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1 month ago | 
travelandleisure.com | Sarah Cahalan
Credit: Lizzethe Escoto of Continental Airlines looks over at a friend who has to use the Customs line as she uses a Global Entry kiosk to enter the country The most common way to get Global Entry for free is using a credit card that covers the cost of the program, which also includes TSA PreCheck. If you’ve flown internationally, you probably know the feeling: the high of a thrilling trip abroad, followed by the crushing low of the endless customs line waiting for you back home.
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1 month ago | 
travelandleisure.com | Sarah Cahalan
Security lanes at ATL. Credit: Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe most common way to get TSA PreCheck for free is using a credit card that covers the cost of the program, though there are a couple of other options. As any frequent flier can tell you, TSA PreCheck is a surefire way to save yourself some hassle at the airport. Inaugurated in 2013, the TSA PreCheck program allows its members to skip the standard security line.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Sarah Cahalan
Now(CNN) – In travel news this week: Couples who moved from the US to South America, Venice’s radical plan to save the city from flooding, plus Air New Zealand reveals its much anticipated new Dreamliner cabin design. Air New Zealand’s Dreamliner redesign Air New Zealand was named the third best airline …
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2 months ago | 
ourcommunitynow.com | June Kim |Alicia Parlapiano |Martin Gomez |Martín González Gomez |Sarah Cahalan
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Members are awaiting a vote on the budget while Speaker Mike Johnson meets with Republican holdouts in an attempt to win their support.The House is preparing to vote on the Senate’s budget blueprint, a first step towards passing President Trump’s plans for spending and tax cuts.The budget has faced opposition from some House conservatives concerned about the deficit.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
travelandleisure.com | Sarah Cahalan
Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park. Photo: Jon Mattrisch/Travel + Leisure From the awesome geysers of Yellowstone to the purple mountains of the Smokies, America’s national parks have long been known as great road trip destinations. But what if you prefer to travel without getting behind the wheel?
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
travelandleisure.com | Sarah Cahalan
Few cities have had a bigger turnaround in the past few years than South Bend, Indiana. Beset by a shrinking population and persistent economic woes, in 2011 the community of 100,000 was named to Newsweek’s “Dying Cities” list — a public declaration of a decline that locals had long witnessed. In the years after, though, South Benders (including their famous “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg) worked hard to reverse their fortunes.
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Jul 13, 2024 | 
travelandleisure.com | Sarah Cahalan
Photo: Brittany Greeson for The Washington Post via Getty Images As countless folk songs and movies make clear, America’s small towns are great places to explore on long, meandering road trips. But what if your preferred mode of transport doesn’t involve a car? Thanks to rail routes, ferry lines, and pint-sized regional airports, plenty of small towns can be reached without driving — and these 10 are some of the country’s best.
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May 7, 2024 | 
news.umich.edu | Sarah Cahalan |Laura Bailey
Researchers know that fine motor skills decline with age, but despite the many daily tasks that are performed with the hands—dressing, grooming, taking medications—there isn’t much research on hand health in older adults. Susan Brown, associate professor of movement science at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology, hopes to change that.
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May 7, 2024 | 
myumi.ch | Sarah Cahalan |Laura Bailey
Researchers know that fine motor skills decline with age, but despite the many daily tasks that are performed with the hands—dressing, grooming, taking medications—there isn’t much research on hand health in older adults. Susan Brown, associate professor of movement science at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology, hopes to change that.
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Apr 13, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Kayla Harris |Sarah Cahalan
When a rosary was made for King Henry VIII in 1509, it was hand-carved in intricate detail by a master artisan. By contrast, many of the rosaries around today are made from the same plastic that goes into mass-produced objects such as children’s toys or water bottles. It doesn’t matter much to the faithful; for devoted Catholics, praying with plastic is just as good as praying with a great work of art. But it does pose a dilemma for us.
