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- Grizzly caught after MT mauling that killed MI man
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COOKE CITY, Mont. – A mother grizzly and two of her three cubs have been captured after killing a Michigan man and injuring two other people during an overnight rampage through a campground near Yellowstone National Park. The sow, estimated to weigh 300 to 400 pounds, was lured into a trap fashioned from culvert pipe covered by the dead victim’s tent Wednesday evening.
- US Passports still vulnerable to fraud
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WASHINGTON – 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
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RHINEBECK, N.Y. – Chelsea Clinton’s wedding along the Hudson River will be under a no-fly zone
- Spanish region says adios to bullfighting
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BARCELONA, Spain – 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. Cheers broke out in the local 135-seat legislature after the speaker announced the ban had passed 68-to-55 with nine abstentions.
- Travel magazine names Bangkok world’s top city
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BANGKOK – 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. Bangkok Gov. Sukhumbhand Paribatra told a news conference that the award offers a morale boost to the battered capital and called on political protesters to behave themselves.
- Congress ready to pass aviation safety measures
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WASHINGTON – Congress is getting ready to pass tough new aviation safety measures that were developed in response to a deadly commuter plane crash in western New York in early 2009, a key lawmaker said Wednesday.
- Airline fares rising
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DALLAS – If you think airfares have been rising, it’s not your imagination. Figures just released from the government, while a bit dated, show that airline prices in the first three months of this year rose nearly 5 percent from a year earlier. And that doesn’t include baggage fees and other extras.
- Big mistake: the $654 flight from NYC to Chicago
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NEW YORK – I should have known better. Somehow I wound up paying $654 for a trip to Chicago from New York. (That’s nearly a dollar a mile, by the way.) And I’m an airline writer.
- Utah issues new travel guide for visitors
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SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Office of Tourism has released the 2010-2011 Utah Travel Guide to help visitors with vacation plans. The 176-page guide includes lists of seasonal sports and venues, tours, public lands, scenic byways, campgrounds, cultural events and more. Tourism office Managing Director Leigh von der Esch says the guide builds on momentum growing since the state launched its “Life Elevated” travel campaign in 2006
- Dutch sailor, 14, gets OK for solo world trip
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MIDDELBURG, Netherlands – A Dutch court cleared the way Tuesday for 14-year-old Laura Dekker to embark on a risky attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, an adventure that could begin in the next two weeks. Judges at Middelburg’s family court lifted a guardianship order imposed on Dekker last year after she said she wanted to set sail when she was still just 13. Her plan ignited a worldwide debate on how far parents should go in supporting or encouraging their children’s improbable dreams
