Travel
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United States warns against traveling to NepalJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - KATMANDU, Nepal -- The United States has warned its citizens not to travel to Nepal after months of street protests and political turmoil in the Himalayan nation. The wa...
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Arctic terns draw crowds in Anchorage marshJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - ANCHORAGE, Alaska --- Thousands of people drive south from Anchorage to see mountains, eagles and glaciers on the Kenai Peninsula. Most blow by a vista where they could ...
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Santorini: Cliffs, beaches and the sapphire seaJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - OIA, Greece --- The afternoon crowd flowed down among the shops, cafes and picture-postcard lookouts on the Greek island of Santorini, speaking at least a half-dozen lan...
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Initial stages of new Egypt museum completedJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - CAIRO -- Egypt's massive new museum for its famous antiquities now has a power plant, a fire station and its own conservation center, and over the next two years it will...
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Exhibit at Grand Canyon features park's plantsJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. -- The diverse plant community at the Grand Canyon soon will be on display at the national park. The park is opening an exhibit on July...
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Old car puts new spin on family's Father's Day getawayJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - When Paul Lederer qualified for his first driver's license in April, he did it behind the wheel of his family's Ford Focus. Now the 16-year-old South Barrington resident...
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Orlando Harry Potter park: Quidditch, butterbeerJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Until now, Harry Potter fans could merely imagine the sensation of quaffing a butterbeer, finding a magic wand at Ollivander's or escaping the steam fro...
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Cuban dissidents cheer bill to end US travel banJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - HAVANA -- Seventy-four Cuban opposition activists -- including the island's best-known blogger and a hunger striker who has garnered worldwide attention -- signed a lett...
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Downtown event? Stay over with special value packageJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Skip the 'A' train Take advantage of the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza's summer value dates with special rates and save the long schlep back home after one of the city'...
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Surgery not required to change gender on passportsJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Transgender travelers no longer will need surgery in order to change their stated genders on U.S. passports, the State Department said Wednesday. Beginning...