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JERUSALEM - Thousands of travellers have been stranded in Israel during the second day of a strike by the nation's three airlines.

CINCINNATI - A Canadian exhibit of bones and fossils from dinosaurs that roamed the southern hemisphere from 250 million to 65 million years ago will make its U.S. premiere at a southwest Ohio museum.

Volunteers are needed to help teams from Clayoquot Wilderness Resort and the Ahousaht First Nation clean up tsunami debris that is washing up on the remote beaches around Clayoquot Sound, on the West Coast of Vancouver Island.

The newly reopened Oak Bay Beach Hotel is inviting local residents — from Metchosin to Sidney and points in between — to experience its hospitality for a night.

ON THE RHINE RIVER When I was in Europe three weeks ago, temperatures were hovering around 3 C and snow was falling in many areas, including Venice. Changes have come quickly — the temperature is now a balmy 16 C.

Recent images of a cruise ship limping back to port after an engine malfunction didn't do the cruise industry any favours heading into the summer vacation season.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Mass transportation to and from the Boston area was virtually shut down Friday as police conducted a massive manhunt for a suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing.

DENVER - As tens of thousands of people gather to celebrate and smoke marijuana in Denver, police will be out in full force.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - A solar-powered plane that has wowed aviation fans in Europe took to the skies Friday over the San Francisco Bay area in a successful test flight.

LAKE CITY, S.C. - An old South Carolina tobacco town working to reinvent itself as a cultural destination on Friday welcomed visitors to a 10-day arts festival that has drawn contributors from across the Southeast and is offering $100,000 in prizes.