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United States: Death of Canadian tourist in hotel water tank ruled accidental

According to CNN, a 21-year-old woman whose body was found in a water tank of a Los Angeles hotel in February was the victim of an accidental drowning, medical examiners reported Thursday. The decomposing body of Elisa Lam floated inside a water tank on the roof of the Cecil Hotel while guests brushed their teeth, bathed and drank water from it for as long as 19 days. A maintenance worker, checking on complaints about the hotel’s water, found the Canadian tourist inside one of four water cisterns. Read article

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Ohio Couple falls victim to travel club membership scam

Newsnet5.com reprted that, Teresa Marozsan and Garlen Bailes are like many others who are looking for the best prices during the summer travel season. In an effort to save money, the Lorain couple paid nearly $3,600 for a membership with Now or Never Travel back in June 2012. Marozsan told NewsChannel5 the travel club promised […]

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Yellowstone Park visitors warned after noting increase in sickness

As reported by Cnn.com, vacationers at Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks this summer should make extra efforts to wash their hands, the National Park Service urged Wednesday, after noting a spike in sicknesses among visitors so far. Read Article

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United States: Flu-like norovirus spreading rapidly among national park visitors

According to redorbit.com, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted in a January weekly report that norovirus had taken a stronghold in the US, with numbers of cases rising. The virus, which is associated with flu-like symptoms and causes uncontrollable vomiting, has in fact been showing its ugly face in schools, on […]

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United States: Woman stabbed by transients on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Latimes.com reports that as Christine Darlene Calderon strolled down Hollywood’s Walk of Fame with her coworker just after sunset Tuesday, an amusing cardboard sign caught her eye. She pulled out her cellphone to snap a picture of men displaying signs asking for money with four-letter insults and a smiley face. Moments later, according to a […]

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U.S.:Travel alert issued for Guinea over upcoming elections

As reported by Travel.state.gov, The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Guinea to the upcoming legislative elections scheduled for June 30, 2013. This Travel Alert expires on July 15, 2013. Opposition political parties have objected to the date set for the elections as well as other concerns. This opposition […]

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United States: Outbreak of foodborne illness hits festival in New York

Newyork.cbslocal.com reports that bacterial contamination was being blamed Monday for an outbreak of foodborne illness following the popular Burger & Beer Bash in Westchester County earlier this month. The county Health Department said Monday that the campylobacter bacterium was to blame for the outbreak at the June 6 outdoor food festival at the Kenisco Dam […]

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United States: Three injured in plane crash near Las Vegas

8newsnow.com reports that three people have been sent to the hospital after a Cessna C175 crashed two miles west of Laughlin Saturday afternoon. The FAA says it happened around 6 p.m. in a ravine. Of the four people on board, three were sent to the hospital in unknown conditions. Read article

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Colorado Springs Wildfire: Officials issue Immediate Evacuation

AS REPORTED BY ALERTS.WEATHER.GOV, THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS HAS ISSUED A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER. THE NORTH BORDER IS NORTHGATE BOULEVARD AND OLD NORTH GATE ROAD. Read Article

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Tourists’ rooms robbed in Las Vegas hotel

As reported by ktnv.com, a tourist tells Action News about being robbed at Luxor. Watch video

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