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  • Diversion of flight fails to save passenger from Ireland Diversion of flight fails to save passenger from Ireland

    A flight from Melbourne to Qatar was diverted to India on Wednesday, in a desperate attempt to save an Irish man on board. The man, Raymond McMorrow, 68, is believed to have had a heart attack on board Qatar Airways flight QR 031 while in transit from Melbourne to Doha, the Qatar capital. The Qatar Airways plane landed without incident at Cochin Airport, in southern India, where an ...

  • More drivers fewer air travelers this Memorial Day weekend

    The Cape Flyer, the MBTA Commuter Rail's Boston-to-Hyannis train service, opens Friday for a Memorial Day weekend in which lighter travel is expected. About 200,000 fewer people will be heading to the airport this Memorial Day weekend, according to AAA's annual forecast for the holiday that marks the official start of the summer travel season. With gas relatively cheap, more of those who ...

  • Minnesota resorts expect stronger summer than 2012

    After a long winter, Minnesota's tourism businesses are betting that state residents are eager for summer. The Pioneer Press reports that 84 percent of Minnesota resorts and campgrounds expect the 2013 summer season to be as good or better than last year. Nearly half predict higher revenues, according to state tourism agency Explore Minnesota. One thing that could put a damper on ...

  • Snapshot High of 71 + Twins blow lead + Highway bridge collapses + Boy Scouts end ban on gay marriage Video

    Perryman, who took over as CEO of the company when it was near bankruptcy in 1987, is the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal's Women in Business Career Achievement winner. Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, speaks at the 24th Annual Conference of the Professional Business Women of California (PBWC) in San Francisco on Thursday. Sandberg received $26.2 million in ...

  • Pee-wee Herman shoots down Louisville festival planned in his honor

    Pop culture icon Pee-wee Herman had one word for Will Russell: stop. As in, cease-and-desist. Russell, co-founder of the now-famous Lebowski-fest and current proprietor of the Why Louisville Store, had announced plans for Pee Wee Over Louisville to honor the entertainer who he believes is under-appreciated. The idea caught on like wildfire, garning 4,000 Facebook fans in short order. But as ...


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L.A. Confidential

As I watched the credits rolling after "L.A. Confidential," I came to a wonderful and refreshing conclusion: Hollywood is still capable of making great films. I would never deny that a monumental amount of junk emerges from Hollywood's hallowed halls each year. However, every once in a while, the right people come together, all the pistons fire, and out comes a movie like this, which is destined t ... ...

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  • S.D. tourism officials expect good summer season

    AAA says that mirrors an expected drop nationally. Officials point to high gas prices as the main reason. AAA South Dakota spokeswoman Marilyn Buskohl says the gas prices are cutting into ...

  • Fly here often Virgin breaks the ice

    Fans of Virgin America have said they feel like they are stepping into a nightclub when they enter the planes cabin. Mood lighting and ambient music greet passengers as they take their seats. Now the Burlingame-based airline has taken the club feeling a bit further by helping passengers work on their pickup lines. OK, thats not how they are pitching it. But much as at a club, where you can send ...

  • Brazilian TAM Airlines appoints Claudia Sender as new CEO

    Claudia Sender appointed CEO of TAM Airlines The CEO of the holding company - TAM S.A - Marco Antonio Bologna, who had accumulated the position, announced Sender's appointment on 23 May. Sender currently serves as the airline's vice president of the Brazil Domestic Business Unit So Paulo, 24 May 2013 - Claudia Sender, previously vice-president of the Brazil Domestic Business Unit of ...

  • United Airlines Offers New Yorkers All Flat-Bed Seats

    Effective today, United Airlines is the only U.S. carrier offering 180-degree flat-bed seats and personal on-demand entertainment in premium cabins on every scheduled, long-haul international flight from the New York area. United has outfitted 182 international aircraft with all-new United Global First and United BusinessFirst cabins. With more than 450 daily departures to more than 150 cities, ...

  • Cruise industry adopts Passenger Bill of Rights

    The bill of rights was adopted by 26 North American-member cruise line. The Cruise Lines International Association, the cruise industrys trade group, has adopted a 'Passenger Bill of Rights' in the wake of several high-profile cruise disasters. The list was backed by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and it will be part of passengers' "contract of carriage" that gives ...

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