TSA Plan: X-ray for liquid bombs
TSA Plan: X-ray for liquid bombs — The Transportation Security Administration, in a potential strategy shift, may screen carry-on bags with new three-dimensional X-ray machines that are better at spotting liquid explosives, guns and other weapons. (USA Today)
Hawaii damage at $46 million — Preliminary damage estimates from the earthquake that shook Hawaii over the weekend hit $46 million on Tuesday, and President Bush declared a major disaster, opening the way for federal aid. (AP)
American to get airline profit party started — The USA’s airlines are about to do something they haven’t done in six years: report profits for a second-consecutive quarter. Fort Worth-based American Airlines on Wednesday will kick off the parade of profit reports for the July-September quarter. If Wall Street has it pegged, airlines are likely to report a collective profit of more than $1 billion for the quarter. (USA Today)
Border passport cards could cost $20 — People who frequently go back and forth between the U.S. and Mexico or Canada would pay $20 for a new credit card-sized travel document they could use instead of a passport under a new government proposal. (Gannett)
India’s disease outbreak causes tourism worries — India is dealing with scores of of new cases of mosquito-borne diseases each day, as the death toll from an outbreak of dengue fever passed 100, leading to concern about a possible fallout on the tourism sector.
Portland’s airport de-icing system harms fish — A $31 million system designed to collect runoff from de-icing fluid sprayed on planes at Portland International Airport in winter is causing problems for Columbia River fish. (AP)
Water’s always fine at indoor parks — Indoor water parks are the latest recreation craze sweeping the USA. The parks — packed with waterslides, giant buckets of falling water and water basketball courts — are attracting families to expensive hotel suites for weekend vacations in cold-weather climates. (USA Today)
Italy’s newest arts district is born — It’s not easy to compete with Florence and the Vatican, but with the overhaul of one gritty neighborhood, Bologna is stepping out of the shadows. (Budget Travel)
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