Travel
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Delta: No voice calls on our planesDec 18, 2013 9:53 am - MINNEAPOLIS — Delta Air Lines won’t allow passengers to make voice calls from its planes. Right now, federal rules prohibit voice calls on planes. But the government is ...
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Ski fashion: Rainbow of color headed down slopesDec 18, 2013 4:45 am - NEW YORK — Bright is the new black when it comes to colors and styles for snow bunnies to look their best on the slopes. The move to color in winter-sport outerwear fol...
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Teaching young skiers: Keep the focus on funDec 17, 2013 4:30 am - SALT LAKE CITY — A hard wind pelted exposed areas of our faces with tiny pellets of sleet and drove the 16-degree air through any chink in the ski gear covering my 4-yea...
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Arson engulfs art at Detroit’s Heidelberg ProjectDec 16, 2013 5:00 am - DETROIT — On Detroit’s Heidelberg Street, where a local artist turned the shell of a crime-ridden neighborhood into an interactive public art project, visitors coming to...
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5 free things to see and do in IstanbulDec 15, 2013 4:45 am - ISTANBUL — Last summer, Istanbul's Taksim Square was the scene of confrontations between police and protesters. But protests have faded, and contrary to some lingering p...
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Campers help Amazon keep up with holiday rushDec 14, 2013 2:51 pm - CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — Twinkling lights, ornament-strewn trees and bustling campgrounds. Those are signs of the Christmas season in this Kentucky town, where the Amazon.c...
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On the road: Plan now for Chicago’s New Year’s 5KDec 14, 2013 5:00 am - Chicago Pageantry and gadgetry The Nutcracker? A Christmas Carol? For something completely different in winter theatrical offerings, consider Redmoon Theater’s 15th annu...
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New musical renews interest in Von Trapps' Vt. lodgeDec 14, 2013 4:45 am - STOWE, Vt. — Even if it's good for business, NBC's revival of “The Sound of Music” wasn't one of the von Trapps' favorite things. Three-quarters of a century after they ...
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Pennsylvania museum tells blind visitors: Please touch!Dec 13, 2013 4:45 am - PHILADELPHIA — Angel Ayala has never been a big fan of museums. Blind since birth, the high school student says the exhibits are so sight-dependent that he can't enjoy t...
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Go for the food: Braving the crowds at Rock CenterDec 13, 2013 4:45 am - NEW YORK — Plenty of people brave Rockefeller Center’s holiday crowds to see the famous Christmas tree and take a spin on the ice. But nobody goes to Rock Center this ti...