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EU's antitrust body blocks Ryanair's bid to take over Irish carrier Aer Lingus

BRUSSELS - The European Union's antitrust authority on Wednesday blocked Ryanair's renewed bid to take over rival Irish carrier Aer Lingus, ruling that it would undermine competition and drive up ticket prices.

Ballooning still on your list? Adventure travel is safer than driving but not risk-free

NEW YORK, N.Y. - When Carole Rosenblat was growing up in the 1970s, her parents' idea of an adventurous vacation was "driving cross-country from Michigan to California in a non-air-conditioned car with three kids.
Pending EPA ruling on coal ash dumping escalates feud between Lake Michigan ferry companies

Pending EPA ruling on coal ash dumping escalates feud between Lake Michigan ferry companies

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - On one level, it's a straightforward case of a business seeking a government permit to discharge wastewater. But when the Environmental Protection Agency rules shortly on whether to let the S.S.

Report finds national parks generate $1.37 billion in visitor spending in Washington area

WASHINGTON - A new report shows visitors to the national parks in the Washington area spent $1.37 billion in surrounding communities, based in 2011 data.
In tourism-dependent Caribbean, efforts to restore mostly dead coral reefs increasing

In tourism-dependent Caribbean, efforts to restore mostly dead coral reefs increasing

ORACABESSA BAY, Jamaica - Mats of algae and seaweed have shrouded the once thick coral in shallow reefs off Jamaica's north coast.

Agency says report of boat sinking off Calif. coast with 4 aboard possible hoax; search halted

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.
Australian billionaire launches plans for Titanic II; replica of doomed ship to sail in 2016

Australian billionaire launches plans for Titanic II; replica of doomed ship to sail in 2016

NEW YORK, N.Y. - What could possibly go wrong? An Australian billionaire is getting ready to build a new version of the Titanic that could set sail in late 2016.

Judge: Landowner can't bar NY paddlers from stream in popular Adirondack canoe area

ALBANY, N.Y. - A canoeist won a court case Tuesday that had challenged the right of paddlers to cross private land via a small stream connecting two popular Adirondack wilderness lakes.
Laid-back beach, lost in time, in carefree hippie haven of Zipolite, Mexico

Laid-back beach, lost in time, in carefree hippie haven of Zipolite, Mexico

ZIPOLITE, Mexico - "You're going to like it here in Zipolite," Daniel Weiner, the owner of Brisa Marina hotel said with a wry smile as he handed me the keys to my quarters. "You're not going to want to leave in five days.

Interior secretary says budget cuts imperil thousands of department's workers

WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says thousands of Interior Department workers would be furloughed, and thousands more seasonal workers would not be hired under automatic spending cuts set to take effect Friday.