Travel
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Recycled junk adds challenges for snowboardersDec 10, 2011 5:00 am - Some ski resorts are turning into junkyards — and snowboarders couldn't be happier. Satellite dishes, propane tanks, empty oil drums and even a Chevy Impala are popping ...
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Harry Potter’s theme park magic will apparate in HollywoodDec 05, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Universal Studios will spend several hundred million dollars to build Harry Potter attractions inside its existing Hollywood theme park in hopes of mimicki...
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Baldwin apologizes to passengers, not airlineDec 05, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Alec Baldwin issued an apology Wednesday to fellow passengers on an American Airlines flight that was delayed by his refusal to stop playing a cellphone ga...
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Pieces come together at Florida's new LegolandDec 04, 2011 5:00 am - Most parents wouldn't think of wearing paper-thin flip-flops around so many Legos. After all, these brightly colored bricks aren't merely the building blocks of countles...
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Utah museum challenges the sensesDec 04, 2011 5:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY — Museum goers are taking in the sounds, smell and feel of ancient life and landscapes at a new $100 million building in Salt Lake City. The Natural Histo...
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Crazy Horse Memorial hits fundraising goalDec 03, 2011 5:00 am - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Fundraising for the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota has hit the $5 million goal set by a philanthropist who agreed to match donations to speed p...
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Vermont ski towns trying to rebuildDec 03, 2011 5:00 am - MONTPELIER, Vt. — Visitors to Vermont's ski country may be surprised to find some restaurants and stores boarded up in the valley town near Mount Snow — one of the commu...
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More tourists head to Caribbean but spend lessNov 27, 2011 5:47 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — It’s a good news-bad news deal for tourism in the sun-soaked Caribbean. Visits are surging but revenues are not keeping pace. Analysts attribute ...
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Holiday season roars into zoosNov 27, 2011 5:00 am - 'Twas the month before Christmas and Momma was pouting. She wanted an unforgettable outing. Then quick as a cheetah, she knew what to do. Bundle the kids up #8212...
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Drought may force migrating birds to New MexicoNov 27, 2011 5:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — From nesting grounds in Alaska and Idaho to the prairie potholes in Canada, thousands of sandhill cranes, snow geese and other migratory birds are ma...