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Fog causes flight delays, cancellations at South Bend Airport
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – The fog we saw caused a mess on Wednesday at the South Bend Regional Airport, and it couldn't have come at a worse time. Wednesday was the airport's busiest day of travel with 2,500 people boarding flights. Delays, cancellations and...Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Midway
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Economy means sacrifice for Thanksgiving travelers
CHICAGO (AP) — Feeling the pinch of the sluggish economic recovery, many Americans setting out on the nation's annual Thanksgiving migration had to sacrifice summer vacations, rely on relatives for airfare or scour the Web for travel deals to ensure...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Thanksgiving, Citigroup Incorporated, New York City, Weather
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3 pilots flying to safety meet die in Miss. crash
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three pilots flying together to a federal safety conference died when their single-engine plane faltered in midair and crashed into a house that went up in flames. The three men had just taken off from Hawkins Field Airport in...
Tags: Accidental Death, Hunting, Transportation Accidents, Witnesses, Prosecution
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RELEASE: Elkhart tourism dollars rose more than $23 million in 2011
The Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau issued this release Wednesday: The travel and tourism industry contributed nearly $401.6 million to Elkhart County's economy in 2011 compared to $367.6 million in 2009 according to a recent study by...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Travel
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Notre Dame football: Golson hopes to be in quarterback picture
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- He has evolved into a rumor, a quarterback with more speculation swirling around him than substance inside of him, at least from the outside looking in. When Notre Dame freshman Everett Golson looks in the mirror, though, he still sees a...Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Football, Students, College Football, Teaching and Learning
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American student arrested in Cairo arrives in US
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — At least one of three American students arrested during protests in Cairo arrived back in the U.S. Saturday evening, nearly three days after an Egyptian court ordered their release.
Gregory Porter, 19, was greeted by his parents...Tags: U.S. Embassy, Bill Gates, Students, Cairo (Egypt), Georgetown University
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Airlines still holding out on summer airfare deals
NEW YORK (AP) — It will take some digging and perhaps some luck to score a cheap airfare this summer. So far, the airlines appear to be withholding their deepest discounts from prime summer travel periods, although they have been offering sales on...Tags: Arts and Culture, Facebook, Air Transportation Industry, Delta Air Lines, Mass Media
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Paraplegic man sues Disney over 'Small World' ride
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A quadriplegic man is suing Disneyland in federal court, alleging the theme park left him on the "It's A Small World" ride for 40 minutes after it had stalled while staff evacuated other passengers. The lawsuit, filed Monday...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Crime, Law and Justice, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Disneyland Park, Trials
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Why the World Cup cannot save Brazil's tourism industry
ReutersRECIFE, Brazil (Reuters) - For soccer fans flocking to Confederations Cup matches in Brazil's tropical northeast next week, getting tickets to the stadium should be simple - but two in three will not find accommodations in the host city Recife. Officials...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, International Travel, Environmental Issues, Travel, Conservation
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Disneyland scamster arrested again in Glendale
A Hollywood woman who was convicted in May for selling bogus Disneyland tickets to families, was arrested this weekend and charged for the third time in Glendale after allegedly peddling drugs from her mother's condominium, police said. Alisa Yenokyan,...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Disneyland Park, Trials, Drug Trafficking, Theft
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Bob Iger promises to build 'China's Disneyland' in Shanghai
Walt Disney Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Robert Iger revealed details about the company's forthcoming Shanghai Disney Resort while appearing at the Fortune Global Forum in Chengdu, China. Speaking on Thursday at the annual conference, Iger said the...Tags: The Walt Disney Co., Robert A. Iger, Amusement and Theme Parks, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Entertainment
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Disneyland employee arrested in explosion had access to dry ice
A Disneyland employee accused of exploding a so-called dry ice bomb in a Toontown trash could have gotten the dry ice from within the park, according to a company official. As an outdoor vending “cast member,” as Disney employees are called,...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Disneyland Park, Explosions, Justin Bieber
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