Volcanic Cloud Heads to Scotland, Flights Canceled

May 23rd, 2011 ABC News: Travel Dense ash cloud from Iceland volcano heads for Scotland, airlines cancel some flights

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Gas Prices Reach Highest Springtime Level Ever

May 2nd, 2011 ABC News: Travel Crude oil and gasoline prices fluctuate on the news that Osama bin Laden is dead.

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Gas Prices Increase to $3.88

April 25th, 2011 ABC News: Travel Gas prices continue to climb as the summer season approaches.

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Gold Rush: Time to Pawn Your Teeth

April 25th, 2011 ABC News: Travel Record high price of gold has consumers selling their teeth, dental work, bridges, crowns and such jewelry as engagement rings and necklaces.

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Top 10 Most Expensive U.S. Cities To Visit

April 23rd, 2011 ABC News: Travel Forbes looks at the most expensive cities to visit

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Rising Gas Prices: Many Turn to Alternatives

April 22nd, 2011 ABC News: Travel From coast to coast, even in the big and little cities – gas prices seem to keep going up and up. President Obama announced Thursday the Justice Department is putting together a team to investigate possible fraud or price manipulation in the oil market. For now, drivers are trying alternatives like "slugging" to buying a fully electric car to save money.

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Gas Edges Closer to $4 a Gallon

April 21st, 2011 ABC News: Travel With six weeks to go before the summer driving season officially kicks off, gas prices are at an all time high for April. And they are expected to go even higher.

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CEO Pay Increased 23 Percent in 2010

April 21st, 2011 ABC News: Travel The chief executive officers of the largest U.S. companies received average pay of $11.4 million in 2010.

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Hole in Plane: Feds Want 737s Inspected

April 5th, 2011 ABC News: Travel The federal government on Tuesday will order emergency inspections on some 737 airliners, ABC News has learned. The government is now rethinking its approach to plane inspections, after a Southwest Airlines jet tore open in mid-flight last Friday night.

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Fatigue Cracks Found in Three More Southwest Planes

April 4th, 2011 ABC News: Travel Three more planes have fatigue cracks similar to the cracks that caused a section of a Southwest Airlines passenger jet to tear open mid-flight on a Boeing 737-300. Last night, another Southwest flight was diverted. The flight, headed from Oakland, Calif., to San Diego, Calif. made an emergency landing because of a burning electrical smell.

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