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BELMAR, N.J. - Environmentalists are trying to dissuade a Jersey shore town from using tropical rain forest wood to rebuild a boardwalk destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. Belmar awarded a $6.

DALLAS - Southwest Airlines Co. will start charging a no-show fee for passengers who fail to cancel tickets before their flights. The company also said Friday that fees on early check-in and oversized bags are going up.

WASHINGTON - President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington for Civil Rights were 100 years apart, but both changed the nation and expanded freedoms.

MONTOMERY, Ala. - More than two years have passed since Alabama TV audiences have seen ubiquitous ads by VictoryLand casino owner Milton McGregor proclaiming: "You can be a winner, too.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Raising your arm and yelling "taxi!" is the old-fashioned way to nab a New York City cab. Soon, all you'll need is a smartphone app.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Pedicabs will have to follow new rate rules by next summer under a plan Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed Thursday to rein in runaway fares for the pedal-powered taxis.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Superstorm Sandy was not kind to the arts community.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Like a lot of people, I was happy and relieved to see Google Maps return to the iPhone. I'd been frustrated with the Apple mapping software that had replaced it three months ago.

DALLAS - American Airlines pilots say their CEO is making his case for remaining an independent company, but the union still wants a merger with US Airways. The union says its board will meet with US Airways' top two executives next week.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - This Christmas travel season could be the busiest in six years, with AAA predicting that 93.3 million Americans will hit the road. That's 1.6 per cent more than last year and just 400,000 people shy of the 2006 record.