Travel
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Rio teacher out to prove 'gringos' can samba, tooFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO — With their gyrating hips and feet that move so fast they dissolve into a blur, samba instructor Carla Campos' students are barely distinguishable from t...
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Cruise passengers became closer during crisisFeb 15, 2013 7:00 pm - MOBILE, Ala. — When their cruise ship lost power, passengers aboard the Carnival Triumph could have been selfish and looked out only for themselves and their loved ones....
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US Airways will join list of extinct airlinesFeb 15, 2013 5:00 pm - Pan Am. TWA. Eastern. Braniff. Their planes were once familiar sights at airports across the country and even around the globe. They helped define air travel for decades...
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Stranded cruise passengers facing dirty conditionsFeb 12, 2013 10:05 am - HOUSTON — The head of Carnival Cruise Lines said Tuesday his company was working hard to ensure the thousands of passengers stranded on a disabled ship in the Gulf of Me...
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Southfork Ranch draws 'Dallas' fans old and newFeb 10, 2013 5:00 am - PARKER, Texas — The white two-story home with stately pillars overlooking a green Texas pasture where longhorns roam is instantly recognizable: This is the power seat of...
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Broadway comes to Vegas with slew of hit musicalsFeb 10, 2013 5:00 am - LAS VEGAS — There's no shortage of stages in the Entertainment Capital of the World, although residents have long found it easier to find a celebrity impersonator than a...
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Abu Dhabi much more than just desertFeb 10, 2013 5:00 am - ABU DHABI, U.A.E. — Sama and I have a deal. I promise to hang on tightly when she rises from kneeling and she promises not to pitch me into a sand dune. I stroke Sama's...
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On the road: A winter safari in CedarburgFeb 10, 2013 5:00 am - Midwest Wisconsin winter safari It's a winter safari on Wisconsin's frozen savanna for Cedarburg's annual WinterFest. Hop aboard the Safari Tram to get to the ...
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Stiltsville shacks evoke past in Miami watersFeb 10, 2013 5:00 am - MIAMI — Perched above the shallow turquoise waters of Biscayne Bay are shacks on stilts that have hosted some of Florida's wildest parties, from the days when alcohol an...
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Boeing sends 787 on test flight from SeattleFeb 09, 2013 5:03 pm - SEATTLE — Boeing sent a 787 up on a test flight Saturday, the first since the new airliner was grounded three weeks ago because of a battery fire. The aircraft took off ...