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Everything you need for your next beach vacation, tested and approved
NBC News
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July 18, 2025
It’s not an overstatement to say that the beach is my absolute favorite place — after spending my childhood summers in the Bahamas and my adult life chasing beach destinations for every birthday, vacation and special occasion, each one feels like...
Nikola Jokic’s Ex-Teammate’s Pregnant Wife Shares Update on Baby’s Condition After Life-Threatening Attack
Essentially Sports
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August 2, 2025
It was a sunny, picture-perfect day on the shores of Puerto Rico. You’re relaxing by the water, sipping on fresh juice, soaking in the warmth, smiling at the little kicks in your belly. Everything feels calm, safe—almost too perfect. Then...
18-year-old surfer bitten by shark in New Smyrna Beach
Daytona Beach News Journal - Florida
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Yet another surfer got to experience what is a known risk in New Smyrna Beach: being bitten by a shark. An 18-year-old male surfer sustained a shark bite on his foot while surfing the self-proclaimed "Shark Bite Capital of the World" on Friday,...
Tourism company faces backlash after refusing service to Israelis
Israel Hayom
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July 10, 2025
A travel company is facing intense online scrutiny after allegedly responding to a Jewish woman's tour inquiry with an hateful rejection because of her supposed affiliation with Israel, according to a social media post by tech entrepreneur Hillel...
Southwest Points Can Finally Get You To This Caribbean Destination Travelers Have Been Begging For
The Travel
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July 15, 2025
Many travelers choose Southwest Airlines specifically for its budget-friendly routes around the country, but when it comes to the Caribbean, the airline’s presence is surprisingly limited. Travelers have taken to social media to ask for new...
14 of the best things to do in St Augustine, Florida
Lonely Planet
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With its rip-roaring amusement parks, sun-drenched beaches and spring break scenes, Florida attracts both the young and young at heart. But if it’s the actual Fountain of Youth you’re searching for, head to St Augustine, the oldest continuously...
Adaptive Surf Project goes global, promoting inclusivity with international trips
WPDE 15 - South Carolina
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — A surfing organization that originated in North Myrtle Beach is expanding its mission globally, spreading the joy of surfing and making the sport they love truly inclusive for all. They just returned from taking eight...
Agra-born Arvi Bahal to join Blue origin's space mission on August 3
The Indian Express
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August 2, 2025
Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, is set to launch its NS-34 suborbital space tourism flight on August 3. Arvinder “Arvi” Singh Bahal, a real estate investor born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, will be among the passengers on this milestone mission....
The 10 Best Royal Caribbean Cruises to Book in August
Caribbean Journal
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August 3, 2025
There’s something about August that calls you out to sea. Maybe it’s the final stretch of summer. Maybe it’s the way the Caribbean feels a little quieter, a little warmer, a little more yours. Our editors looked through every Royal Caribbean...
Daytona commissioners discussing beach driving, dogs on beach tonight
Daytona Beach News Journal - Florida
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DAYTONA BEACH — Got an opinion on beach driving and dogs on the beach? Most people in Volusia and Flagler counties do, and if you're specifically interested in what Daytona Beach city commissioners think about those two topics, you can hear what...
Carlos Correa brings spark to Astros, but production questions linger
The New York Times
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August 3, 2025
BOSTON — Carlos Correa’s second chapter as a Houston Astro started in earnest during the seventh inning of Friday night’s game at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox trailed by one, but runners stood at first and second base with no outs. Right-handed...
Tourism urges boating fee ‘pause to save the summer’
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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July 7, 2025
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net The Bahamian tourism industry is urging the Government to “pause” the new and increased boating fees until end-October to “save the summer season” and ensure “we get it right”....
52 Places to Travel in the U.S. This Year
AFAR
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July 14, 2025
This story is part of Afar’s America 250 coverage, which includes articles, podcasts, and social media storytelling. In celebration of America’s 250th birthday in 2026, we’ve searched the country for the boldest, artsiest, buzziest, friendliest,...
Turtle patrols keep Volusia, Flagler beaches safe for hatchlings
Daytona Beach News Journal - Florida
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FLAGLER BEACH — Lori Ottlein likes turtles. She already had a couple of pet turtles, known as cooters, named Sam and Ella, when one day, more than two decades ago, she saw some people on the beach checking turtle nests. They were with the turtle...
The Valkyries Bring Anime
Trinidad Express
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“What if the Caribbean could build its own Comic Con circuit?” That’s the question that sparked the Inter-Caribbean Anime Convention Tour, an ambitious grassroots movement led by the Valkyries of Arcadia—a Jamaican all-female collective of...
10 food items you can surprisingly travel with, according to TSA
Lehigh Valley Live - Pennsylvania
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July 16, 2025
The Transportation Security Administration, or TSA for short, is known for banning lots of items from passing through security checkpoints. However, there are some items that you can surprisingly bring through the checkpoints, especially if you...
VI veterans eligible for medical travel reimbursement to US mainland
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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Virgin Islands National Guard march in Veterans Day Parade at Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, November 11, 2019. (Gregory Camacho/National Guard) (Tribune News Service) — Virgin Islands veterans can now be reimbursed for travel when...
Agra-born man to fly on Blue Origin’s next flight to edge of space
The Morung Express
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New Delhi, August 2 (IANS) Indian-origin Arvinder Singh Bahal, a real estate investor, is all set to fly to the edge of space on Jeff Bezos’s space venture Blue Origin’s next space tourist flight. Born in Agra Bahal, who has become a US citizen by...
Former NBA Player Danilo Gallinar's pregnant wife attacked by shark
NBC Los Angeles - California
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Originally appeared on E! Online Danilo Gallinar’s family experienced a scary underwater incident. The former NBA star’s wife Eleonora Boi shared that she was bitten by a shark in Puerto Rico — where Gallinar plays professionally — during what she...
Now Is the Time to Travel in the United States
AFAR
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July 14, 2025
There are birthdays, and there are milestone birthdays. Think: a baby marking that first year. The “reaching adulthood” at 18. The Big 4-0, the golden birthday, the 100th. For the United States of America, 2026 will mark 250 years since the...