Travel
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On the road: Halloween haunts, by sea or by SegwayOct 19, 2013 6:00 am - Chicago Eerie riders Get into the season with a haunted Halloween tour atop a Segway. Ghoulish guides escort you to mysterious locations in downtown Chicago wh...
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Charges possible for toppled ancient Utah rockOct 18, 2013 4:25 pm - SALT LAKE CITY — Utah authorities are mulling whether to press charges against a Boy Scouts leader who purposely knocked over an ancient Utah desert rock formation and t...
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Hot Doug's a Chicago institution, with a twistOct 18, 2013 6:00 am - CHICAGO — Doug Sohn has made an art of the traditional Chicago-style hot dog, replete with mustard, onions, pickle relish, dill spear, tomatoes, celery salt and sport pe...
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Banksy: I sold original artwork for $60 in NYCOct 16, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Banksy, the British graffiti artist causing a sensation in New York City, says he sold a few of his artworks over the weekend for up to $60 apiece, far below ...
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Second dry ice explosion reported at L.A. airportOct 15, 2013 10:59 am - LOS ANGELES — A dry ice explosion rattled nerves late Monday at Los Angeles International Airport in the second such incident in as many days, but there were no reports ...
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Oh my! Flying monkey among Maine Oz exhibit drawsOct 15, 2013 6:00 am - ROCKLAND, Maine — Far from Kansas, far from any yellow brick road and all the way to Maine, fans of “The Wizard of Oz” can catch a peek of Dorothy's blue gingham dress, ...
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Splendid isolation in the St. Lawrence RiverOct 15, 2013 6:00 am - ILE-AUX-GRUES, QUEBEC — What a difference a bridge makes. This rather obvious observation hit home when driving around one Quebec island and cycling another, both close ...
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Vegas nightclub closes after battle over sex showsOct 14, 2013 3:32 pm - LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas Strip nightclub closed over the weekend, a month after a judge ordered it to clean up its envelope-pushing sex shows. A spokeswoman for The Act c...
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Abandoned Philly prison adds screams for HalloweenOct 14, 2013 6:00 am - PHILADELPHIA — An abandoned prison would seem creepy enough around Halloween. Now add blood-curdling screams and gruesome characters who can reach out and grab you. That...
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Portes share tips on part-time sunshine livingOct 13, 2013 6:00 am - When in Florida, Tom and Mary Porte have made the strategic decision to rent a vacation home each winter rather than buy one. “The prices recently have been so good, tha...