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Airport security: You ain't seen nothing yet

The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks forever changed the way Americans fly.

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Cities caught in the middle of NFL-union fight

Inside a Green Bay, Wis., bar near the corner of Lombardi Avenue and Holmgren Way, Jerry Watson envisions the dark, lonely winter looming if the NFL lockout sends pro football packing for a long run or — shudder — for a full season.

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Picking your parents: Adult adoption creates new bond

Sandra Titus mists up with a mere glance at her adopted daughter’s baby photos.

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'Anti-tourists' visit world's danger zones

Some Americans crave the road less traveled, opting for edgy bites of foreign culture, snubbing even one-star comfort.

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Many Americans ignore U.S. travel alerts

Many Americans who venture abroad rarely listen to travel alerts issued by the U.S. State Department because, they contend, the advisories are "overly cautious" and too vague to offer practical value.

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The bro code: How much affection is too much?

The most uproarious NBA replay in ages — a 10-second clip that forced YouTube to curb comments — showed no wicked elbow thrown, no impossibly deep three nailed, no dunkadelic rim rattler.

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Air controllers need fortitude in demanding job

When Miami’s clouds turn foul and a parade of incoming pilots start demanding new routes, Jim Marinitti stares hard at the string of white blips on his black radarscope. He instantly rams his thoughts four moves ahead. He inches forward in his chair. The race is on.

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Many NFL players living paycheck-to-paycheck

When NFL owners read the opposing defense, they see an obvious soft spot in the line: the free-spending, high-living ways of more than 20 percent of the league’s players.Though a lockout has been threatened for years — and despite an apparent rise in the number of football stars safeguarding their millions — roughly 380 of the NFL's near 1,700 players still live paycheck to paycheck, according to financial experts familiar with the league.

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Carnival Splendor sails for Mexico once again

Carnival Splendor — the infamous cruise ship that was paralyzed by fire in November, stranding thousands of passengers at sea for three days and prompting company executives to publicly pledge fare refunds — is set to sail again.

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Talk to the hand: Fingers and toes offer disease clues

For that storied window to the soul, we give you the eyes.

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Dirty truth: Guys' pads have 15 times more germs

Turns out some pearls of wisdom are laced into Beyonce's hit song: “All the single ladies. All the single ladies. Now put your hands up. ...”

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Marriott pulls skin flicks from hotel rooms

Skin flicks soon will be stripped from all Marriott TV screens, but industry insiders say X-rated offerings are not likely to disappear from America’s hotel rooms.

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Consumers not warming to new light bulbs

Americans are about to suffer a cruel breakup: Their 130-year love affair with the incandescent light bulb is coming to an end.

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Dying to leave a lower carbon footprint

From dust we are, and to dust we shall return — by burial, cremation or emulsification.

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Holy Land a theme park of biblical proportions

In Orlando, America’s thrill ride capital, one theme park is making a killing — twice each day, except Sundays.

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Quirky CEO 'genius' behind Groupon's success

Earth, it’s high time you meet Dot-Com Megastar 3.0. He is nothing like you’ve seen before.

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TSA mess exposes communication gap

Public outcry over new “enhanced” pat-down procedures at many U.S. airports has reinforced a perception of Transportation Security Administration officers as poorly trained, minimum wage drones.

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What's on Santa's list? Same for kids, adults

As we plunge into another holiday season in the era of the iGizmo, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between the Christmas cravings of grade-schoolers and grownups.

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Fed-up fliers protest airport security measures

For 30 years, Marcia Miller has flown across the country to Toledo, Ohio, to join four generations of her family for Thanksgiving dinner. But scared off by newly ramped-up airport security measures — including full-body scans and, in some cases, “enhanced” pat-downs by TSA workers — Miller has decided instead to dine alone in L.A.

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Splendor passengers get free cruise, no recourse

After stepping off the crippled Carnival Splendor on Thursday in San Diego, passenger Brian van Leeuwen had just one mission in mind — chewing, not suing.

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Heart Attack Grill serves ‘quadruple bypass burgers’

On the outskirts of Phoenix, in a lonely strip mall bordering an American Indian reservation, one chef freely admits eating his anti-arterial entrees seven days a week will put you in an early grave.

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Cruelest cut: Why tiny injuries bring big pain

As a constant klutz who jokes about trading her wardrobe for “full-body padding,” Lauren Gard can’t even water the flowers without harming herself.

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Can bad in-flight behavior land you on the no-fly list?

Minutes before an American Airlines jet departed Washington, D.C. for Dallas in early September, crew members removed a female passenger from the plane following an apparent misunderstanding over her cell phone.

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Some hotel chains ditching the front desk

Two bloggers walk into a hotel ...

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Lawsuits threatened over TripAdvisor reviews

On the home page for a travel outfit called Cooking Vacations, tourists are beckoned by the image of fun tools they can wield on their Euro excursions: two forks, a spoon and a knife.

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