Tag: Recreational sports

Cyprus showcases ancient undersea harbor to draw tourists

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AMATHUS, Cyprus — It’s said that Demetrius the Besieger, a mighty warrior king and one of Alexander the Great’s successors, built this harbor on...

Officials: Man seriously injured in Florida alligator attack

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STUART, Fla. — An alligator attacked and seriously injured a man at a Florida park Monday, officials said. ...

California fire prompts evacuations; Oregon blaze balloons

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SAN FRANCISCO — A rapidly growing wildfire south of Lake Tahoe jumped a highway, prompting more evacuation orders and the cancellation of an extreme...

GOP governor’s vaccination tour reveals depths of distrust

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TEXARKANA, Ark. — Free lottery tickets for those who get vaccinated had few takers. Free hunting and fishing licenses didn't change many minds either....

United sees more travel rebound, adds flights to warm spots

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United Airlines said Friday it will add nearly 150 flights this winter to warm-weather destinations in the U.S. and will also add flights to...

Families fostering migrant kids offer what shelters cannot

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SAN DIEGO — Chris Umphlett and his family worked in small ways to help the 12-year-old girl from Honduras — who barely uttered a...

Drought, heat, fire force fishing ban on Colorado River

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DENVER — Colorado wildlife officials on Wednesday urged anglers to avoid fishing along a stretch of the Colorado River because low flows during a...

Amid drought, Colorado rafters flock to oases while they can

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Across Colorado, parched rivers are at some of their lowest levels on record. But on one still spared by the...

Nonprofit: Number of drownings in Great Lakes jumps in 2021

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HOMEWOOD, Ill. — More drownings have been reported in the Great Lakes so far in 2021 than by this time last year, prompting officials...

Boaters watch cliff collapse along Lake Superior in Michigan

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MUNISING, Mich. — A cliff wall broke away at a national park along Lake Superior in northern Michigan, stunning some boaters who captured it...