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Couple Hands Out Candy on Flight to Apologize for Crying Babies

Few things are as aggravating as screaming children on cross-country flights, or the ones who remain quiet all the while booting your chair with rhythmic incessancy. A couple with 14 week old twin boys was more than aware of this fact and as a pre-emptive measure when flying cross-country from San Francisco, they handed out plastic bags of candy to fellow passengers to placate them in anticipation of the infants crying, screaming or causing other annoyances.

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10 of the Coolest Road Trips in North America

The open road offers up a lot of possibilities. You’ve got adventure, new and strange destinations, gorgeous scenery, and the opportunity to escape the humdrums of your normal life, plus all of the interesting characters you’ll meet along the way. All you have to do is decide on a route, get into the car and drive.

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What Are the Top Destinations for Labor Day Travel?

Just in time for the last long weekend of summer, Priceline has released its annual list of top 50 Labor Day destinations, and you just might be surprised at what cities made the cut.

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Interstate 690 Stop Light During the New York State Fair – How Rare are Stop Lights on the Interstate Highway System?

Drive through the Syracuse area during the twelve day run of the New York State Fair and you may notice something odd - a stoplight on Interstate 690.  The traffic on the expressway is stopped often during the fair to allow egress to the highway from the parking lots.  Have you ever wondered how rare stoplights are on the Interstate Highway System?

Exceptionally rare.

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10 Amazing Whitewater Rafting Trips in North America

North America is an incredible place, with wonderful landscapes full of remarkable rivers. You can hit the rapids full on, crashing through walls of water, or else take a more leisurely float down a long stretch of river, which will let you gaze upon some truly stunning scenery.

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United Airlines Unconcerned After It Loses a Little Girl

Imagine putting your 10-year-old daughter on a plane by herself after United Airlines said it would ensure that she arrived safely. Now imagine she goes missing — and the airline doesn’t seem to care.

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The Lane You’re In Is Always The Slowest!

Can you relate? It never fails and usually seems to happen right when you're in a huge hurry and everything is riding on your ability to be timely.  Is Murphy's Law ringing true again or is there something more to the lane debacle?

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Visiting Verona’s Oak Orchard Site – Forgotten Central New York History

In a region where historical sites go back to the American Revolution and before, it's easy to get lost in the historical shuffle, and perhaps that is what happened to Oak Orchards in Verona.  The site was active at the turn of the nineteenth century.

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Irate Flight Attendant Rants and Raves at Passengers

Nearly two years after Steven Slater’s epic freak-out in which he rode an emergency chute to freedom after an altercation with a passenger, another flight attendant has allegedly gone off the deep end.

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New Technology Could Allow New Thruway Exits

Let's say you're planning a trip to or from Whitesboro or Marcy, and that trip involves the New York State Thruway.  Doesn't it seem silly that the Thruway runs right though both towns, but you still have drive miles out of the way to access the highway?  Lite 98.7's Peter Naughton proposes a solution.

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What’s on the Other Side of the World from Utica?

Imagine you started digging in your backyard and just kept going.  Through crust, mantle, core and back out the other side.  Ever wonder where you'd end up?  We did the virtual digging for you and found out.

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Jordan Baker’s Top 12 Dream Destinations for National Tourism Day

It's National Tourism day. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would your dream vacation be? Here's a list of places I have on my bucket list.

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