Travel
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Jersey shore readies for first post-Sandy summerMay 26, 2013 5:00 am - SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — The boardwalks are back, and so are most of the beaches, even if some are a little thinner this year. The smell of funnel cakes, french fries and...
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Life’s a beach for lucky dogs free to run on sandMay 25, 2013 6:39 am - LOS ANGELES — When Craig Haverstick approaches the beach with his dog in tow, Stanley instinctively knows he’s in for a treat. His ears perk up and he starts sniffing th...
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Rockettes add a little kick to cruise ship fitness classMay 25, 2013 5:29 am - ABOARD NORWEGIAN BREAKAWAY — I’d been at sea on Norwegian Cruise Line’s new ship, Norwegian Breakaway, for more than 14 hours but I didn’t feel the ship moving until I t...
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Rolling Stones exhibit a satisfying addition to Rock HallMay 25, 2013 5:25 am - CLEVELAND — Over the years, curators at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum have occasionally had trouble coaxing reluctant stars to help put together major exhibi...
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Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowoutMay 24, 2013 1:25 pm - NEW YORK — This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish vacation hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are headed to places like nearby campgrounds. The good n...
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N.Y.’s Main Beach tops annual surveyMay 24, 2013 7:49 am - EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — This may be hard to believe in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, but an annual list of the best beaches in the country has a New York beach ranked ...
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Fossil area closed after two boys killed in Minnesota parkMay 23, 2013 9:09 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — St. Paul authorities shut down a popular fossil-hunting area in a riverside park Thursday, one day after two children were killed and two others injured by...
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Museum of the Confederacy focuses on GettysburgMay 19, 2013 5:36 am - RICHMOND, Va. — Among the swords, the wrenching letters home and the haunting photographs in the Museum of the Confederacy’s new exhibit on Gettysburg, few artifacts emb...
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Scenic Wales enchants with castles, coastlines and quaint townsMay 19, 2013 5:00 am - ANGLESEY ISLAND, Wales — “Fourteen years I've been here, and not a day goes by when I don't think how lucky I am,” says Judy Brough in her proper Dame Judi Dench accent....
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On the road: Take in one of nation's largest Irish festsMay 19, 2013 5:00 am - Irish eye Gaelic Park It's easy being green at Gaelic Park's Irish Fest in Southwest suburban Oak Forest. One of the nation's largest festivals of Irish culture, th...