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The markets in 60 seconds
Universal: Stay 3 nights, get 2 more free Universal Orlando has launched a buy-three-nights, get-two-free package, which includes accommodations and theme park tickets. Universal said a family of four can get a five-night package at an off-site hotel...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, State Street Corporation, Employees, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Radio Industry
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Not so OK, China's Okay Airways suspends flights for 1 month amid reports of cash shortfall
SHANGHAI, China (AP) — Chinese private airline Okay Airways will suspend flights for one month, beginning in mid-December, a company spokesman said Thursday, amid reports the financially troubled carrier is embroiled in a dispute with its...Tags: Transportation Accidents, FedEx Corporation
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Anger rising up over elevators
When the freight elevator in the 13-story Farcroft apartment building broke down Nov. 18, LuAnne Origer and her fellow residents began using the older elevator in the lobby. Five days later, that elevator stopped running too. For almost two weeks,...Tags: Lobbying, Electricity Production and Distribution, Consumer Electronics Industry, Rogers Park
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Service sector shrinks in November as new orders, employment and prices drop sharply
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ The U.S. service sector contracted far more than expected in November, as employment, new orders and prices fell precipitously, hurting retailers, hotels and airlines. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing...Tags: Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation, Hotels and Accommodations, Wages and Pensions
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Bad weather, wind causes delays at NYC airports
Bad weather and strong winds are causing delays for some flights at New York City area airports. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Sunday evening that flights arriving at and departing from New York City's major airports were delayed an...Tags: Commuting, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation, Transportation, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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In Orlando, school's out for tourism
Sentinel Staff WriterTwo years ago, Florida's tourism industry -- with a little help from thousands of angry parents across the state -- scored one of its most significant political victories in recent memory: A new law ensuring that children don't go back to school too...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, School Examinations, Trips and Vacations, Labor Day, Lobbying
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John Wayne Airport continues expansion project despite dismal state of airline industry
Airports across the country are shelving or downsizing planned expansions because of a sharp drop in passengers, yet John Wayne Airport in Orange County is proceeding with a $652-million terminal project -- its first major improvement since 1990.
John...Tags: Demonstration, Air Transportation, Business Trips, Court Administration, Transportation
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Thailand shuts second airport amid anti-government protests
The Associated PressThai authorities shut down Bangkok's second airport Thursday after it was overrun by anti-government protesters, completely cutting off the capital from air traffic as the prime minister rejected their demands to resign, deepening the country's crisis....Tags: Demonstration, Corporate Crime, Government, Corruption, Radio Industry
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Holiday travelers under watchful eyes
From a starkly utilitarian building lodged between the coal heaps and salt piles of industrial Canton, Rebecca Pindell will have the best seat in town today to view the traffic mess on Maryland's highways on the busiest travel day of the year.
Pindell...Tags: Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Baltimore Inner Harbor, Trips and Vacations, Vehicles, Thanksgiving
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Few grumbles for holiday travelers in Md.
The Associated PressThere is little grumbling in evidence as travelers in Maryland are taking to the rails and the skies to their Thanksgiving destinations. Tom and Michelle Robinson of Parkton were at Baltimore's Penn Station with their two young children waiting for their...Tags: Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Automotive Equipment, Transportation, Holidays
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Holiday to go
From a starkly utilitarian building lodged between the coal heaps and salt piles of industrial Canton, Rebecca Pindell will have the best seat in town Wednesday to view the traffic mess on Maryland's highways on the busiest travel day of the year....Tags: Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Baltimore Inner Harbor, Trips and Vacations, Vehicles, Thanksgiving
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Astronauts say goodbye as mission nears end
The Associated PressSeven astronauts piled into space shuttle Endeavour for the return trip to Earth after eating Thanksgiving dinner, leaving their counterparts at the international space station like relatives parting ways from a holiday visit. After Endeavour undocks...Tags: Rocketry, Turkey, Technology, Thanksgiving, Space Programs
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