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Final plan for Half Dome wilderness stewardship keeps cables, lottery that limits daily hikers

FRESNO, Calif. - The hike up the granite monolith Half Dome in Yosemite National Park is one of the most iconic in the nationwide system, but on Friday officials announced approval of a plan that permanently limits how many can do it.
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Lisbon area: 5 free things to see, from centuries-old neighbourhoods to Paula Rego museum

LISBON, Portugal - For anyone considering a trip to a European city, Lisbon perhaps isn't a destination that springs immediately to mind. The Portuguese capital's singular charms, however, are drawing an increasing number of visitors.
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New winter sports to experience on snowy terrain, from snowbikes to bumper cars on ice

New winter sports to experience on snowy terrain, from snowbikes to bumper cars on ice

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. - After nearly 50 years of living in the Rocky Mountains, I thought I knew how to enjoy the winter. I've gone skiing, skating, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, tobogganing, sleigh riding, dog-sledding and more.
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American Airlines diverts plane from Brazil to Houston as passenger goes into distress, dies

HOUSTON - An American Airlines flight from Brazil to Dallas was diverted to Houston on Wednesday after a 25-year-old passenger became ill and died aboard the aircraft, police said.
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Viva Florida: Sunshine State celebrates its Spanish heritage throughout 2013

Viva Florida: Sunshine State celebrates its Spanish heritage throughout 2013

MIAMI - When Juan Ponce de Leon searched for riches in Florida, he unknowingly helped turn the Sunshine State into the first travel destination in the United States.
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Car rental company Avis Budget Group purchasing Zipcar in a deal worth nearly $500 million

Car rental company Avis Budget Group purchasing Zipcar in a deal worth nearly $500 million

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Avis is leaping into the car-sharing service business by buying Zipcar for $491.2 million, aiming to capture a new type of customer and technology that will vastly expand its car rental options.
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Resorts spending $60M on renovation and expansion in Atlantic City in 1st half of 2013

Resorts spending $60M on renovation and expansion in Atlantic City in 1st half of 2013

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - When the man widely hailed as a marketing genius died suddenly last year, many worried that Resorts Casino Hotel, the struggling Atlantic City gambling hall he and a partner had recently bought, might also meet its demise.
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Plan for giant Ferris wheel in NYC's Staten Island rolls along, with Sandy-inspired changes

Plan for giant Ferris wheel in NYC's Staten Island rolls along, with Sandy-inspired changes

NEW YORK, N.Y. - As the city grapples with rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy, developers are pressing ahead with plans for an ambitious addition to the shoreline of storm-torn Staten Island: the world's largest Ferris wheel.
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Las Vegas rings in 2013 with large fireworks display, sold-out concerts

Las Vegas rings in 2013 with large fireworks display, sold-out concerts

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Hundreds of thousands of revelers descended on the Las Vegas Strip to ring in the new year with the help of novelty drinks, celebrity toasts and a fireworks display billed as the country's largest.
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NM wraps up one of its driest, warmest years with a much needed blanket of snow

NM wraps up one of its driest, warmest years with a much needed blanket of snow

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A thin layer of snow blanketed parts of New Mexico on Monday to wrap up what has been one of the driest and warmest years on record for the state.
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