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Statue of Liberty now offering audio tours
Visitors to the Statue of Liberty can now get a free audio tour with their ferry tickets. The National Park Service says audio tours will soon be included with the purchase of a ferry ticket to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. On Liberty Island, a 30-minute audio tour ...
Senate panel votes to cut aid for Pakistan, Egypt
In a fresh warning to Pakistan, a Senate panel on Tuesday approved a foreign aid budget for next year that slashes U.S. assistance to Islamabad by more than half and threatens further reductions if it fails to open supply routes to NATO forces in Afghanistan. The Senate Appropriations subcommittee on ...
Passenger's suspicious claim diverts jet to Maine
An FBI spokesman says there's no indication that a US Airways jetliner or its passengers were in danger before the Paris-to-North Carolina flight diverted to Maine. Officials briefed on the incident say a French passenger passed a note to a flight attendant saying she had a surgically implanted device. Sen. ...
Corn prices plunge on moderating weather forecast
Corn prices dropped nearly 6 percent Tuesday after forecasts predicted cooler weather and the potential for rain that could benefit crops in parts of the Corn Belt. The better growing conditions could mitigate the effects of dry weather that has been blanketing parts of the Midwest and pushing up prices ...
Corn prices plunge on moderating weather forecast
Corn prices dropped nearly 6 percent Tuesday after forecasts predicted cooler weather and the potential for rain that could benefit crops in parts of the Corn Belt. The better growing conditions could mitigate the effects of dry weather that has been blanketing parts of the Midwest and pushing up prices ...
Oil near 2012 low, closes at $91.66
Oil prices dropped near their lows for the year following warnings of a "severe recession" in Europe and an apparent easing of tensions over Iran's nuclear program. Benchmark U.S. crude on Tuesday lost 91 cents to end the day at $91.66 per barrel in New York while Brent crude fell ...
Conn. breaks ground on $567M bus-only project
After years of planning, state officials have broken ground on a rebranded half-billion-dollar Hartford-to-New Britain bus-only corridor. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and other officials participated in a brief ceremony Tuesday at the site of a future station in Hartford. After 16 years of planning, Malloy said it's "high time" the ...
Oil near 2012 low, closes at $91.66
Oil prices dropped near their lows for the year Tuesday following warnings of a "severe recession" in Europe and an apparent easing of tensions over Iran's nuclear program. Benchmark U.S. crude lost 91 cents to end the day at $91.66 per barrel in New York while Brent crude fell by ...
'A woman who. ...': Romney's stories court females
Mitt Romney's courtship of female voters in his typical campaign speech sounds a bit like a movie's casting call. Woman Whose Husband Took an Upholstery Class. Woman Who Is Going Back To College. Woman Who Owns Duplexes. Romney's campaign won't identify these women, making it impossible to check the accuracy ...
Reno Air Races plans to change course this fall
Organizers of the national air racing championships in Reno plan to change the race course for the fastest planes to keep them farther from spectators after last year's mass casualty crash near a grandstand. Reno Air Racing Association Director Mike Houghton said Tuesday they will ask federal regulators for permission ...
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