Travel
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World's largest folk art market opens in Santa FeJul 10, 2014 5:45 am - SANTA FE, N.M. - Santa Fe's famed summer market season opens July 11-13 with the International Folk Market, the world's largest folk art market and one dedicated to help...
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Visitors wait 5 hours for Harry Potter rideJul 09, 2014 11:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. - You might need a magic wand to get on the new Harry Potter ride at Universal Orlando Resort. For a second day in a row, visitors waited up to five hours ...
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Exhibit features wedding fashions from 1800s to todayJul 09, 2014 5:45 am - DENTON, Texas - Wedding dresses from the 19th century to the present day are featured in a new exhibit in Texas showcasing the changing styles of American brides. That i...
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Running with bulls annual reminder of suburban tragedyJul 09, 2014 1:00 am - Every July, we are subjected to a stream of chaotic video clips, news stories, jokes and mean barbs about the weeklong "running with the bulls" in Pamplona, Spain. Dur...
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5 free things for visitors to do in DetroitJul 08, 2014 5:45 am - DETROIT - Detroit certainly has its financial woes as the largest U.S. city to undergo bankruptcy. But that doesn't mean visitors have to break their own banks to experi...
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Not falling down: London bridges inspire new showJul 08, 2014 5:45 am - LONDON - London is a city of bridges, but it's not a City of Bridges. It has never been graced with the elegant arches of Venice or Paris. A new exhibition wants visitor...
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British Airways has your mind-reading mood blanketJul 06, 2014 6:14 am - If British Airways could wire up its passengers to in-flight lie detectors, would it? Before this weekend, the idea might have sounded preposterous. But that was before ...
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Tips for stress-free flying with little kidsJul 05, 2014 6:00 am - Last week, my daughter flew with her two girls, ages eight and six, from San Francisco to Chicago. It was a piece of cake on two fronts. Apparently, their father slipped...
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On the road: Adler Planetarium inspires Young ExplorersJul 05, 2014 5:00 am - Chicago Kids cool it in outer space Adler Planetarium just launched Young Explorers Mondays, a weekly series of hands-on activities that promote creativity, fun and scie...
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EU slashes mobile data roaming fees by 55 percentJul 04, 2014 7:53 am - BRUSSELS - The European Union says the surcharges for surfing the Internet on mobile devices while traveling across the 28-nation bloc will be more than halved. The Euro...