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Airbnb: Top 3 Reasons to Avoid the Rental Service

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Airbnb has been all over the news after a woman's home was ransacked and burglarized and the room rental service did nothing about it. It wasn't until after the woman's story went viral that the company decided it needed to take action to prevent this type of event from ever happening again.
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Shark Week 2011: How You Can Celebrate

For all you Discovery Channel enthusiasts out there, Shark Week 2011 is finally up on us! In honor of our toothy friends, we've come up with our own ways you can celebrate television's scariest week.
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World Population to Top 7 Billion in 2011 Amidst Growing Concerns

The world's population will surpass seven billion people by the end of 2011 and ten billion by 2100, but can earth sustain that many people? Demographers are concerned that explosive population growth in the developing world could drain the earth's resources and threaten global economies.
A Bat Frenzy Austin

Millions of Bats Invade Texas Bridge (PHOTOS)

Residents and tourists are gathering each night near Congress Street Bridge in downtown Austin, Texas, to watch some 1.5 million bats form a black cloud so large that it shows up on local weather radar, Reuters reported.
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$2.5 Billion Airport Improvement Program in Limbo as FAA Shuts Down

Construction projects underway at airports across the U.S. have come to a halt following the Federal Aviation Administration?s (FAA) closure last Friday. As per official estimates, the Airport Improvement Program across the fifty states is pegged close to $2.5 billion.
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Update: Latest Pictures of Morocco Plane Crash Site

A Moroccan military transport aircraft crashed while trying to land in the country's southern town of Guelmim. Here are a few still images of the crash site taken from a July 26, 2011 video by Morocco TV.
The French TGV High Speed Train

The World's Most Impressive High Speed ?Bullet? Trains

The European Union defines High speed trains, also called Bullet trains for their appearance, with a speed limit of up to 250 kilometers per hour; while in the United States, Federal Railroad Administration identifies speed above 177 kilometers per hour for high speed trains.
Travelers Ready to Tour Japan amid Disaster Woes

Travelers Ready to Tour Japan Amid Disaster Woes

Tourists worldwide are showing support for the Japanese tourism industry, following the recent natural disasters that saw earthquake and tsunami devastating country?s coastal areas in March.

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