Sugarloaf ski area aims to be biggest in East
Maine's Sugarloaf ski area says a planned expansion will make it the largest ski resort east of the Rocky Mountains. |
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Airlines waive change fees due to hurricane
Airlines began offering passengers a way to change their tickets as Hurricane Earl threatened to disrupt travel along the East Coast. |
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Newsweek: United-Continental merger may up rates
The merger, travel experts say, may result in rate increases and route reductions for the new airline, but despite how this may sound, the purported effects are not entirely a bad thing. |
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Travelers on board for paperless boarding
But tech-savvy fliers seek a seamless transition between the security line and jet bridge. |
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Tours along the Miami River full of history
The Miami River isn't the prettiest body of water in the city. It's not the clearest or the cleanest, and it's certainly not made for swimming. But along its banks are remnants of Miami as it once was. |
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JetBlue starts flights between Boston and Phoenix
JetBlue Airways Corp. is starting service between Boston and Phoenix on Thursday, marking its 38th nonstop destination from Logan International Airport. |
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Newsweek: How airlines are ratcheting up fees
It seemed so reasonable at first just a fee, no more than $40, for checking more than the standard two bags. But like a slowly expanding epidemic, the fees gradually started to creep. Here are the main fees to watch out for. |
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Utah ski areas add amenities like bubble chair
Utah's fastest growing ski area is adding North America's first heated chair lift with a bubble shield that swings over passengers like a pair of orange goggles. |
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U.S. cautions citizens on India travel
The U.S. asks citizens to be alert and cautious of their security during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, in October. |
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Suspect had long protested Discovery programming
James J. Lee, the suspected gunman who took hostages at the Discovery Communications building in Maryland, apparently had a long history of contempt for company, which includes the Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel and Planet Green networks. |
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Eco-author baffled by a violent fan
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The "Ishmael" books are aimed at encouraging radical social change but their author says hostage-taking is not the change he had in mind. |
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Homeless man calls 911 from hot tub, seeks cocoa
A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug got arrested for trespassing instead. |
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Chicago police chief criticized for 'gang summit'
The idea seemed simple though bold: Call reputed gang leaders to a meeting with top police and federal prosecutors and deliver an ultimatum to end killings in the nation's third-largest city. |
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Copper heiress has signed a will, attorney says
Has the reclusive heiress Huguette Clark signed a will Yes, her attorney says. Msnbc.com's Bill Dedman reports. |
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Field Notes: As many flee, one group is happy about Earl
Hurricane season is one of the rare times when East Coast waves can reach world-class heights. |
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Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges
Rapper T.I. and wife Tameka Cottle were arrested late Wednesday night on drug charges after police smelled alleged marijuana coming from their car, authorities said. |
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Number of illegal immigrants in U.S. declining
The number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in two decades decreasing by 8 percent. |
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Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe
The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics. |
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For 2nd time, Ohio woman gives birth in vehicle
For a second time, an Ohio woman has given birth to a baby who couldn't wait and arrived on the drive to the hospital. |
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Thanks to high-tech, storm track easier to predict
Sophisticated computer models that replaced instinct with cold, hard math have helped forecasters predict where a storm like Hurricane Earl is going about twice as accurately as 20 years ago. |
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