US revises Israel travel warning following complaints of bias from Israeli government

US revises Israel travel warning after complaint

WASHINGTON – The State Department has revised its travel warning for Israel after the Israeli government complained it unfairly singled out an Israeli resort.
The department on Tuesday replaced a warning issued just five days ago with a new version that eliminates references to the Red Sea resort of Eilat, [..] Read the original article: here.

On 15th anniversary, Cleveland’s rock museum plans to revisit year Elvis turned 21

Rock hall to mark anniversary with Elvis exhibit

CLEVELAND – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame plans to celebrate its 15th birthday with a look back at the year rock’s king turned 21.
An exhibit of photos taken of Elvis Presley in 1956 by Alfred Wertheimer will open Sept. 13 at the hall.
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9/11 museum taking shape in NYC offers visitors a raw experience, impression of vast scale

9/11 museum going up in NYC offers raw experience

NEW YORK – The Sept. 11 museum is taking shape 70 feet below ground, a cavernous space that provides an emotionally raw journey and ends at bedrock where huge surviving remnants and spacial voids reveal the scale of the devastation of what once was the World Trade …. Source article  : 9/11 museum taking shape in NYC offers visitors a raw experience, impression of vast scale.

3 June flights sat on the tarmac for more than 3 hours; no increase in canceled flights

3 United flights had long tarmac delays in June

NEW YORK – Only three flights sat on the tarmac for more than three hours in June compared with nearly 300 a year ago, the government said Tuesday. Airlines didn’t have to cancel more flights to avoid potentially massive fines for those long delays.
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TxDOT seeks callers with drawls, system ‘learning’ to understand voices for travel help line

Drawls welcome: TxDOT tests phone info line

AUSTIN, Texas – That drawl from y’all could help the Texas Department of Transportation update its phone line for travel information.
The agency on Tuesday launched its interactive voice response interface for the Texas Travel Information Line, at 1-800-452-9292.
The new system, for several weeks, will be “learning” to understand voices. …. Original source  : TxDOT seeks callers with drawls, system ‘learning’ to understand voices for travel help line.

Canadian Maritime provinces throw out welcome mat for motorcyclists

Tourism in Atlantic Canada is motorcycle-friendly

PORT HAWKESBURY, Nova Scotia – Riding through a West Coast state three decades ago on a motorcycle, two hungry riders – my wife and I – stopped at a small roadside restaurant and asked for a couple of seats so we could enjoy steaks that were advertised on the chalkboard.
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