Travel
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N.Y. art show examines Matisse's craft, pivotal yearsJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Imagine you had X-ray vision and could peer beneath the layers of paint on a canvas to discover the painstaking process of creating a masterpiece. That's ess...
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Could airline passengers soon be to able enjoy free Wi-Fi in the skies?Jul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Travelers used to getting a free wireless Internet connection on land aren't willing to pay for one at 30,000 feet. Wireless Internet service on airlines has...
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Swim with the world's largest fish in MexicoJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - BAHIA DE LOS ANGELES, Mexico -- Everyone got excited when the 20-foot-shark, inches below the surface of the water, started circling slowly under our little fiberglass b...
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New playhouse planned for Shakespeare theater siteJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - LONDON -- In the middle of London, a plot of earth is dug across with trenches and studded with old bricks. If the world of theater ever has hallowed ground, this is it....
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Obama's Maine island long visited by rich, famousJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - BAR HARBOR, Maine -- Serving as a summer retreat for Rockefellers, Vanderbilts and Morgans, this town and the surrounding area have long been known as a place where well...
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Austrian beer fest: Get your lederhosen onJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - ALTAUSSEE, Austria -- Dirndls, lederhosen, an oom-pah-pah band and beer: It doesn't get more traditional than this when the sleepy Austrian village of Altaussee wakes up...
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Storied Milwaukee Avenue: The city's other Avenue MJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - State Street and Michigan Avenue are great, but if you haven't visited Chicago's storied Milwaukee Avenue, it's a perfect time during the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival....
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Museum exhibit explores impact of shifting climateJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Discussion of melting glaciers and rising ocean levels may make the effects of climate change seem like a distant problem. But the Field Museum's temporary exhibit "Clim...
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Lonely Planet giving away road trip itinerariesJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. --- Lonely Planet is giving away itineraries online from an upcoming guidebook, "USA's Best Trips: 99 Themed Itineraries Across America." The free PDFs c...
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Norwegian Epic full of Vegas-style entertainmentJul 10, 2010 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- It's not the largest cruise ship in the world, but the newly launched Norwegian Epic, making its maiden port call to Miami this week, has plenty of firsts and s...