines making of 'Gone With the Wind'Sep 09, 2014 6:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas - While public debate raged over who should play Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind," producer David O. Selznick was trying to figure ou...
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The 'War of the Rows' continues on airplanesSep 07, 2014 6:00 am - You must have heard about the space invasions going on at 35,000 feet. I'm not talking about aliens entering airplanes through the air vents. I'm talking about passenge...