Hiking permits to be required for Oregon's central Cascades
Hiking permits to be required for Oregon's central Cascades
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A new permitting system for hikers and backpackers in Oregon’s central Cascade Mountains will be implemented this year. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports it comes after years of development and a year after it was paused because of th
The Latest: Czech cross-country races canceled
The Latest: Czech cross-country races canceled
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Cross-country World Cup races in the Czech Republic planned for next weekend have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement comes after Germany decide
Agreement allocates $70M for pre-construction of mine road
Agreement allocates $70M for pre-construction of mine road
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The board of the state-owned Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority and a mining company agreed to split $70 million in pre-construction costs for a 200-mile (322 kilometer) mining road despite opposition from environmenta
COVID-19 puts Amache camp's national park pursuit in limbo
COVID-19 puts Amache camp's national park pursuit in limbo
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DENVER (AP) - At first, the trip unfolded as just an academic tracing of family history. John Tonai had for years heard the stories from his father, Minoru, about the Amache internment camp in southeastern Colorado, where the U.S. government transported thou
The Latest: China holiday travel down amid restrictions
The Latest: China holiday travel down amid restrictions
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BEIJING - Railway journeys in China during the usually busy Lunar New Year holiday travel rush are down by almost 70% amid calls for people to stay where they are to avoid a new outbreak of the coronavirus. The China State Railway Group reported 52.33 millio
New exhibit at Milford Museum reflects technological changes
New exhibit at Milford Museum reflects technological changes
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MILDFORD, Del. (AP) - Local history buffs looking for something fresh to do can check out the new “Then and Now” exhibit at the Milford Museum. Director Claudia Leister has gathered dozens of objects owned by Milford residents through the city’s histor
Ancestor Project honors lives of those enslaved in Louisiana
Ancestor Project honors lives of those enslaved in Louisiana
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EDGARD, La. (AP) - Frederick Baconnais was born during the peak of the sugar cane harvest season at the Evergreen Plantation in Edgard, Louisiana. At 5 a.m. on Dec. 12, 1852, he drew his first breath, according to historic records. His mother, Victorine, a ho
China holiday train travel down nearly 70% amid restrictions
China holiday train travel down nearly 70% amid restrictions
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BEIJING (AP) - Railway journeys in China during the usually frenetic Lunar New Year holiday travel rush are down by almost 70% amid calls for people to stay where they are to avoid a new outbreak of COVID-19. The China State Railway Group on Saturday reporte
Airlines push White House to reject testing for US flights
Airlines push White House to reject testing for US flights
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Leaders of several major U.S. airlines met online Friday with White House officials to press their case against requiring coronavirus tests for passengers on domestic flights, saying it would undermine the already fragile industry. A person
Baseball Hall cancels traditional ceremony, moves indoors
Baseball Hall cancels traditional ceremony, moves indoors
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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Baseball's Hall of Fame has canceled its traditional outdoor induction ceremony for the second straight summer because of the pandemic and plans an indoor, televised event for Derek Jeter and others being honored. Jeter, Larry Walker
Air travelers to Canada to isolate at hotels starting Feb 22
Air travelers to Canada to isolate at hotels starting Feb 22
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TORONTO (AP) - Air travelers to Canada will quarantine in a hotel starting on Feb. 22 as they await the result of a coronavirus test, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Trudeau previously announced stricter restrictions would be imposed on air travele
Viral Vegas: Deaths jump, tourism slumps amid long pandemic
Viral Vegas: Deaths jump, tourism slumps amid long pandemic
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Six weeks ago, thousands of New Year’s revelers gathered beneath the neon-lit marquees on the Las Vegas Strip - even though the big annual fireworks show was called off due to the coronavirus pandemic. The sight of the big crowd, including
Virunga National Park announces 1st gorilla birth of year
Virunga National Park announces 1st gorilla birth of year
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Congo’s Virunga National Park has announced the birth of a male gorilla, the first baby this year for the park that says its mountain gorilla families have been instrumental in raising the threatened species' global population. The par
Arsenal to host Benfica in Greece in Europa League
Arsenal to host Benfica in Greece in Europa League
