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All About Travel: A look at the state of the honeymoon, both at home and abroad
CTW FeaturesA lot of goes into a wedding; About a year of planning, on average, and upward of $20,000, give or take, depending on whom who ask. It makes sense that after all of that, a vacation – the honeymoon – is in order. Which, of course, is...Tags: Honeymooning, Florida, California, Human Interest, Rentals
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The end of the shuttle era signals beginning of SpaceX
Orlando SentinelNASA's space shuttle Atlantis descended back to Earth from it's final mission to the International Space Station last week, bringing the 30-year government-run shuttle program to an end. NASA and the government will now rely upon private industry to...Tags: Cape Canaveral, Florida, Boeing Co., Space Programs, Facebook
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Geologists could be studying reasons behind earthquake for years
Geologists say Tuesday's magnitude-5.8 earthquake in Central Virginia released forces that have probably been building for tens of thousands, perhaps millions, of years.
And the event may not be over.
"Aftershocks are always a possibility, and they're...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Science, Colorado, U.S. Geological Survey, Maryland
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Namibia: Desert, ghost town and the Skeleton Coast
Special to the Los Angeles TimesReporting from Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia Griddle-hot deserts, time-forsaken ghost towns, prismatic canyons and endless ribbons of lonely highway: There's nothing quite like a road trip across the Southwest to get the gasoline pumping in an...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Cape Town (South Africa), California, South Africa, National Parks
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Shooting, stabbing follow Inner Harbor fireworks display
A fatal stabbing and the baffling shooting of a 4-year-old boy stunned visitors to Baltimore's downtown Fourth of July festivities and drew condemnation from the city's mayor and police commissioner as they worked to remind people of the thousands who...Tags: New York City, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Assault, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Airline offers $9 flights to Vegas
SAN DIEGO -- Spirit Airlines announced $9 flights to Las Vegas for a limited time to promote their new daily service from San Diego to the Nevada gambling mecca.
In a news conference at Lindbergh Field, company officials announced that the budget airline...Tags: Air Transportation, San Diego (San Diego, California), Spirit Airlines, Las Vegas, Air Transportation Industry
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La Jolla Indians sued over casino project
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterPAUMA VALLEY, Calif. -- A Texas casino development company is suing the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians over a gaming facility project that has not been built. Nevada Gold gave the La Jolla Tribe $1.5 million to start work on a casino. The lawsuit...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Breach of Contract, Texas, California, Trials
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Flying high for the Sinaloa drug cartel
John Charles Ward would take flight in the half-light before dawn, when he could race down the runway without headlights and ascend into the cloaking embrace of an overcast sky. This feature requires that JavaScript be enabled and the Flash plug-in be...Tags: Missouri, Crime, Law and Justice, Metal and Mineral, California, Crimes
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6 sites to help you find foreclosures
Bankrate.com recently released a list of the top 10 states for foreclosure based on June numbers. Many on the list aren't a surprise, but a few — such as Idaho — are.
Other states on the list were Nevada, Arizona, California, Utah, Michigan,...Tags: Illinois, Georgia, Florida, Finance, Michigan
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Connecting WIC participants with farm-fresh produce
Los Angeles TimesAt the Prime Time Nutrition store in El Monte, a store that stocks the foods provided monthly to recipients of a federal mother-and-child nutrition program, shoppers can pick up formula and cereal, cheese and bread and other basic groceries. This summer,...Tags: Tangerines, California, Grocery Coupons, Health, Obesity
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Vote all the politicians out
If the American taxpayers had any doubt that many elected politicians work only to keep their jobs and spend the taxpayers’ money, causing huge deficits, they need only look at the scandals in Bell and Vernon and the payments for state legislative...Tags: Politics, Public Officials, Elections, Government
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Michigan Republicans deciding what to do about presidential primary
LANSING -- Michigan Republicans are just five-and-a-half weeks away from deciding whether to hold a presidential primary, caucus or convention next year, but so far a consensus hasn't emerged. Dennis Moore, director of the Willow Run Tea Party Caucus in...Tags: Executive Branch, Michele Bachmann, Government, Rick Snyder, Republican Party
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