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JUNEAU, Alaska - A bill that would change how Alaska regulates cruise ship wastewater is on its way to the governor's desk.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - From the day it opened last April, Revel insisted it was a different kind of casino.

AVON, N.J. - Many Jersey shore towns pummeled by Superstorm Sandy have been racing to rebuild their beachfronts and boardwalks, hurriedly preparing for the upcoming summer season. But things have not gone so smoothly in Avon.

BRUCKLESS, Ireland - Many visitors to Ireland make the trip in search of heritage, tracking down ancestors in obscure villages and wandering through ancient churches, pursuing the dream of a verdant, pastoral homeland.

THINGVELLIR, Iceland - The air above the Silfra rift was freezing and the water in it was only a couple degrees higher, just warm enough to be liquid. Going under was a small shock to the skin — but stunning to the eyes.

WASHINGTON - Traffic fatalities rose 5 per cent last year, according to an analysis of preliminary state data, reversing a seven-year decline in which the number of annual traffic deaths reached their lowest level in more than six decades.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - There will be a British invasion of the main stage at Bonnaroo this year. Paul McCartney and Mumford & Sons are among the headliners for the 2013 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn.

VIENNA - These museum goers didn't just leave their coats at the coat check. They handed over their shirts, trousers and underwear. Everything, in fact, except their shoes and socks.

CHICAGO - A century after the Art Institute of Chicago became the first American museum to show work by Pablo Picasso, the institution is celebrating the Spanish artist with a major exhibition featuring his art and its relationship with the city.

MIAMI - A byzantine maze of maritime rules and regulations, fragmented oversight and a patchwork quilt of nations that do business with cruise lines make it tough for consumers to assess the health and safety record of the ship they are about to boar