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Great white shark sightings close Cape Cod beach
(AP)
30 Jul 2010 at 1:45pm
AP - Officials have closed five miles of a Cape Cod beach after a spotter pilot saw three more great white sharks, including one swimming about 100 yards from a party on the sand.
Bike riding in London is risky business
(AP)
30 Jul 2010 at 12:42pm
AP - Feel like living dangerously?
4th bear caught after deadly MT campground attack
(AP)
30 Jul 2010 at 12:24pm
AP - The fourth grizzly bear believed involved in a triple mauling at a Montana campground has been captured, with DNA tests due Friday that could confirm the family of grizzlies killed a Michigan man and injured two other people.
Congress OKs overhaul of airline pilot rules
(AP)
30 Jul 2010 at 11:02am
AP - Congress on Friday approved far-reaching aviation safety legislation developed in response to a deadly commuter airline crash in western New York last year.
Greece turns to military to restore fuel supplies
(AP)
30 Jul 2010 at 11:00am
AP - Greece said Friday it will use military trucks, navy vessels and commandeered fuel tankers to restore gasoline supplies cut by a strike that has hurt the country's industry and vital tourism trade at the height of vacation season.
APNewsBreak: Amtrak's Maine Downeaster sets record
(AP)
30 Jul 2010 at 10:59am
AP - Amtrak's Downeaster that runs between Portland, Maine, and Boston bounced back from a dip last summer and fall to finish the fiscal year with its best performance yet.
Denver airport design includes lots of light, air
(AP)
30 Jul 2010 at 5:49am
AP - Architect Santiago Calatrava's vision for a redeveloped south terminal at Denver International Airport includes a lot of light, airy spaces, and a hotel and train station that resemble the wings of a bird when viewed head-on.
US Passports still vulnerable to fraud
(AP)
29 Jul 2010 at 2:20pm
AP - Posing as someone else and using fake birth certificates and driver's licenses to get a U.S. passport can still work. For the second time in two years, government investigators exposed a gaping hole in the country's security by deliberately using fraudulent material to obtain passports.
FAA: Chelsea Clinton's wedding is a no-fly zone
(AP)
29 Jul 2010 at 9:17am
AP - Chelsea Clinton's wedding along the Hudson River will be under a no-fly zone.
Airline fares rising
(AP)
28 Jul 2010 at 12:45pm
AP - If you think airfares have been rising, it's not your imagination.
Travel magazine names Bangkok world's top city
(AP)
28 Jul 2010 at 2:31pm
AP - Bangkok city officials say they are humbled and inspired after receiving Travel + Leisure magazine's "Top City" award, despite recent street riots that sent tourists packing.
Spanish region says adios to bullfighting
(AP)
28 Jul 2010 at 12:10pm
AP - Lawmakers in Catalonia outlawed bullfighting Wednesday, making it Spain's first major region to ban the deadly, centuries-old ballet between matador and beast after heated debate that pitted animal rights against a pillar of traditional culture.
Big mistake: the $654 flight from NYC to Chicago
(AP)
28 Jul 2010 at 1:03pm
AP - I should have known better.
Utah issues new travel guide for visitors
(AP)
28 Jul 2010 at 5:00am
AP - The Utah Office of Tourism has released the 2010-2011 Utah Travel Guide to help visitors with vacation plans.
Milwaukee museum hosts mummies exhibit
(AP)
28 Jul 2010 at 5:01am
AP - The largest traveling exhibition of mummies ever assembled is coming to Milwaukee later this year.
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