Travel
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Google upgrades Android maps as Apple battle loomsAug 18, 2012 7:39 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s mapping service for mobile devices is getting an upgrade as the Internet search leader braces for new competition from iPhone maker Apple. The i...
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Seattle Center continues to evolve 50 years laterAug 18, 2012 6:00 am - SEATTLE — Fifty years after the World's Fair inserted the Space Needle into Seattle's skyline, the city is celebrating that anniversary by offering an array of new thing...
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Flight diverted to Damascus and out of gasAug 17, 2012 4:36 pm - PARIS — An emergency layover in Syria’s capital was bad enough. Then passengers on Air France Flight 562 were asked to open their wallets to check if they had enough cas...
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Man dies from rare rodent disease at YosemiteAug 16, 2012 1:26 pm - YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Yosemite National Park officials say a man is dead and a woman is recovering after contracting a rare rodent-borne disease in popular lo...
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Google to acquire Frommer’s travel guidesAug 13, 2012 1:31 pm - HOBOKEN, N.J. — Google is buying the Frommer’s brand of travel guides. Google Inc., which bought the Zagat restaurant review service in September, plans to use Frommer’s...
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RNC spotlight shines on TampaAug 12, 2012 6:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. — In a twist of irony, many visitors to August's Republican National Convention will travel between their hotels and the downtown event on a busy road named ...
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Enjoying the free side of Tampa, St. PeteAug 12, 2012 6:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. — Whether you’re in the Tampa Bay area for the Republican National Convention or there on a family vacation, you’re probably aware of the usual tourist spots...
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Refilling the Lincoln Memorial pool, 'an American icon'Aug 11, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Inside a plain brown building in Washington on the National Mall, someone within the next few weeks will step to a panel labeled “Master Control Station” an...
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Niagara Falls takes broad approach to draw peopleAug 11, 2012 11:00 pm - NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — In recent years, Niagara Falls has thrown open its doors to casino gambling, gay weddings and a tightrope walk that, until laws were relaxed, would...
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History, glitz on Eastern & Oriental Express trainAug 11, 2012 6:00 am - ABOARD THE EASTERN & ORIENTAL EXPRESS — Beads of sweat trickle down my forehead on a muggy night in Bangkok when I realize I'm late for the Eastern & Oriental Express tr...