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Tourists rescued after iceberg picnic

A GROUP of tourists found themselves on thin ice when they stopped for what they thought would be a relaxing picnic on a glacier on Sunday.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Examiner.com

Twilight Golf and Mountain Biking In North Lake Tahoe

Spring in Tahoe beckons us to enjoy superb outdoor recreation in the beautiful Sierra Nevada range.

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Related Topix: us Travel, Lake Tahoe Travel, Travel, Truckee, CA, East Shore, CA

Regina Leader Post

Senior Tory senator earned over $290,000 in corporate fees in 2012

A wealthy Conservative party fundraiser named to the Senate by Stephen Harper collected more than $290,000 in directors fees on top of his Senate salary while attending dozens of corporate board meetings in 2012.

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Sky News

Star Wars Lego Model Is 'World's Largest'

The unveiling of a massive Lego model in Times Square has brought new meaning to the saying that everything is bigger in New York City.

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USA Today

Sri Srinivasan: Supreme Court justice in the making?

The Senate confirmed Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan for a coveted seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, putting him on the short list of potential future Supreme Court nominees.

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Related Topix: US News, Srinivasan, us Travel, Travel, District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, United States of America Travel, John G. Roberts

Examiner.com

Michelle Obama vacation: Family to escape 'gilded cage'

Michelle Obama is considering an extended vacation with daughters Sasha and Malia, on Martha's Vineyard this summer, to escape the heat of steamy Washington, D.C. Living in the White House can be thrilling, but most presidential families soon look for a place with a better climate, reports the Christian Science Monitor on May 23.

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Examiner.com

Dog-Friendly Memorial Day Getaway

While Memorial weekend tends to signify the start of Summer, we cannot ignore the true reason for Memorial Day, which is to honor those who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

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Related Topix: San Diego, CA, Horton Plaza (San Diego, CA), Travel, San Diego, Mexico Travel, Mexico Travel, Coronado, CA, San Diego County, CA

Lowell Sun

Back in time

If you decide to check out the new Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Museum of Science in Boston, make sure you don't touch anything -- some of the artifacts are 3,000 years old.

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Canada.com

Bronx 'ghetto' tours stopped; angry residents say gritty community has survived its past

Manicured homes line a street in the Longwood Historic District, in The Bronx borough of New York, Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

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Athens Banner-Herald

Bronx 'ghetto' tours stop amid residents' outrage

A company that promised sightseer tours to the Bronx that included a New York City "ghetto" has stopped the bus rides under fire from an outraged neighborhood.

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USA Today

Take the S.L.U.T. in Seattle and other transit tips

To avoid the wrath of Washington, D.C., residents, always stand to the right on escalators in its underground Metro system.

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Brandon Sun

New units to help keep invasive aquatic species out of province

Aquatic Invasive Species Inspector Cori Kulbaba sprays a boat in demonstration of project outside the Manitoba Legislative Building on Wednesday.

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Wed May 22, 2013

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A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.

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Sentinel & Enterprise

Vacationers to hit road for Memorial Day, grounded by high fares

In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, file photo, a passenger walks through an American Airlines baggage claim area at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.

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Spillingthebeans

Top Picks Via Boston Central: May 23 - May 29

Military Heroes Garden of Flags on the Boston Common Every year, the MA Military Heroes organization plants a garden of 20,000 flags in front of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Boston Common to commemorate the Massachusetts service members who have given their lives to defend the United States and our freedom.

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Advocate

Op-ed: Adopting the 'T' in LGBT

Even though I've been screaming about equal rights for LGBT people since I was a tweenage fag hag, I never imagined my fight for tolerance and acceptance would one day include waving the trans flag as my own.

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Payvand News of Iran

Choices -Travel Account 2

The first initiation to Downtown LA actually happened on the second day of my arrival in this land of America.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Tampa Bay Newspapers

Peter Frampton, Robert Cray at REH

Following the success of the 2011-2012 world tour celebrating the 35th Anniversary of his multi-platinum selling live album Frampton Comes Alive!, Peter Frampton is back on the road with Frampton's Guitar Circus.

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EDGE

The Importance of Being Inverted: Gay Days at Amusement Parks, Part 1

Princess for a day... The tableau downshifts from a rosy cheek-to-cheek portrait to trial by combat as crowned heads rotate until eyes are locked in a Mexican standoff.

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Salon

Welcome to the jungle: The definitive oral history of '80s metal

MA tley CrA1 4e, Slash, Lita Ford, Dokken and more share the wildest stories from the heyday of L.A.'s Sunset Strip While the New Wave of British Heavy Metal was taking over the club scene in the UK and Europe, a batch of bands in and around Los Angeles - triggered by a love for KISS, Van Halen, and glam groups like the New York Dolls and the Sweet ... (more)

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