Fall foliage, Southern charm in Asheville, NC
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Thu, 9 Sep 2010, 1 hour agoAP - They're called the Blue Ridge Mountains, but in Asheville in the fall, they might as well be called the orange, red and yellow.
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Tourist crowds threaten Vatican's Sistine Chapel
(AP)
Thu, 9 Sep 2010, 3 hours agoAP - The Vatican Museums chief has warned that dust and polluting agents brought into the Sistine Chapel by thousands of tourists every day risk one day endangering the chapel's masterpieces by Michelangelo.
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Yellowstone breaks record for summer visitors
(AP)
Thu, 9 Sep 2010, 4 hours agoAP - This species in Yellowstone National Park is appearing in greater numbers than ever before — people.
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PROMISES, PROMISES: FAA fatigue rules finally near
(AP)
Thu, 9 Sep 2010, 4 hours agoAP - After a regional airliner crashed in western New York a year and a half ago, killing 50 people, the Obama administration promised swift action to prevent similar tragedies. High on the list: new rules governing the number of hours pilots may work, to prevent tired flight crews from making fatal errors.
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Highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1950
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Thu, 9 Sep 2010, 4 hours agoAP - The number of people dying on the nation's roads has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, helped by a combination of seat belts, safer cars and tougher enforcement of drunken driving laws.
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DOT plans rejection of Delta-Virgin Blue alliance
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Wed, 8 Sep 2010, 20 hours agoAP - Plans by Delta Air Lines Inc. and affiliates of Virgin Blue Group to collaborate on flights between the U.S. and Australia suffered a setback on Wednesday, with the U.S. Transportation Department saying it expects to deny their request.
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Flying to a college football game? Take these tips
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Wed, 8 Sep 2010, 21 hours agoAP - Smell the tailgate party — it's college football season. But if you're flying in for a game, you might be headed for a headache. Cutbacks at major airlines have made flight choices more difficult this fall, especially to smaller college towns. Here are a few tips to keep in mind when planning your trip:
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United adding flights to Calif. resort town
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Wed, 8 Sep 2010, 23 hours agoAP - United Airlines will add daily flights from San Francisco to Mammoth Yosemite Airport in the resort town of Mammoth Lakes, the company said Wednesday.
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Nebraska offers foreign-language tourism Web pages
(AP)
Wed, 8 Sep 2010 05:53:59 PMAP - State officials want foreign tourists to know there's more to Nebraska than fields of corn and soybeans along Interstate 80.
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Cyprus researchers reveal shape-shifting aircraft
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Wed, 8 Sep 2010 05:50:46 PMReuters - Researchers in Cyprus have developed an unmanned aircraft able to withstand severe weather conditions by changing shape, filling a safety void in rescue operations frequently hampered by extreme weather.
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First Person: Flying No Longer an Option Since 9/11
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Wed, 8 Sep 2010 03:21:00 PMassociatedcontent - On Sept. 11, 2001, I was sitting in my great-grandmother's home in Wallington, N.J., a town just 20 minutes west of Manhattan. I was scheduled to fly out of Newark International Airport two days after 9/11, but that did not happen. Repeated flight cancellations kept me in New Jersey over the next few days.
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Grand Rapids, Mich., awaits ArtPrize crowds
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Wed, 8 Sep 2010 03:03:09 PMAP - ArtPrize, the Grand Rapids art show and competition that surprised locals by drawing tens of thousands of visitors when it debuted in 2009, is back for a second year.
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New NJ bumper stickers spur anti-visitor nickname
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Tue, 7 Sep 2010 09:14:51 PMAP - First it was Bennies, then Shoobies. Now there's another derogatory nickname for summer tourists who visit the Jersey shore: FOOTs.
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NY lawsuit seeks to halt suspicionless searches
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Tue, 7 Sep 2010 09:06:37 PMAP - Civil rights lawyers sued the government Tuesday to stop authorities from snooping in the laptops, cell phones and cameras of international travelers without probable cause.
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Historic sites go beyond glorifying great men
(AP)
Tue, 7 Sep 2010 06:27:20 PMAP - Thomas Jefferson's clothes and linens didn't get pressed on their own, and the meals for his lavish parties didn't cook themselves.
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