Travel
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Exploring the Quad Cities by bikeAug 04, 2013 5:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa — Am I seeing things? Just last week, I was wandering through the French Impressionist galleries at the Art Institute of Chicago and stopped to admire t...
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Bears, humans coexist in Alaska parkAug 02, 2013 11:00 pm - KATMAI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska — Kim Spanjol has seen gorillas in Congo and orangutans in Borneo. But for a honeymoon with her husband, Jim O'Brien, she plann...
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Annual Utah outdoor show features lighter gearAug 02, 2013 11:00 pm - SALT LAKE CITY — It's a showcase of technology for everything from socks that can take a beating to water bottles equipped with battery-powered ultraviolet purifiers. At...
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Swimming with the sharks of La JollaAug 02, 2013 11:00 pm - LA JOLLA, Calif. — Just beyond the breakers at La Jolla Shores Beach, hundreds of dark figures cruise through the sandy shallows like a scene in a horror movie. In most ...
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Macau aims for another Vegas staple: boxingAug 02, 2013 5:44 am - MACAU — A Chinese fighter’s victory at a Macau showdown brings the world’s top casino market a step closer to challenging Las Vegas for dominance of another Sin City sta...
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U-46 teacher travels the globe to enhance her lessonsAug 01, 2013 3:15 pm - Chris LaRue has helped grade Advanced Placement exams for the College Board for more than a decade. During a marathon grading session years ago, she heard other teachers...
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Hotel offers pop-up inflatable roomAug 01, 2013 6:24 am - DENVER — For a limited time, a Denver hotel is offering a package with a one-night stay in a pop-up, inflatable room that rises 22 feet in the air, thanks to a scissor l...
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National Aquarium overhaul creates coral ecosystemJul 31, 2013 12:14 pm - BALTIMORE — The National Aquarium in Baltimore has overhauled what once was a drab, leaky, concrete tank of mostly sting rays, adding 1,000 animals and 3,000 hand-sculpt...
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Perfect airline boarding process remains elusiveJul 31, 2013 9:45 am - DALLAS — Getting people on and off an airplane quickly is so complicated that even an astrophysicist couldn't figure it out. The astrophysicist, Jason Steffen of the Uni...
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It’s turtle-nesting season in FloridaJul 30, 2013 12:51 pm - MIAMI — It’s turtle-nesting season in Florida, when sea turtles lay their eggs and hatchlings head for the water. A number of parks, beaches and conservation groups arou...