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Arsenal will host Benfica in the Europa League in Greece because of travel restrictions affecting English clubs amid the coronavirus pandemic, UEFA said Friday. The second leg game in the round of 32 will be played at the home stadiu
Hundreds rally in Nepalese capital for women's rights
Hundreds rally in Nepalese capital for women's rights
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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Hundreds of women’s right activists and their supporters rallied in Nepal’s capital on Friday to call for an end to violence and discrimination against women and the scrapping of a proposed law that would restrict travel for many w
Australian city Melbourne begins 3rd lockdown due to cluster
Australian city Melbourne begins 3rd lockdown due to cluster
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, will begin its third lockdown on Friday due to a rapidly spreading COVID-19 cluster centered on hotel quarantine. The five-day lockdown will be enforced across Victoria state to preven
Singer Ricky Martin joins efforts to build Pulse memorial
Singer Ricky Martin joins efforts to build Pulse memorial
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Singer Ricky Martin will be a spokesman for a foundation that is building a memorial and museum to honor the 49 victims who died during a massacre at a gay Florida nightclub nearly five years ago, foundation officials said Thursday. In th
Denver mayor says his personal travel didn't violate ethics
Denver mayor says his personal travel didn't violate ethics
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DENVER (AP) - Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has told the city's board of ethics in a letter that his trip last year to Mississippi was a mistake but not a violation of the ethics code. Hancock had made a Thanksgiving trip to visit family despite sending messag
Colorado reports 109 virus cases at Winter Park Resort
Colorado reports 109 virus cases at Winter Park Resort
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DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has reported 109 cases of the coronavirus at the Winter Park Resort in Grand County. The outbreak was first declared on Jan. 23 and accounts for more than 6% of the 1,700 employees at th
New virus rules in Norway rule out winter sports hosting
New virus rules in Norway rule out winter sports hosting
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OBERHOFEN, Switzerland (AP) - Winter sports hub Norway can no longer host World Cup skiing events this season because of stricter pandemic-related rules imposed Thursday by the national government. The International Ski Federation cited “stricter travel an
Latest rail plan would put tunnel under Long Island Sound
Latest rail plan would put tunnel under Long Island Sound
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President Joe Biden’s promise to improve the nation’s infrastructure has renewed interest in the decades-old idea of a high-speed railroad connecting New York and Boston, possibly through a 16-mile tunnel under Long Island Sound. The new North Atlantic Ra
White House: 'No decision' yet on domestic travel bans to stop surge of coronavirus mutations
White House: 'No decision' yet on domestic travel bans to stop surge of coronavirus mutations
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The White House on Thursday refused to slap down reports that President Biden is looking at restricting domestic travel, including to Florida, in order to stop the surge in coronavirus mutations. The Miami Herald reported this week that the Biden administrati
Orlando launches first tourism ad campaign since pandemic
Orlando launches first tourism ad campaign since pandemic
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Tourism officials in Orlando are launching their first full-scale marketing campaign since the pandemic, and it's aimed at tourists located within driving distance in the southeast U.S. The $2.2 million advertising campaign launched this
A subdued year for Germany's Carnival, thanks to the virus
A subdued year for Germany's Carnival, thanks to the virus
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BERLIN (AP) - Germany’s renowned Carnival celebrations got underway Thursday but without any of their usual raucous revelry. Parades, street festivals and other large gatherings were all cancelled and booze banned due to lockdown restrictions designed to pr
The Gubble opens: G League's bubble season begins
The Gubble opens: G League's bubble season begins
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For the G League Ignite, it was a beginning. For Jeremy Lin, it may be a new beginning. The G League season has finally started, opening Wednesday inside a bubble at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and utilizing much of the same buildings and
Dartmouth expanding Hopkins arts center, selects architect
Dartmouth expanding Hopkins arts center, selects architect
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HANOVER, N.H. (AP) - Dartmouth College is planning a major expansion of its Hopkins Center for the Arts to create three new recital halls and upgrade technologies to share and broadcast Dartmouth-originated works globally, among other improvements. Dartmouth
Shreveport airport to add flights to Los Angeles
Shreveport airport to add flights to Los Angeles
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SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Allegiant Air will soon begin twice-weekly service from Shreveport to Los Angeles International Airport, company officials announced. The flights will operate on Mondays and Fridays, The Shreveport Times reported. They begin July 2. It
