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Virgin unveils spaceship model
Entrepreneur Richard Branson Wednesday unveiled a model of the spaceship he hopes will be the first to take paying passengers into space on a regular basis next year. (Reuters)
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The check is not in the mail
A Days Inn property offers a Roman Catholic priest a tax refund. No, that’s not the opening line of a joke — unless playing phone tag and hearing excuses is funny to you. It isn’t funny to Father William Mary Morgenstern, who is just trying to get his $42 back from the hotel. But is anyone listening to him? (Christopher Elliott)
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Loaded gun slips through airport security
A passenger who went through an airport security checkpoint — before remembering that he had a loaded gun — is facing charges after going back to report his error, authorities said. (CNN)
Logan begins new fingerprint system for international travelers
Since 2004, international travelers have been required to allow airport personnel to scan their two index fingers at airports as part of a program called US-VISIT. But now, foreign travelers will be asked to scan all 10 fingers, an enhancement the U.S. Department of Homeland Security hopes will help officials more closely monitor watch lists of suspected terrorists, criminals and immigration violators. (The Boston Globe) (Registration required.)
Yellowstone launches live webcam
Fans of the great outdoors can now watch many of the world’s most powerful geysers erupt via Yellowstone National Park’s first live streaming webcam, launched on Wednesday. (Reuters)
Touring the Korean DMZ
Four km wide, 240 km long and roughly 55 km north of Seoul, the DMZ was imposed on July 27, 1953, following the Armistice Agreement that ended three years of fighting, if not the war itself. Half a century later, the untouched buffer zone between the Koreas has evolved into a highly protected ecological sanctuary. (CNN)
Stowaway kitten makes it home again
How many lives did kitten Gracie Mae use up when she crawled into her owner’s suitcase, went through an airport X-ray machine, got loaded onto a plane, thrown onto a baggage belt and mistakenly picked up by a stranger far from home? (AP)
Today’s Travel Blogs
10 best and worst airports for on-time departures
Take a bow, Chicago. Always-congested O’Hare was the worst major U.S. airport for on-time departures in 2007, according to recently released numbers from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. You’ll never guess the nine runners-up. (Elliott.org)
Crystal Symphony to get Nobu eateries
Celebrity chef Nobuyuki “Nobu” Matsuhisa is expanding his empire on the high seas. Five years after launching his first floating restaurants on the luxury ship Crystal Serenity, the globe-trotting restaurateur is opening another set of eateries on its sister ship, the Crystal Symphony. (Cruise Log)
HBO on a plane, train or automobile
Available initially only to cable customers served by the Wisconsin Division of Time Warner Cable, the new service - called HBO on Broadband - will make over 600 HBO movies and shows available each month for downloading directly to computers in subscribers’ homes. (DVD Dossier)
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