Travel
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Kids' book 'The Snowy Day' is focus of Pa. exhibitJul 23, 2013 6:00 am - PHILADELPHIA — During the height of the civil rights movement, a gentle book about a black boy in a red snowsuit crunch-crunch-crunching through the snow broke down raci...
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Resurgent Newport Folk Festival hits 54th yearJul 22, 2013 2:00 pm - PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Tickets for the main two days of this year's Newport Folk Festival sold out five months early and before anyone knew who was playing — another indicat...
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Reconnect at a Midwest resort this summerJul 22, 2013 1:00 am - Midwest winters can seem endless. The payoff? Perfect summer temperatures! Each year I vow to savor every minute of the warm weather. Although I can’t put everything on...
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History, science, scenery blend on Isles of ShoalsJul 21, 2013 6:00 am - RYE, N.H. — Year-round residents are scarce, but the Isles of Shoals come alive in summer with a rich blend of history, science and scenic beauty that has long inspired ...
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On the road: Lumberjacks ready to competeJul 21, 2013 6:00 am - Chicago Cutting edge fest If you've yet to explore the hip neighborhood of Wicker Park, consider doing so during Wicker Park Fest, featuring some of the best in current ...
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Hikers put in their bid to do Arizona’s WaveJul 21, 2013 6:00 am - VERMILION CLIFFS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. — Small wooden balls click rapidly in a whirling bingo basket, as 78 hikers wait to see if their numbers will roll out to win o...
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Desert deals heat up in ArizonaJul 20, 2013 5:00 am - PHOENIX — Winter turns the Valley of the Sun into a destination, luring visitors from colder climates around the world to the warmth of the desert. Once the searing heat...
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Company plans people to people Cuba trip by shipJul 19, 2013 7:55 am - NEW YORK — A U.S.-based tour company has announced the launch of new people-to-people trips to Cuba that would transport U.S. citizens there by ship. Road Scholar, a Bos...
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UK investigators examine transmitter in Boeing 787 fireJul 16, 2013 10:06 am - LONDON — U.K. investigators say they are examining whether an emergency transmitter might have played a role in last week’s fire on a Boeing 787 at London’s Heathrow Air...
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Impoverished Haiti seeks to reinvigorate struggling tourismJul 14, 2013 5:00 am - MONTROUIS, Haiti — The only leisure tourist among the U.N. peacekeepers, aid workers, embassy personnel and missionaries on this beach north of the Haitian capital must ...