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Venice rebels against cruise ship intrusions

The fatal grounding of the Costa Concordia off the Tuscan coast has sharpened the focus on the largely unchecked boom of these ever-larger luxury liners, and nowhere more so than in Venice.
Hundreds of cruise passengers hit with stomach illness
Princess Cruises has announced delayed embarkation times for the next sailings of Crown Princess and Ruby Princess, following an increased number of suspected Norovirus cases on each of the ships' current voyages.
US tourist dies while diving in Cayman Islands
Police in the Cayman Islands say a 47-year-old U.S. tourist has died while scuba diving off popular North West Point in Grand Cayman.
Report: Climate of 'mistrust' in air marshal program
The Federal Air Marshal program is rife with acrimony between supervisors and air marshals, creating a climate of "tension, mistrust, and dislike," according to a report due to be released next week.
Search on for missing cruise passenger near Mexico
A search is under way in waters near Mexico for a British cruise ship passenger who apparently went overboard.
Hungary's Malev airline ceases operations

Hungary's national carrier ceased operations, grounded all its flights and stranded more than 7,000 passengers Friday, blaming what it called an "unsustainable" financial situation.
Shortage of London cabs feared over Olympics snub
Flagging down a black cab on London's streets may prove a little harder during this year's Olympics after taxi drivers had a request to raise fares by 22 percent turned down.
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United plane strikes bird, lands safely
A United Airlines plane turned around and landed safely at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport after reportedly striking a bird during takeoff on Thursday, NBC Chicago reports.
From shipwreck in Italy, a treasure now beckons

In the chaotic evacuation of the Costa Concordia, passengers and crew abandoned almost everything on board the cruise ship: jewels, cash, champagne, antiques, 19th century Bohemian crystal glassware, thousands of art objects including 300-year-old woodblock prints by a Japanese master.