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Cashing In on Will and Kate: Hotel Offers $30,000 Royal Wedding Package
Kate Middleton isn’t the only commoner rubbing shoulders with royals the week of April 29.
U.S. Airways Plane Struck By Bullet on Landing
The FBI has launched an investigation after a bullet hole — and later a bullet — was found on a U.S. Airways plane flying from Philadelphia to Charlotte.
After Killing Trainer Last Year, Killer Whale Tilikum Returns to SeaWorld Show
Six-ton killer whale Tilikum is back performing Wednesday in the SeaWorld Orlando’s “Believe” show, after killing 40-year-old trainer Dawn Brancheau on Feb. 24, 2010.
Will George Clooney Testify in Silvio Berlusconi’s Sex Trial?
The Hollywood actor’s new role, if greenlit, will be filmed by many cameras and viewed around the world. And when he says his lines, George Clooney won’t have the safety net of a script to fall back on if he ends up testifying in …
Richard Simmons Dons His Short Shorts for Air New Zealand Safety Video
Please be advised that the nearest copy of Sweatin’ to the Oldies may be behind you.
FAA Suspends Sleeping Supervisor: Is Air Traffic Control Out of Control?
Falling asleep on the job? Drug tests? What is going on in those towers?
Sick Struggle: Washington Ferry Workers Fight for ‘Vomit Pay’
We bet every Washington State ferry worker wished they had known this: They can earn double-time if they clean up vomit. Or bird feces.
5 Questions with Tim Jarrell, Fodor’s Publisher, on 75 Years of Travel Guides
Eugene Fodor penned his first guide book, On the Continent–The Entertaining Travel Annual, on European travel in 1936. Since then, Fodor’s has become one of the world’s largest publishers of travel guides, producing companions …
Viral Video: Is Julian Assange the Worst Houseguest Ever?
Just when Julian Assange thought that his year couldn’t get any worse, news emerges that he does not play well with others.
On Wedding Day, Kate Middleton to Use Car Damaged By Protesters
Once bitten, twice shy? Not if you’re Kate Middleton, who may have more faith in the British public and security services than her future father-in-law.
John Travolta’s Qantas Safety Video Cameo: Cheesy or Smart?
Qantas Airways flight attendants and pilots have taken to the Web to voice their annoyance with a safety-demonstration video that’s introduced by actor and licensed pilot John Travolta.