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Nearly 800 people set out to hunt invasive snakes during 'python challenge' in Fla. Everglades

Nearly 800 people set out to hunt invasive snakes during 'python challenge' in Fla. Everglades

BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE, Fla. - An armed mob set out into the Florida Everglades on Saturday to flush out a scaly invader.
Questions and answers about traditions, festivities for President Obama's second inauguration

Questions and answers about traditions, festivities for President Obama's second inauguration

WASHINGTON - With his wife and two daughters at his side, President Barack Obama will raise his right hand and place his left on two stacked Bibles as he takes the oath of office for another four-year term.

Vatican surprised by Bank of Italy nix on credit card payments; tourist ticketing affected

VATICAN CITY - A senior Vatican official says he is "truly surprised" that the Bank of Italy ordered credit card payments suspended in the tiny city-state and insists the Vatican has taken adequate measures to fight money laundering.
Survivors, relatives of 32 dead mark anniversary of Concordia shipwreck with memorials, Mass

Survivors, relatives of 32 dead mark anniversary of Concordia shipwreck with memorials, Mass

GIGLIO, Italy - Survivors of the Costa Concordia shipwreck and relatives of the 32 people who died marked the first anniversary of the grounding Sunday with the unveiling of memorials to the victims, a tearful Mass in their honour and a minute of sil

Illinois transportation agency to sue United; says it runs 'sham' business to avoid fuel taxes

CHICAGO - A transportation agency plans to file a lawsuit Monday alleging that United Airlines is falsely claiming to buy huge amounts of jet fuel out of a small, rural Illinois office that doesn't even have a computer to avoid paying tens of million
Rick Steves' Europe: Austerity takes toll on U.K. tourist offices

Rick Steves' Europe: Austerity takes toll on U.K. tourist offices

Great Britain will likely be taking a deep breath (and perhaps a sigh of relief) this year as it recovers from a busy summer, when it hosted both the Olympics and Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee.
Inaugural lineup: Katy Perry, Usher, Smokey Robinson, Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley to perform

Inaugural lineup: Katy Perry, Usher, Smokey Robinson, Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley to perform

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is drawing an A-list of performers for his inaugural festivities, including a massive ball expected to draw more than 35,000 revelers.

New city councilman withdraws proposed fee for tours of Katrina-damaged Lower 9th Ward

NEW ORLEANS - A newly elected New Orleans city councilman whose district includes the Lower 9th Ward has withdrawn a package of ordinances that would have required tour buses to pay fees to access the neighbourhood.
Broward County considers changing name to Fort Lauderdale to add glitz, attract tourists

Broward County considers changing name to Fort Lauderdale to add glitz, attract tourists

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Fort Lauderdale — home of the iconic 1960s Spring Break film "Where the Boys Are" — boasts 23 miles of sugar sand beaches where bathing suit-clad tourists sip daiquiris under lazy palm trees.
After price spikes, gas could get cheaper in 2013, thanks to ample supplies, feeble US demand

After price spikes, gas could get cheaper in 2013, thanks to ample supplies, feeble US demand

NEW YORK, N.Y. - At least gasoline should cost you less in 2013. Hamburger, health care and taxes are all set to take a bigger bite out of the family budget this year.