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Danny Boyle offers glimpse of Olympic opener(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-27 20:41:35)
AP - There's a nod to Shakespeare, a big bell and ... nurses?
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New Orleans celebrates anniversary of steamboat(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-27 20:36:07)
AP - Two hundred years ago, the first steamboat meandered down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, taking more than four months to reach New Orleans. The journey was marked by Indians chasing the paddle-wheeled boat, a baby's birth and an earthquake that made the Mississippi flow in the opposite direction for 45 miles.
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Airline worker dies when baggage cart hits shuttle(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-27 20:30:09)
AP - A Southwest Airlines employee has died from injuries in a crash between a baggage cart and a passenger shuttle at Dulles International Airport.
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Mexico ups swine flu screening as cases increase(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-27 20:19:17)
AP - Three years after swine flu closed Mexico City and caused an international scare, the Mexican government and local media are at odds over the severity of this season's flu virus. Newspapers are warning of an alarming increase in cases while the government insists there is no cause for alarm.
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Senate extends aviation programs for the 23rd time(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-27 20:16:41)
AP - The Senate has approved a temporary extension of Federal Aviation Administration programs, avoiding a shutdown of the agency as lawmakers work out their last remaining differences on a long-term plan.
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US Airways, flight attendants reach tentative deal(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-27 20:15:26)
AP - US Airways Group Inc. says it has a tentative agreement with negotiators for the union representing 6,700 flight attendants across its main network.
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US Virgin Islands tourist bus accident injures 13(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-27 20:04:21)
AP - A tourist bus collided with a parked vehicle in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday, injuring 13 cruise ship passengers after it went down an embankment, authorities said.
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Las Vegas airport tops 41M passengers in 2011(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-27 20:01:27)
AP - Fueled by increased international flights, McCarran International Airport handled almost 41.5 million passengers in 2011, an increase of 1.7 million people compared with 2010, airport administrators said Friday.
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Cruise disaster lawsuits face choppy seas in US(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-27 19:58:33)
AP - While the parent company of the owner of the stricken Costa Concordia is based in Miami, passengers who want to file a lawsuit in U.S. courts over the cruise ship disaster will likely face choppy seas.
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AP Exclusive: New taste for Thai elephant meat(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-27 15:59:15)
AP - A new taste for eating elephant meat — everything from trunks to sex organs — has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species.
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Nashville resort gardener tends to 50,000 plants(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-27 15:23:29)
AP - Hollis Malone's garden is gigantic and enjoyed by many. Malone is in charge of maintaining 50,000 tropical plants, rare international blooms and Southern species at the sprawling Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.
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LA tourism rose to 26.9 million visitors in 2011(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-26 21:14:55)
AP - A record number of tourists visited Los Angeles last year
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Talks on compensating uninjured Italy passengers(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-26 19:49:54)
AP - Officials from Costa Crociere SpA met with consumer activists Thursday in an attempt to work out what could be a blanket compensation deal for uninjured passengers who were aboard the cruise ship that capsized off Italy's coast.
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Picks revealed for free summer Central Park plays(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-26 19:40:10)
AP - The Public Theater will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Shakespeare in the Park series this summer with a little Bard and a little Sondheim.
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Obama admin says new forest rules stress science(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-26 19:31:09)
AP - The Obama administration says new rules to manage nearly 200 million acres of national forests will protect watersheds and wildlife while promoting uses ranging from recreation to logging.
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Official: Would take miracle for cruise survivors(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-25 21:02:07)
AP - The official overseeing the search effort of the capsized Costa Concordia has acknowledged it would take a miracle to find any survivors from the Jan. 13 cruise ship grounding.
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Brazil air travel triples since 2002(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-25 20:57:26)
AP - Demand for flights in Brazil has nearly tripled in the past decade, authorities said Wednesday. That is straining a system that is under pressure to prepare for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
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Alaska Airlines retiring meal tray prayer cards(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-25 20:54:07)
AP - After 30 years of giving passengers spiritual words to reflect on while they eat their meals, Alaska Airlines announced Wednesday it will be retiring the prayer cards from meal trays.
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Rescue operations resume on ship off Italian coast(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-25 14:03:41)
AP - Divers have set off two controlled explosions on the toppled Costa Concordia cruise ship as rescue operations resumed following a brief halt during the night because of bad weather.
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Yosemite: Fewer people should climb Half Dome(AP) (Yahoo Travel 2012-01-25 14:01:50)
AP - Yosemite National Park officials say lowering the number of permits to Half Dome is the best option for maintaining the wilderness character at the popular hiking spot.