Perfect stop on New England fall trip: New Bedford, Mass., busy port with whaling historyNEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Walk this city’s cobblestone streets and imagine the days when the whale oil industry supported banks, mansions, and small businesses. For 35 years, between 1825 and 1860, New Bedford, a city of around 100,000 on the Atlantic coast’s Buzzards Bay, was the busiest whaling port in the world. Defense declines Mich. congressman’s request for group tour of local leaders to Guantanamo BayWASHINGTON — The Defense Department has turned down a Michigan congressman’s request to let state and local officials tour a facility holding terrorism suspects in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. CAPITAL CULTURE: Summer fun for Obama girls: Harry Potter in London, gelato in Italy and moreWASHINGTON — If Malia and Sasha Obama write “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” essays as they head back to school this week, oh, the stories they can tell. Taxi tussle: 6 US tourists charged with assault in Antigua after scuffle over cab fareST. JOHN’S, Antigua — Six American tourists in Antigua were charged with assault and malicious damage after refusing to pay a cab fare they thought was excessive and later scuffling with police officers. Smithsonian chief sweeps up the ‘nation’s attic,’ hopes to create education powerhouseWASHINGTON — Wayne Clough pulls a thumb-sized computer flash drive from his pocket and marvels at how many of the Smithsonian Institution’s millions of objects can be captured on it. Madonna wraps up her world tour with a sightseeing tour of Jordan’s PetraPETRA, Jordan — The Material Girl has wrapped up her world tour with a sightseeing trip to Jordan’s famed ruins in Petra. Dolly Parton sings ‘My Mountain, My Home’ at ceremony celebrating 75th anniversary of SmokiesGATLINBURG, Tenn. — Homegrown superstar Dolly Parton sang “My Mountain, My Home” as leaders rededicated the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on its 75th anniversary in a ceremony Wednesday. Thailand offers free vacations and hopes Internet-savvy travelers can draw more touristsBANGKOK — Attention Internet-savvy travelers: Thailand is giving away free trips to five lucky couples who don’t mind sitting in front of a computer while on vacation. In tough times, many travelers still feel the lure of the open roadAfter years of business travel, Don Bednarek said he gave up flying for good when the airlines cut back on customer service. Earthcomber aims to become the personal concierge service for technophilesSay you are a German food-eating, battlefield-visiting movie buff in an unfamiliar town. How can you build a perfect itinerary? With Earthcomber, a personal directory service with a dizzying amount of information. Analysis: After a summer vacation, a hot and heavy September awaits President ObamaWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama confronts a tortuous September — and it’s not just the divisive political fight over health care. Time doesn’t heal all wounds; 70 years after WWII, Poles fear Germans are misreading historyWARSAW, Poland — Back home in Germany, Erika Steinbach is hardly a household name. But in neighboring Poland she is a national hate figure, caricatured on magazine covers as a Nazi in SS uniform. Weeklong Martha’s Vineyard vacation ending, Obama family returns to Washington on SundayWASHINGTON — The first family’s weeklong vacation is coming to an end. Caroline Kennedy says recalls family history trips with Uncle TeddyBOSTON — Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg says traveling in her uncle’s memorial motorcade from Cape Cod to Boston reminded her of the many family history trips he would organize for the Kennedy kids. Tourists at Sequoia National Park rerouted as rangers helicopter in to destroy pot gardenSEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A section of this Sierra Nevada national park was closed to visitors Thursday while rangers helicoptered in to destroy a sizable marijuana growing operation just a half-mile away from a crystal-filled cave popular with tourists. AAA forecasts less Labor Day travel this year, but 2009 will be stronger than 2004-2007NEW YORK — Fewer people will take a vacation this Labor Day weekend than last year, though cheaper gasoline and an abundance of special holiday deals still promises to make it a busy weekend at airports and on the highway, auto club AAA said Wednesday. After national park tour, Udall, McCain agree global warming a problem but stay quiet on fixesESTES PARK, Colo. — Global warming is threatening America’s national parks. But there is no consensus about how to prevent the harm. Genteel gem, Edinburgh offers haggis, history, pubs and tea on a royal yachtEDINBURGH, Scotland — Genteel Edinburgh would never want to boast — but its tea, scones and palatial history is every bit as enthralling as London’s — and can be had for a fraction of the price and at a much more leisurely pace. Maine park ranger says wave viewers didn’t heed warnings before 3 swept to seaAUGUSTA, Maine — Beauty suddenly turned brutal on a rocky outcropping at one of the nation’s most popular national parks as a huge, hurricane-generated wave sent spectators scattering and dragged several into the chilly Atlantic, killing a 7-year-old girl. Out of Washington, Obama family starts weeklong vacation on Massachusetts islandCHILMARK, Mass. — President Barack Obama played tennis with his wife and planned to golf with his buddies Monday, starting his first vacation in office on Martha’s Vineyard, a picturesque island known as a refuge for the wealthy and privileged. After letting storm pass, Obama and family leave for weeklong Martha’s Vineyard vacationWASHINGTON — After giving a weakening hurricane time to blow past, President Barack Obama and his family head Sunday to a small island off the Massachusetts coast for the president’s first vacation since taking office. After letting storm pass, Obamas leave Sunday for weeklong Martha’s Vineyard vacationWASHINGTON — After giving a weakening hurricane time to blow past, President Barack Obama and his family head Sunday to a small island off the Massachusetts coast for the president’s first vacation since taking office. Group plans TV ads criticizing Obama’s health-care proposals during first family’s vacationWASHINGTON — A group opposed to President Barack Obama’s health-care proposals is planning an ad campaign to run locally while the first family vacations for the week in Martha’s Vineyard. Paris’ Picasso Museum shutting down for 2-year renovation, spiriting away masterpiecesPARIS — Paris’ Picasso Museum is closing its doors for renovations, spiriting away its masterpieces under high security to government warehouses for more than two years while seeking to expand the much-visited but cramped site. Off to vacation, Obama leaves behind Washington, acrimonious health care debateWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama left the White House on Friday for a 10-day vacation, taking with him the beloved family dog and leaving behind an acrimonious debate about a proposed overhaul of the nation’s health care system. Families say 3 US hikers detained in Iran are harmless, didn’t intentionally enter countryNEW YORK — Three American hikers detained in Iran are “totally harmless” travelers who carefully planned a trip in Iraq but apparently accidentally ended up crossing the border, their relatives said Thursday. Aircraft headed toward deadly collision over Hudson as controller joked about barbecuing a catWASHINGTON — Two minutes after he cleared a private plane for takeoff and a fateful flight over the Hudson River, an air traffic controller at New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport was on the phone with a woman in the airport operations office, joking about barbecuing a dead cat. Famed Hope Diamond to get a change of attire for half-century anniversaryWASHINGTON — The Hope Diamond is going bare to celebrate a half-century at the Smithsonian. 2 grizzlies killed in Glacier National Park, including one that wandered through campgroundsWEST GLACIER, Mont. — A disturbingly friendly grizzly bear that had boldly wandered through campgrounds and sniffed food and around the edges of tents has been killed after Glacier National Park officials determined the animal had become too much of a threat to humans. Public viewing, tribute planned in Milwaukee for guitarist Les Paul; burial in Wis. townMILWAUKEE — Guitar virtuoso and inventor Les Paul will be buried Friday in his Wisconsin hometown — but not before the public gets to pay their respects in Milwaukee at a science and technology museum along the shores of Lake Michigan. |
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