Park guests walking to Clingman's Dome tower and park store in the Smoky Mountains National Park. (Photo by: Ron Buskirk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak returns to Native American name
The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general.
FILE - The Cinderella Castle is seen at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, July 14, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Months after Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees agreed to end a protracted legal fight, the two sides are set to approve an agreement Wednesday, June 5, 2024, that could result in the company investing $17 billion into its Florida resort and opens the door to a fifth major theme park at Walt Disney World. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
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Disney World and other major Florida tourist attractions closing ahead of Milton
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FILE - A JetBlue airplane is seen, March 16, 2017, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. JetBlue Airways will end service at several cities and reduce flying out of Los Angeles in a move to retrench and focus on stronger markets after years of losing money. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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Cold crepes and frittatas: JetBlue drops hot meals for economy passengers
Emirates Airbus A380 double decker passenger aircraft spotted flying in the air between the blue sky and the clouds, on final approach for landing on the runway of London Heathrow Airport LHR in the United Kingdom. The superjumbo wide body airplane has the registration tail number A6-EUI and is powered by 4x Engine Alliance EA GP7270 jet engines. The long haul airliner is arriving from Dubai. Emirates EK is one of the flag carrier airline in the United Arab Emirates UAE owned by the Government of Dubai Investment Corporation of Dubai. The airline is the 4th largest in the world with main hub Dubai International Airport DXB, with a fleet of 249 planes. London, UK on September 2024 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Dubai’s Emirates airline bans pagers, walkie-talkies after device attacks in Lebanon
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ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 01: The entrance to the Biltmore Estate is seen surrounded by debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 1, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. According to reports, at least 140 people have been killed across the southeastern U.S., and millions are without power due to the storm, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane. The White House has approved disaster declarations in North Carolina, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Alabama, freeing up federal emergency management money and resources for those states. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)
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Historic Biltmore Estate suffers ‘extensive’ damage in some places after Helene thrashes North Carolina
Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship leaving Belfast Lough after being anchored off the coast on Bangor, Northern Ireland. The luxury cruise ship became marooned in Belfast for four months due to unexpected repair works and has finally got underway. Picture date: Thursday October 03, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story ULSTER CruiseShip. Photo credit should read: Liam McBurney/PA Wire
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Delayed cruise ship finally on the move again after ‘paperwork’ glitch
Ryanair has come under fire from Italian lawmakers after several incidents involving its airplanes.
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184 passengers and crew evacuated as Ryanair Boeing plane catches fire on runway in Italy
MIAMI - JUNE 22: A Passport Processing employee uses a stack of blank passports to print a new one at the Miami Passport Agency June 22, 2007 in Miami, Florida. The Bush administration postponed for at least six months a requirement that Americans who return to the United States by land or sea from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean must carry passports. The rule, due to go into effect in January 2008, will be delayed until the summer of that year. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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The time it takes to process a US passport has been speeded up
OLD FORT, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 30: A storm damaged house sits in ruins near a sign for the Mountain Gateway Museum in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 30, 2024 in Old Fort, North Carolina. According to reports, at least 90 people have been killed across the southeastern U.S., and millions are without power due to the storm, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane on Thursday. The White House has approved disaster declarations in North Carolina, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Alabama, freeing up federal emergency management money and resources for those states. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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Tourism officials in states ravaged by Helene issue travel guidance for the fall season
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US Customs and Border Protection raises Global Entry fees by 20 percent
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NEW YORK, NY - August 27, 2016: A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 passenger plane is serviced at a gate at John F. Kennedy International Airport. JFK International Airport is in the borough of Queens in New York City. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images)
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JetBlue introducing its first airport lounges
Abby and Matt Howard have insisted they never left their kids alone in their cruise ship cabin.
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Influencer couple denies leaving kids alone on cruise
Ann Crawford and her daughter Rachel walk their cockapoo Otto along Bangor Marina, as the Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship is anchored off the coast of Bangor, Northern Ireland. The luxury cruise ship became marooned in Belfast for four months due to unexpected repair works. Picture date: Tuesday October 01, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story ULSTER CruiseShip. Photo credit should read: Liam McBurney/PA Wire
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Delayed cruise ship still stuck off the coast of Northern Ireland after ‘paperwork’ setback
128 Grazer (Fat). Taken September 14, 2023.
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A deadly attack shakes up the bracket reveal for 2024’s Fat Bear Week contest
I<strong>nseparable duo:</strong> Tom Turcich, from New Jersey, and his dog Savannah, pictured during an appearance on "Good Morning America" in 2022, spent seven years walking around the world together. But life changed forever after they returned.
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Andy Garrison, 75, carries a model of the Titanic as he boards the Villa Vie Residences' 'Odyssey' cruise ship, which has been stranded in Belfast since May 2024 due to unexpected repair works, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
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Years-long dream cruise finally sets sail, then pauses because of ‘paperwork’
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Rio de Janeiro's Health Secretary Daniel Soranz prepares to administer a dose of the Qdenga dengue vaccine during the first day of massive vaccination against a record dengue outbreak on February 23, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On the first stage of the plan, kids between 10 and 14 years old will be vaccinated. So far there have been over 90 confirmed deaths and more than 500,000 cases.
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MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - FEBRUARY 2023: Few passengers made for short lines ahead of an impending snowstorm forecasted to hit the Twin Cities later in the day, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 at MSP Airport Terminal 1. (Photo by Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via Getty Images)
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Travelers wait for flights as Delta Air Lines planes sit at gates on opening day of the Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.
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Cabin pressure issue on Delta flight causes bloody ears and noses for passengers
A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin pictured on April 2, 2023, has won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, Monday, September 16, 2024, after a fierce contest absent the foreign interference and controversies that have upset the country's avian elections before.
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A shy penguin wins New Zealand’s bird election after campaign filled with memes and tattoos
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Behind closed doors: Hotels reveal their wildest room service orders
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Passenger ordered to pay more than $5,000 in fuel costs after flight diverted due to bad behavior
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Atlanta’s subway cars are now home to endangered sea turtles and coral reefs