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10 Great Resorts for a Warm-Weather Escape

January 31st, 2010 ABC News: Travel About this time of year, many of us are craving a place in the sun. And all-inclusive resorts can be a value alternative to an a lá carte tropical vacation. Doug Stallings, senior editor at Fodors.com/80degrees, a new addition to the popular website that explores warm-weather escapes, shares with Kathy Baruffi for USA TODAY some resorts that offer bang for the buck.

Tropics - Caribbean - Travel - Resorts - Hotel

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Inmates Get Time Off Sentences for Yoga

January 30th, 2010 ABC News: Travel Murderers and thieves get time off for learning how to mediate and breathe.

Yoga - Religion and Spirituality - Teachers and Centers - United States - Canada

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New Civil Rights Museum Marks Historic Sit-In

January 30th, 2010 ABC News: Travel North Carolina museum will now speak for the Greensboro Four.

North Carolina - United States - Greensboro sit-ins - Greensboro Four - Civil rights movement

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New Civil Rights Museum Marks Historic Sit-In

January 30th, 2010 ABC News: Travel On Monday, exactly 50 years after that historic act, the new International Civil Rights Center & Museum opens in the former five-and-dime store. Almost 16 years in the making, the museum's centerpiece is the original lunch counter where McCain, Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond and Joseph McNeil took a seat at the segregated facility and politely, but steadfastly, refused to leave. Eventually joined by others, they returned day after day to stage a sit-in that would continue until late July, when at last, the eating area was de-segregated. Their protest sparked similar sit-ins throughout the South, enlivening the civil rights movement.

North Carolina - United States - Greensboro sit-ins - Greensboro Four - Civil rights movement

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Peru Hopes to Get Last Tourists out Friday

January 29th, 2010 ABC News: Travel Peru hopes to fly out last tourists stranded near Machu Picchu on Friday.

Peru - Machu Picchu - Cusco - South America - Travel

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All 7 Summits? At 17? Teen Sets Record

January 29th, 2010 ABC News: Travel At age 17, has probably seen more of the world than most people. Last week, the Utah teenager climbed the 16,067-foot tall Vinso Massif, the tallest mountain in Antarctica. The climb by itself is pretty impressive but for Johnny Collinson it marked the end of a year-long journey to summit the tallest peak on every continent, known as doing the Seven Summits.

Utah - United States - SevenSummits - Business and Economy - Recreation and Sports

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Do Ski Areas Exaggerate Weekend Snowfalls?

January 29th, 2010 ABC News: Travel Study says ski areas exaggerate weekend snowfall to entice skiers.

Ski - Ski resort - Sport - Winter Sports - United States

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Dog and Cat Meat Off the Menu in China?

January 28th, 2010 ABC News: Travel nimal rights advocates and animal lovers in China are engaged in a battle with those who consider eating dog or cat meat a traditional custom in Chinese culture. The focus of contention is a legislative proposal to outlaw the eating of dogs and cats and jail those who do so for up to 15 days. Fines will also be imposed – 5,000 yuan ($735) for individuals and 10,000 to 500,000 yuan ($1,470 to $73,529) for businesses. It is the first time in China that a draft law on animal rights has been presented to the government. The legislation was drafted by a team of Chinese experts who consulted with the U.S.-based International Fund for Animal Welfare and Britain's Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.