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After Woman’s Mysterious Death At Mexico Resort, Tourists Report Similar Incidents

Something sinister is happening at a handful of luxury Mexican resorts — at least according to one lawyer and some tourists who’ve vacationed there. After a young woman died under mysterious circumstances at the Iberostar Paraiso Resort in Playa Del Carmen, her family and attorneys have been looking for a plausible explanation for what happened

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International, Travel and Food

State Department will ban US citizens from traveling to North Korea

WASHINGTON — The State Department said Friday it will prohibit U.S. citizens from traveling to North Korea starting late next month, citing the risk of arrest and imprisonment by the authoritarian regime in Pyongyang. The decision by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson bars use of U.S. passports “to travel in, through, or to North Korea,”

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International, Travel and Food, USA

‘Rats fell from the ceiling’ at Chipotle in downtown Dallas, customer says

DALLAS — Rodents were crawling around a downtown Dallas Chipotle in the West End Historic District on Tuesday. A Facebook video showed one rodent scurrying across the ground, another climbing the wall and a third limp on the ground at the restaurant in the 200 block of North Market Street, near Elm Street. Customer Bahadir

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Travel and Food

High-speed train to reach Shanghai from Beijing in 4 hours

A “Hexie” bullet train stops at the Xuzhou station in Jiangsu province, Jan 3, 2014. [Photo/VCG] Trains on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway will be traveling at up to 350 kilometers per hour around this year’s National Day, Beijing-based Caixin online reported. The speeds of “Hexie” and “Fuxing” class bullet trains will both improve, and the

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International, Travel and Food

Spiritual quest led her to Elko’s Jewish community

  Editor’s Note:  Editor Donald H. Harrison and his grandson Shor recently completed a 2,000-mile journey through California and Nevada, collecting and photographing Jewish stories along the way.  This article is the sixth and final article in a series generated during that trip. By Donald H. Harrison ELKO, Nevada – It’s approximately 600 miles roundtrip

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Travel and Food

Know who Jacob W. Davis was? He invented Levi’s

Editor’s Note:  Editor Donald H. Harrison and his grandson Shor recently completed a 2,000 mile journey through California and Nevada, collecting and photographing Jewish stories along the way.  This article is the fifth in a series generated during that trip. Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori RENO, Nevada —  Instead of

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Shor M. Masori, Travel and Food

Pics of Jewish woman comforting autistic boy go viral

Chabad emissary on board plane says she ‘had to do something because no one was going to’ By Josefin Dolsten Rochel Groner comforting a child with autism on a flight from Europe to the United States. (Bentzion Groner/Facebook) A Jewish woman comforting a distressed child was captured in heartwarming photos that quickly gained traction on

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food

First bicycle tax in nation leaves bike-crazy Oregon riders deflated

In Oregon, a state known for its avid bicycling culture, the state legislature’s approval of the first bike tax in the nation has fallen flat with riders. Democratic Gov. Kate Brown is expected to sign the sweeping $5.3 billion transportation package, which includes a $15 excise tax on the sale of bicycles costing more than

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Travel and Food, USA

Rare, historic garments preserved by Levi Strauss & Co.

Editor’s Note:  Editor Donald H. Harrison and his grandson Shor recently completed a 2,000 mile journey through California and Nevada, collecting and photographing Jewish stories along the way.  This article is the fourth in a series generated during that trip. Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN FRANCISCO – In the

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