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- Rare Crusader fresco unveiled at Israeli museum
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JERUSALEM – A rare Crusader-era fresco from Jerusalem’s Garden of Gethsemane has been unveiled to the public for the first time. The fresco depicts the Deisis, a famous Biblical scene featuring Jesus, Mary, and John the Baptist praying.
- Delta Air Lines subsidiary fined for bumping
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WASHINGTON – Federal officials are fining a regional air carrier owned by Delta Air Lines $275,000 for violating regulations on bumping passengers from overbooked flights.
- Airlines posting profits so fare sales may wane
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Good times are finally back for the nation’s airlines. For travelers, that means it’s getting harder to find bargains.
- Boat made of plastic bottles arrives in Sydney
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SYDNEY – A sailboat largely constructed from 12,500 recycled plastic bottles docked in Sydney Harbour on Monday, after four difficult months crossing the Pacific Ocean on a journey meant to raise awareness about the perils of plastic waste. The crew of the Plastiki, a 60-foot (18-meter) catamaran that weathered fierce ocean storms during its 8,000 nautical miles at sea, left San Francisco on March 20, stopping along the way at various South Pacific island nations including Kiribati and Samoa.
- From Tripbase, astrological guidance for travelers
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I’m signed up to use 10 vacation days at Christmas, and I’m trying to decide what to do with it. Because I’m a Virgo, it seems I should probably go somewhere remote
- Historic Moulin Rouge tower demolished in Vegas
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LAS VEGAS – Workers on Thursday demolished the tower of the first racially integrated casino in Las Vegas, one day after city officials turned down an appeal of its owners’ demolition permit. The white tower of the Moulin Rouge hotel-casino, which opened in 1955 and played host to headliners including Sammy Davis Jr., Nat “King” Cole and Frank Sinatra, was pulled down by cables after initial attempts failed and the structure resisted. “To them, it’s blight
- Missouri State offers unique geotourism degree
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri State University has developed a geotourism degree that it believes is a first-of-its-kind program in the world. The Springfield school got help from the National Geographic’s Center for Sustainable Destinations in designing the bachelor’s degree program
- AP source: Obamas to vacation on Gulf Coast
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WASHINGTON – A White House official says President Barack Obama and his family will vacation on Florida’s Gulf Coast next month. The Obamas are scheduled to travel to the coast on Aug.
- AP source: Obamas to vacation on Gulf Coast
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WASHINGTON – A White House official says President Barack Obama and his family will vacation on Florida’s Gulf Coast next month. The Obamas are scheduled to travel to the coast on Aug
- Yosemite offering more sites for campers
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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Yosemite National Park is offering more sites for campers, including a campground that’s been closed for 13 years. Park officials said Yosemite Creek Campground is open for the first time since 1997.