Hawaii governor cautious about loosening virus restrictions
Hawaii governor cautious about loosening virus restrictions
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HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii's governor has said he is cautious about loosening air travel restrictions for people who have received a coronavirus vaccine, while stressing that new virus variants are not widespread in the state. Democratic Gov. David Ige said Monda
Coronavirus dims Carnival joy and commerce on a New Orleans street
Coronavirus dims Carnival joy and commerce on a New Orleans street
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — During last year's Carnival season, tourists at the Elysian Fields Inn gathered over breakfast to talk about parades from the night before. At NOLA Art Bar, they sipped cocktails and watched a parade go by. At Kajun's Pub, many revele
Atletico-Chelsea match in Champions League moved to Romania
Atletico-Chelsea match in Champions League moved to Romania
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) - The Champions League match between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea will take place in Romania this month because of pandemic-related restrictions on travel from England. The first leg of the last-16 matchup will be played in the Arena Na
Virus dims Carnival joy and commerce on a New Orleans street
Virus dims Carnival joy and commerce on a New Orleans street
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - During last year's Carnival season, tourists at the Elysian Fields Inn gathered over breakfast to talk about parades from the night before. At NOLA Art Bar, they sipped cocktails and watched a parade go by. At Kajun's Pub, many revelers sta
Fresh funding aims to revitalize Indigenous oral history
Fresh funding aims to revitalize Indigenous oral history
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Associated Press (AP) - A major effort is getting underway at several universities, tribal museums and libraries around the U.S. to digitize the oral histories of thousands of Native Americans that were collected a half century ago as part of a project initia
Heat's Bradley on COVID-19 diagnosis: 'I was really nervous'
Heat's Bradley on COVID-19 diagnosis: 'I was really nervous'
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MIAMI (AP) - Miami guard Avery Bradley went nearly two weeks without seeing his wife and children after testing positive for COVID-19, a brutally hard part of his ordeal with the illness. The sacrifice was worthwhile, though: None of them got the virus. Bradl
Lying on arrival could mean 10 years in prison in England
Lying on arrival could mean 10 years in prison in England
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LONDON (AP) - Anyone arriving in England and found to have lied about a recent visit to a country on the travel ban list faces up to 10 years in prison under new tough coronavirus border policies announced Tuesday by the British government. Among other measur
Canada to require negative COVID test at land border Feb 15
Canada to require negative COVID test at land border Feb 15
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TORONTO (AP) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that starting next week any nonessential traveler arriving in Canada by land will need to show a negative PCR-based COVID-19 test or face a fine if they don’t have one. Trudeau said cu
Boeing lands few orders but delivers 26 Max jets to airlines
Boeing lands few orders but delivers 26 Max jets to airlines
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CHICAGO (AP) - Boeing raised cash in January by delivering 26 new planes - including 21 Max jets - to airline customers, but it still suffered canceled orders for the plane with a troubled history. Most of the new 737 Max planes went to U.S. airlines. Boeing
Heat guard Avery Bradley on COVID-19: 'I was really nervous'
Heat guard Avery Bradley on COVID-19: 'I was really nervous'
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MIAMI (AP) - Miami guard Avery Bradley went nearly two weeks without seeing his wife and children after testing positive for COVID-19, a brutally hard part of his ordeal with the illness. The sacrifice was worthwhile, though: None of them got the virus. Bradl
Top EU diplomat to propose new sanctions against Russia
Top EU diplomat to propose new sanctions against Russia
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BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Tuesday that the 27-nation bloc must take a firm stance in its future relations with Russia including through the use of new sanctions, in the wake of the jailing of opposition leader Alex
Man United game in Europa League moved to Italy from Spain
Man United game in Europa League moved to Italy from Spain
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Manchester United’s trip to Real Sociedad in the Europa League was moved to Italy on Tuesday because of pandemic-related travel restrictions between England and Spain. UEFA said the home stadium of Juventus in Turin will stage the f
At Disney characters union, lawsuit seeks end to takeover
At Disney characters union, lawsuit seeks end to takeover
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Teamsters local that represents workers who play Mickey Mouse, Goofy and other characters at Walt Disney World was taken over almost two years ago by its parent union, which cited “deficiencies" in the local's leadership following r
