Crime at sea: The world’s most pirate-infested waters
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Somali waters used to be the most heavily pirated in the world, but now a different region has emerged as a growing headache for shipping companies, cruise lines and energy firms.
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‘Pink stinks’: Protests greet Berlin’s Barbie Dreamhouse
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BERLIN – It is possibly the German capital’s most visible new tourist attraction, but the opening of the bright pink Barbie Dreamhouse Experience was picketed Thursday by women’s groups protesting the “cliché of the female role in society.”
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Barbie’s Dreamhouse now life-size reality in Florida
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Barbie has opened her new dream house to visitors, and it’s not just young girls who are excited about checking it out.
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Woman kicked off flight for singing Whitney Houston hit
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Dancing on a plane can make you a viral hit on YouTube, but singing on one could get you removed by an air marshal.
That’s what happened to one disruptive passenger when she repeatedly crooned the ’90s hit “I Will Always Love You” on a coast-to-coast American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York City last Thursday.
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‘Tallest’ building in the West? Symbolic One World Trade Center aspires with spire
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Surrounded by sacred ground, destined to become a Big Apple icon and watched with hope by an entire nation, the dazzling new skyscraper that will reshape New York’s skyline is one step closer to completion.
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TSA delays allowing small knives back on planes
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The Transportation Security Administration has decided to delay a controversial new rule that would have allowed small knives to be carried on passenger aircraft. The new rule for small blades — shorter than 2.36 inches in length and less than 1/2 inch in width — had been set to go into effect April 25th.
Should small knives be allowed on flights?
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American Airlines grounds all flights after reservation system goes offline
(Photo of packed LAX terminal via KNBC’s Angie Crouch)
American Airlines grounded all its flights Tuesday afternoon after experiencing nationwide outages in its reservation system.
All fights on the ground will be held at their gates until the computer glitch is fixed, the airline said. Planes in the air will be allowed to land.
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Airline forces two first class passengers to change clothes
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A federal discrimination lawsuit has been filed against U.S. Airways for allegedly refusing to allow two young black men to sit in first class unless they changed clothes.
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(Photo: LEGOLAND)
Everything has finally clicked into place. The dragons, monkeys, and ladybugs and thousands of other LEGO brick models are ready for their legions of fans to descend for the opening of LEGOLAND Hotel, the country’s first hotel devoted to the hugely popular building block.
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Three-hour tarmac ordeal turns into pizza party
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After severe weather forced an Atlanta-bound Delta flight to divert to Knoxville, Tenn., on Monday night, the ensuing three-hour tarmac wait turned into a pizza party when airport employees arranged for pies to be delivered to the waiting passengers, escorted by a police car.
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United Airlines accidentally sends dog to Ireland instead of Phoenix
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A dog that was supposed to be shipped to Phoenix but somehow ended up in Ireland has left United Airlines red-faced and an angry pet owner demanding answers.
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Giant ‘Miracle Garden’ is Dubai’s latest over-the-top attraction
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No, it’s not a mirage. An impossibly huge and colorful garden is blooming in the desert climate of Dubai, aiming to set world records and lure visitors with sensory delights.
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650m of awesomeness: World’s longest waterslide in Auckland
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People enjoy the muddy thrills and spills on a waterslide dug into a hillside in Waimauku on Feb. 23, 2013 in Auckland, New Zealand. Only 2000 people will have the honor of riding the water slides, with one measuring 650 meters long built by New Zealanders Jimi Hunt and Dan Drupstee, of the “Live more Awesome” charity this weekend. The world’s longest slide will be open for only two days to raise funds and awareness of depression.
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Passenger fired after allegedly using racial slur, hitting child during flight
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A man accused of uttering a racial slur and slapping another passenger’s crying toddler during a flight has been fired in the wake of the alleged incident.
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