Airport arrest turns up nuclear info
Airport arrest turns up nuclear info — A man was arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after officials say they found him carrying more than $78,000 in cash and a laptop computer containing information about nuclear materials and cyanide. (AP)
More than 700 passengers, crew sick aboard cruise ship — More than 700 passengers and crew members aboard a trans-Atlantic cruise have fallen ill with flu-like symptoms, cruise line officials said. The outbreak, believed to be norovirus, struck people aboard the Carnival Cruise Lines’ Liberty. (AP)
US Airways faces long road in Delta bid — US Airways’ brash $8 billion bid to buy Delta Air Lines won a warm reception Wednesday on Wall Street, but the proposed deal has a long way to go to get done. (USA Today)
Deal raises questions about flights, fares, miles — The Boston Globe analyzes how a possible US Airways-Delta merger would impact customers. (The Boston Globe) (Registration required.)
Comair flights out of NYC top least-on-time list — Getting out of New York is never easy, but no one has been having a tougher time leaving the city’s gravitational pull lately than travelers on Comair. Twenty-five of the nation’s 50 most frequently delayed flights in September were Comair planes to or from Kennedy Airport, according to a monthly U.S. Transportation Department report. (AP)
Airport giveaway of zip-top baggies — Bag maker Hefty announced late Wednesday it is offering more than 1 million 1-quart zip-top bags to airports around the U.S. to help with holiday travel. Glad Products Co. is also offering thousands of free bags to travelers. (AP)
Thailand plans tsunami detection devices — Thai and U.S. experts will install the Indian Ocean’s first state-of-the-art deep-water tsunami detection buoy next month, two years after massive waves killed at least 216,000 people around the region largely without warning, a top official said Thursday. (AP)
Mount Vernon provides new look at George Washington — A new orientation center, and a second building housing a museum and education center, opened October 27 with attractions that portray Washington as the “nation’s first action hero.” (AP)
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